A City at Work: Images from the Seattle Municipal Archives Photo Collection
Events & Challenges: Introduction
Like any other city, Seattle has faced hardships and challenges imposed on it by outside forces, whether natural or manmade.
 Broken Hydrant, Sixth Avenue and Pike Street, 1920. [Item No: 1733] |
Later exhibit sections also feature City responses to many of these challenges.
| Events & Challenges | |||
| Introduction | Landslides | Floods | Windstorms |
| Snow | Earthquakes | Sinkholes | Fires |
| Accidents | Accidents | Depressions | War |
| Urban Decay | Civil Rights | Demonstrations | |
| Seattle History Overview | |
| Growth & Development | Reshaping the City | Celebrations & Dedications | Events & Challenges |