When Seattle Was Gritty

A lot has changed in the Evergreen City, but not everything.

Image courtesy “Streetwise”, directed by Martin Bell (1984)

In the summer of 1988, my family moved from Los Angeles to the Seattle area to start a new business. As a twelve year old kid I knew very little about the city except that it was home to the Sonics, Seahawks and Mariners (sports trading cards were a big deal back then.)