I grew up in Sandpoint. (fancy people might now call it North Windemere), I still live there. I remember swamping a sailboat offshore from the Sandpoint Naval Air Station. My neighbor, Bruce and and I were towed onto the naval base and our parents were called to come retrieve us and our boat. Back in those days there was a huge Quonset hut, which was like a federal Costco long before Costco existed. If you had a friend in the Navy and wanted cheap cigarettes or booze, that was the place to go. Civilians were not allowed onto the base, however, rescued grade schoolers, their parents and small watercraft were apparently exemptions under exigent circumstances. Thanks for the history tour !
Wow, what a cool story! It's not every day that one can accidentally wind up on a military base and not face harsh consequences; the perks of being a kid! Thank you for sharing your story
COOL!Loved watching this! Was reminiscing about the area as I grew up in the area from 1968 to1978! Our family Home was in Ravenna around 26th Ave NE and NE 68th Street, a few blocks from Wedgwood Rock! Thank You! It's changed a lot as I now live in California
Great video and excellent narration. Lived near GreenLake in the 1940-1960s and remembered a lot of your historical photos. Columns was also the name of the UW humor magazine as I remember. Rode the Gilman trail on the 1980s on a visit back to Seattle.
Thank you! It looks like you have some good memories, and I'm happy to have brought back some of them for you. I've only been living here about 7 years, and there's still so much left to learn!
When we moved to the "no longer low rent side of Sand Point Way" we would walk to the Union Bay Natural Area, which had lots and lots of blackberry bushes. This was over thirty years ago. It has gone through so many changes. Enough that the UW Farm near the Center for Urban Horticulture now gets visits from black tail deer!
Wow! Great job with this one Bob! A definitely a Subscribe and Like! I was born and raised in the Ravenna area from the early 1950's to about the 1980's. Loved the loop you shared on this vlog. All very familiar to me! Loved the memories❤ l
Great video! Yeah, given the scandals and corruption of Harding's administration it is easy to understand why his memorial was eventually torn down. Thanks, for the very interesting history lesson. I visit Seattle several times a year and always bring my bike and now it will be even more fun knowing what you have shown me.
You didn't mention Union Bay Village, housing for new faculty members with families needing housing at the UW, situated next to the Union Bay Marsh. My family lived there twice, when my father first started teaching there in 1956 and later when we moved back to Seattle from Norway in 1964 One of our playgrounds was the marsh.
I grew up in Sandpoint. (fancy people might now call it North Windemere), I still live there.
I remember swamping a sailboat offshore from the Sandpoint Naval Air Station. My neighbor, Bruce and and I were towed onto the naval base and our parents were called to come retrieve us and our boat.
Back in those days there was a huge Quonset hut, which was like a federal Costco long before Costco existed.
If you had a friend in the Navy and wanted cheap cigarettes or booze, that was the place to go.
Civilians were not allowed onto the base, however, rescued grade schoolers, their parents and small watercraft were apparently exemptions under exigent circumstances.
Thanks for the history tour !
Wow, what a cool story! It's not every day that one can accidentally wind up on a military base and not face harsh consequences; the perks of being a kid! Thank you for sharing your story
COOL!Loved watching this! Was reminiscing about the area as I grew up in the area from 1968 to1978! Our family Home was in Ravenna around 26th Ave NE and NE 68th Street, a few blocks from Wedgwood Rock! Thank You! It's changed a lot as I now live in California
Thank you for the kind words, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Great video and excellent narration. Lived near GreenLake in the 1940-1960s and remembered a lot of your historical photos. Columns was also the name of the UW humor magazine as I remember. Rode the Gilman trail on the 1980s on a visit back to Seattle.
Thank you! It looks like you have some good memories, and I'm happy to have brought back some of them for you. I've only been living here about 7 years, and there's still so much left to learn!
When we moved to the "no longer low rent side of Sand Point Way" we would walk to the Union Bay Natural Area, which had lots and lots of blackberry bushes. This was over thirty years ago. It has gone through so many changes. Enough that the UW Farm near the Center for Urban Horticulture now gets visits from black tail deer!
Wow! Great job with this one Bob! A definitely a Subscribe and Like! I was born and raised in the Ravenna area from the early 1950's to about the 1980's. Loved the loop you shared on this vlog. All very familiar to me! Loved the memories❤
l
Thank you! I'm glad I was able to share some stories that were relevant and touched upon your memories of living here.
Great video! Yeah, given the scandals and corruption of Harding's administration it is easy to understand why his memorial was eventually torn down. Thanks, for the very interesting history lesson. I visit Seattle several times a year and always bring my bike and now it will be even more fun knowing what you have shown me.
Love the history lessons! Look forward to learning more about the Seattle area.
Nice work...lots of stuff I did not know...thanks
Aww licton springs is a cool place to stop too
Fantastic, Bob!
Nicely done!
Thank you for this!
Really enjoyed it! Nice job.
That was interesting. I learned something new. Thanks!
thanks for pronouncing dxWTLusH!!!
You didn't mention Union Bay Village, housing for new faculty members with families needing housing at the UW, situated next to the Union Bay Marsh. My family lived there twice, when my father first started teaching there in 1956 and later when we moved back to Seattle from Norway in 1964 One of our playgrounds was the marsh.
Interesting, and I like how the marsh served as a nice playground to explore! Thank you for sharing your experiences living there.
I got 100% on the quiz 😃
Me too, lol!! I 💚 Washington!!🌲
Councilman Bruce Chapman - not Chipman. Very informative and I grew up here.
Just sickning how the once loved Seattle turned into a yuppy infested glass garbage dump .........how terrible😣