Seattle's Waterway to the World

[@strongdelusion9442]

My Dad and I used to go down to the H. C. Locks on Saturday to watch all the yachts go through into Shilshole bay, that was along time ago, 1965!

[@WillyMcCoy50]

Really cool documentary. Thank You!

[@elizabethlarsen2763]

if ur a Seattle hx buff, this documentary is well worth watching. in Nov 2019, the locks were closed for maintenance for a short period of time.....

[@robertbrouillette6767]

I lived in Seattle for 25 years, been through these locks, and the Panama Canal a gazillion times. And being originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana on the Mississippi River, I invite everyone to visit the Army Corps of Engineers at Vicksburg, Mississippi to see the model of the Mississippi River. And visit the old Louisiana State Capitol building which Mark Twain called “The sham castle.”

[@kRis-rn6so]

Thank you for making this epic video. Through your eyes, I see history... what a gift.

[@Shuttertours]

Vaun, this is a wonderful documentary and really brings the story to life. I met a friend of yours (sorry I forgot her name) at the Locks who suggested I search for this on KZbin.

[@johndutton4612]

Vaun is dead baby

[@hkl8087]

This is a Western take over (Settlers).

[@nicholaschard7143]

R.I.P. John Overbo Skipper of the halibut schooner the " PACIFIC " fisherman terminal Ballard Wn .1963

[@TairnKA]

Check out the book, "Son of the Profits". ;-)

[@luxuriousfir]

It's obvious the canal was already there from a previous civilization. Those settlers just dug it out.

[@susanparker1323]

I was born in Seattle. Essentially this documents how colonialism destroyed paradise and put up a parking lot. ..

[@socaljarhead7670]

Colonialism?🤣

[@ScoundrelSFB]

Loved the documentary, but the white actors killed me. "Hip hip, huzza!"

[@Bendoverwtf]

Yeah didn’t know we had wizard in Washington 😂

[@jimhere1]

Stolen land

[@timothy468]

No, conquered land.

[@jimhere1]

@@timothy468 the white supremacist virus that landed in 1492 shows its face

[@АлександрВасильков-з4о]

I was here in 1995 , when worked on american crab boat JUNO ...It was a very doog time ! i was 25 old ...I very like this visit ...Best city in a best country !!!!! Salute from Russia ..

[@hkl8087]

The Native history in this documentary is brief. Would have liked to hear more of that history.

[@tonylatimer1308]

Yes, I noticed that. The achievements of these pioneers was absolutely remarkable, but the film skirted around the impact on the Native population.

[@joijoogs]

We are the Duwanish tribe . Elliot treaty they stole our land

[@DanPackard]

The environmental devastation caused by this project that lowered Lake Washington nine feet and cut off the flows of the Black and White rivers into the Duwamish, briefly covers a meager two minutes (starting at 34:20). The negative impacts on fish, wildlife, and generally our health and longevity, is completely ignored. Otherwise, a fine production with great historical photos.

[@Vaunraymond]

You can hear more of the Native American side of the story In a 12-minute mini-documentary I produced in conjunction with this longer documentary. It is titled "A Glass Half Full: Native Americans & the Ship Canal." It can be found on KZbin at: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKHLZaGMiNhjb8U

[@clayz1]

The mentions of native life in Seattle are brief because of how the locals were either treated or ignored as much as possible. Not a proud history.

[@cunderw12]

Some see the growing of a great city. Others see destruction of a beautiful landscape.

[@peeonu25]

We also named an Island after Mercer... Nearly every dollar I've made in my life has been on that canal. It's interesting that so much of our world was imagined by so few. It's a shame our world has become so small. Rigging as a Boilermaker for a decade at Foss, I really appreciate the history you're sharing, You're showing the world what the PNW's is all about.

[@LarryHinze-q9b]

Mercer Island. Where God can't even afford to live. lol

[@clayz1]

34:12 This picture shows (in the distance) the Bascule railroad bridge located at what is now Nickerson Marina. This bridge was dismantled in late 70s or early 80s. It was no longer used by the Ballard RR or CP RR. It was always in the up position. When the government got wind of people climbing it just for kicks, it was taken down. I am one of the three guys that climbed it, and I did so twice. -clayton derooy, seattle wa.

[@LarryHinze-q9b]

Helped build a great city to be destroyed by Democrap values, or lack of.

[@nickefgen9219]

The Preston boat is in Anacortes now it’s great to see the history of Seattle and how the locks where built, great video thank you for posting it

[@rcrinsea]

Glad to see the documentary did not shy away from the vicious racism Asian people experienced from the whites. It is something too few people know about. It should be required learning in schools.

[@mikewilkinson4588]

Seattle is a blue collar town.....the Ballard locks provide endless hours of observational entertainment ....like when they brought the pieces of the 520 bridge through.........I grew up here and miss the Seattle before the tech boom and the greedhead developers priced the working class out.......

[@TheTacfour]

Tell that to Jenny Durkan who cares zip for the working class..

[@gurnblanstein9816]

The tech boom ruined Seattle

[@208flatheads3]

How old are you if you don't mind me asking?

[@mirathsu]

❤

[@ruggedearthsports8035]

You're right that Seattle "was" a blue collar town. $1,000,000 average home? We bought our I grew up there too in the 80s, 90s, early 2000s. It still has the PacNW charm, beauty, and plenty of free parks (if you can find parking) but how do people afford a home? My parents bought ours for $100k in 1982, they sold and moved to an apartment. Our home is now 1.3 million on zillow.

[@SJR_Media_Group]

Thank you for this excellent video. I even learned a few things I didn't know or forgot. I was also cross referencing your maps, plans, and photos with a map of Seattle. I must have heard the history of lowering Lake Washington, Montlake Cut, Fremont Cut, Locks, etc. many times over the years. This video showed it in such a way that non-Architects and Engineers can easily understand. As a graduate of the Department of Landscape Architecture at University of Washington, we had field trips to the Locks and Gardens. Some of the plant species are from different climates than Seattle, yet do well in the protected areas. Gould, the Architect of Locks and Structures has his name on the UW Building 'Gould Hall' where Architects and Planners come for a world class education as I did in the 70's. I used to take guests to the Locks and Gardens when they visited me. I haven't been there in years, moved over the mountains to Yakima. I do plan on visiting at least once more. Thank you again.

[@dbrooks2795]

Outstanding documentary. Born in Ballard and raised in various areas of Seattle. My daddy LOVED taking us kids to these places. Was great to hear how they came to be. Still love and appreciate the history of Beautiful Seattle

[@Lisa1111]

My mommy's middle name is Gould for during the depression here, he helped to feed the family. He "adopted" her so to speak. My mama is now 92. Thank you 🥰

[@erikgriswold5273]

he molested my great grandma

[@gregpendrey6711]

The Gould's are quite famous in Seattle. I landscaped for Gretchen and Carl in Madison Park. Our architecture classes at U of W were in the namesake Gould Hall

[@Lisa1111]

Neat! Thank you for sharing! 🤗

[@westfork]

I grew up within a few blocks of the Chittenden Locks, caught my first fish (flounder of all things) @age 4 there. Back in the 1960s they taught Seattle history in all elementary grades.

[@LarryHinze-q9b]

Now it is the BALLARD HOMELESS BIN.

[@LarryHinze-q9b]

Spent 30 years there and watched the Democraps trash it.

[@Lisa1111]

"Aquired the land"? From Chief Si'ahl?

[@jimhere1]

More like stolen land

[@joijoogs]

We are still here! WELCOME TO DUWAMISH LAND 🌹😌🌱

[@Lisa1111]

Joi my sister I am happy to hear that 🤗🙏🏽❤

[@funtucsonman2838]

Very good historical doc. I want to learn more about Seattle. In another video I found out about Seattle's underground city.

[@dnorlund1662]

So sad that the COE couldn't have incorporated the Black River into the the design. All about money

[@k80_]

6:10 “you see a willingness to do whatever it takes to grow the city” that’s very prescient and still rings true today in this city. Seattle for some reason has a reputation as a bunch of socialist hippie tree-huggers, but economically we are still a company town. Privatized industry and individual wealth is so ingrained in our culture, economy, even housing systems.

[@woodsmn8047]

I worked in machine shop when a refit of Ballard locks took place in 1970's I made replacement parts for the gate mechanisms

[@Lucysdad66]

The Army corps of engineers is the most difficult agency to work with there isn't even a agency to compare to..

[@andymac9786]

The full history is breif. I would care for a larger indigenous expansion. It is not a poor history though.

[@ElevenD6]

Seattle public schools trashed me as a young person growing there. Used bussing to send me to schools in the central district where I always felt threatened. Lincoln high school had all of the shop classes that could get you a good blue collar job…like at the shipyards or Boeing. Garfield to this day is a sports industrial complex. I have never forgotten what evil people run that city. Skipped school, got a job on a Salmon Seiner at 15 years old and would rather be out on the Ocean than forced to go to that sports industrial complex. Yeah I’ve been through the locks many a times. These days I own a beach house South of San Francisco. Eat shit Seattle and thanks for nothing 😊

[@liannebedard5521]

So you swim in full Arctic gear?..

[@johnstuart3851]

Your unfortunate experiences in school, are the fault of several bad school officials. To malign the entire City of Seattle and the people who call Seattle home, is unjustified.

[@liannebedard5521]

@@johnstuart3851 The first duty of education is to teach the student to think critically. Apparently something went wrong …

[@johnstuart3851]

@@liannebedard5521 I agree.

[@gabrielford3473]

the "acting" is so off putting that I turned off what is a subject ive always been interested in. On to more digging!

[@tjacobconley1]

I would bet that 90% of people who own businesses and work at Pike Place have no idea who Harvey Pike even is

[@catherinem1578]

You didn’t actually say how you got the natives to cooperate when starting to build Seattle.

[@harperwelch5147]

What wonderful information and stories are told here. Thanks so much for posting and sharing our history.

[@mattcwatkins]

Go Jennifer Ott! It was weird to hear your voice first, think "I know that voice!", and then see it's you.

[@redbarnz]

Thank you! I grew up in Seattle and had no idea of the incredible history of the Locks and the Ship Canal. You made this presentation fun, informative and enjoyable!

[@PaulRodvik-jy3kr]

What are great piece to add to the memories we all hold near and dear from our Seattle days.

[@patmcchesney3135]

Glad to see the mention of the narrow guage RR

[@erikabrennan3343]

This would be better without the music.

[@pep2st8p64]

These old dudes were fkn geniuses ngl

[@wb100radio]

"european settlers" riiiiiiiight

[@albeback5234]

😢I miss Lusty Ladies 😫

[@tjacobconley1]

This is excellent

[@Lucysdad66]

I was a Engineer, my whole career And built lots of water systems, but all mine were for temporary systems. Alot of times i would have to build Reservoirs to keep up with the demand. Some reservoirs would be a million plus gallons and get all that up a thousand feet Nothing on this planet more powerful than water. I've seen pressure so high. It blew holes through the bottom of an excavator bucket.

[@TheSalMaris]

Halibut schooners Vansee and Polaris, seen here were built by John Strand in what is now underwater at the foot of NW28th since the lowering of Lake Washington. To say they wouldn't be there without the fresh water after 1917, is a little disingenuous of history.

[@shawnchen47]

Good to know Mercer and Pike story

[@across_the_plane6800]

Horrific massacre to indigenous life, as usual 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@PollyT.Pocket22]

Seattle a joke 😅

[@markbrinton6815]

I had thought that George McClellan was involved in this project too.

[@danevans9347]

thanks for sharing.

[@jeffpetrie7744]

Oh hey... Thomas Burke. Who looks good?! YOU look good. 😘

[@tonylatimer1308]

Thank you for that very interesting insight. It will enrich the visit that we intend to make from the UK next year.

[@dangerousele1]

is this video appropriate for kids

[@willybrisbois5926]

NewNewYork

[@bearlutz8114]

White man's history

[@westfork]

Yes, and it's glorius.

[@rcrinsea]

@@westfork- "glorious".

[@gregfawcett5152]

Need to make a canal from the South End of Puget Sound to Aberdeen great for shipping and would improve the water quality of Puget Sound.

[@greasher926]

That would be way too far, but a canal at Belfair connecting south Puget Sound/ case inlet with hood canal would do a lot with improving water quality.

[@gregfawcett5152]

@@greasher926 That's a good idea as well...

[@meganissimo1]

This is gold! I learned too many new details about Seattle to count. And I recognized Hiram Chittenden’s house - he lived a block away from me! 😮😮

[@jeffpetrie7744]

Did the Duwamish people receive any compensation for the devastation of their livelihood and culture? - LOL: What am I thinking?! This is the USA: OF COURSE THEY DID NOT!! - What a horrible blight and embarrassment in the history of Seattle.

[@shanarbrown]

So, excavating, filling, moving, destroying, and expelling this area is just going back to nature? "just reconnecting the Sound and Lake Washington? How sensationally disgusting.

[@hawaiiguykailua6928]

Is anyone buying this ridiculous narrative????