The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-10-11
BY Aileen Claire

Over the Cascades they came In the
sos, around the Horn and across the
fever.infested Jungle strip OF Pana'
ma. a sturdy. courageous people. "a
build up the thriving little -sawmill
village on the shores OF Puget Sound
Came the gold rush In '9s and So
attic lcaped into fame overnight. The
pianked streets reroundcd 10 the
heavy boots OF bearded miners. and
from the bay came the whistles OF
gold laden ships down from the
North.
From a Wild frontier town 60 q
metropolitan city was tho work of
but n few years. When Thousands
poured out from the East 10 see the
Alaska. Yukon. raclfic exposition. the
city was already established as ono
OF tho great scaports Of the Western
world
Loxgers from the dark forests Of
the Northwest came into tho city TO
spend their wages on the skid
Road: fishermen from Alaska and
the Pacific and tho Fraser river
poured In their silver horde for ship
ment 10 distant parts Of tho world:
and painters and musicians came out
from the East To live among noun
tains and forest and sparkling watsrk
Tide after tids OF progress swept
over Seattle. and each left iis mark
on the city In the shape OF distinctive
streets and self.sunfained little com,
munlties. Gradually. as tho city
grew. IL became a collection Of other
cities: outlying towns were annexed.
now streets developed into import.
anca: vast residential districts sprang
up and took the place Of FIR and ina
drona woods
No city IL without It's Main ~.
Paris may talk about "the boule.
wards" London Of riocadliiy. New
York Of broadway. Washington OF
Pennsylvania ave-. but all Of them.
In their essence. arc only enlarge
menfs Of the little Main streets that
wander thru the center Of The country
towns Of the world
Seatfie's business district shifted
up from the waterfront and settled
finally where Second ave. now runs
from the dspots 70 tho foot Of Queen
Anna.
This n scattis's Main n Yet. al
tho Second ava II tho busiest avenue
In the city. IL Is not tho only one.
Trade Necessities have dictated that
each populous district should have it,
own thorofare. and In the city's for.
eign quarters native merchants scll
their delccfabics along miniature rep
licas Of ancient hixhwuya
The first thing that . vizftor 10 Sc
attic notices when he steps down
from his Pullman CIR. II Seattle,
quaint Oriental quarter. gathered
around tho axis Of jackson 81 This
Is the Main st Of seattle's Chinatown
and Japsown-
A few years ago and II vas q small
reproduction Of Canton Siant-cycd
sons OF the Celestial Kingdom padded
along In flowing silk garments. and
In upstairs- rooms over odorous pipes
the sons and daughters Of the Dragon
dreamed Of crowded. muddy rivers In
faraway China
Now tho Jap. Aggressive. Western.
lied and modern. has almost oustei
the moro ieisurciy Chinaman from
dominance In the quarter.
or n tho visitor comes IN BY boat.
he steps Immediately into the heart
Of sailortowp--Scattie's tremendous
waterfront Here In the pulse OF the
Seven Seas. the ship chandlery Of the
world.
A jungle Of ships spars rcar- above
the green waters: queer figure heads.
speaking OF the days before steam.
stick their marble faces over passers.
by along tho waterfront. and out
from the holds OF great ships pours