Chippindale – possibly a descendant of the furniture designer Thomas Chippendale – was Arndale’s chief negotiator. Having learned the trade, he set up his own estate agency in 1931, selling property, developing housing estates, and scouting for multiples likeM&S,BHSandLittlewoods. Towards the en...
Seattle, Washington The city was settled on November 13, 1851, at what is now West Seattle. It was relocated the following year to a site across Elliott Bay near a DuwamishIndianvillage. It owes its name to theNative AmericanleaderSeattle, chief of the Duwamish, Suquamish, and other tribes...
Today we would not expect a sixteen-year-old to be out of school and working, but in the early 1900s in Seattle it was quite usual. There was only one high school (in downtown Seattle), and few people went on to more education beyond sixth or eighth grade. ...
The head of the CTCA was Raymond Fosdick, brother of the esteemed preacher at Riverside Church, who had learned his vice-elimination skills while working for New York’s Committee of Fourteen chaired by John D. Rockefeller. Bloomingdale’s own Episcopal minister, John Peters, was an active par...
February 1: SCV native & 2007 Valencia High grad Shane Vereen's game-leading 11 catches help the New England Patriots defeat the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX [link]. February 25: Remodeled Placerita Canyon Nature Center Museum (re)opens [link]. March 24: Santa Clarita City Council vo...
And in Seattle, a kid namedJames Marshall Hendrix—“Jimmy” to family and friends—turned 17 that November. He’d just gotten his first guitar the year before, an acoustic that cost all of $5, and although he practiced constantly, he longed for an electric guitar. His father relented in...
According to Brian Solomon's book, "The Majesty Of Big Steam," the S&D entered service on September 27, 1825 when Stephenson's little 0-4-0 #1, the Locomotion, pulled an impressive 34 cars that day. He, himself, (who was also the company's chief engineer) piloted the locomotive which...
The firm's energy practice began in 1999 with new offices in Houston, Texas and Seattle, Washington, to support a growing list of clients in the energy industry. 2000s Eric Nichol Becomes CEO In 2006, after 30 years as president, Bob Nichol stepped down, retaining his position as chairman...
It is based on the recollections of Thomas Bannon Crowley Sr., Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, and other long-time employees of Crowley Maritime Corporation. All quotations cited in the text are from interviews with, or other recorded statements made by Mr. Crowley in the...
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