1928 When birds-eye views fell out of fashion around 1900, they were replaced in part by cartoon-style maps such as this 1928 version, drawn for an education convention. By this time, the city had completed its major earthmoving projects: digging the Ship Canal, leveling Denny Hill and creating the massive landfills south of Pioneer Square. Note that the Lake Washington parkway is already a local tourist attraction.

MSCUA, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON LIBRARIES

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