Looking back at the Seattle fire of 1889

In the final spring and summer of Washington’s territorial era, fires ravaged major sections of downtowns on both sides of the Cascades, from Seattle, to Ellensburg, to Spokane.

Feliks Banel discussed the 1889 Seattle fire on "Seattle's Morning News" on its 135th anniversary on June 6, 2024.

The Resident Historian is a twice-weekly podcast from KIRO Newsradio's Feliks Banel. Each episode includes either Feliks's Wednesday history feature from Seattle's Morning News, or the weekly Friday morning installment of the history and geography series All Over The Map.