Seattle: Exploring Streetcar Suburbs
Schedule: Thursdays, October 1, 15, and Monday, October 19; 2009; 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Location: Trilogy at Redmond Ridge, Redmond (see maps)
Reg. # 105428

Course Description
Seattle is nationally renowned for its strong and diverse neighborhoods. This short course begins with an overview of the factors that influenced the development of the city and its neighborhood structure. Within this context, we will then focus more specifically on two of the oldest neighborhoods: First Hill and Capitol Hill. We will discuss how each one developed, considering in particular the planning, economic and social influences. Historical maps and photographs will be used extensively to illustrate the concepts. We will end up with a tour of key parts of each neighborhood. Lunch optional following the walking tour.

Instructor

Mimi Sheridan
Sheridan teaches historic preservation in the graduate program of the College of Architecture and Urban Planning. She has been a consultant in planning and preservation for nearly 15 years. Examples of her work include: historic resource surveys of Kirkland, Queen Anne, Capitol Hill, Belltown and Seattle commercial districts; histories of Coupeville and the Licton Springs neighborhood; studies of Seattle's Olmsted parks and boulevards, especially Volunteer Park; and histories of World War II housing. She has a B. A. in history and political science from the University of California Santa Barbara and a M.U.P. from the University of Washington, specializing in historic preservation and urban design.