John Birch Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 A BRIEF HISTORY OF EVERETT, WASHINGTON Everett and Snohomish County History The lush and verdant peninsula at a site named Port Gardner Bay was for centuries home to Native Americans of the Snohomish tribe. Following the Indian Wars in the 1850s, the Snohomish and other local tribes restructured as the confederation known as Tulalip and were moved to a reservation established at Tulalip Bay. Settlers came to the peninsula in response to government granted homesteads and in hopes of extracting the area's natural resources of timber and ore. Nearby mills such as ones at Port Gamble and Utsalady found this location provided easy access for cutting and transporting timber, and for two decades the area was logged. More change came in the fall of 1891 when work crews began clearing land to build an industrial boomtown supported, planned and built by wealthy east coast and regional investors who expected this spot to be where the Great Northern Railroad would first touch western tidewater. Named after the son of investor Charles Colby, Everett was planned with a diverse economic base that, in the beginning, included a paper mill, a nail factory, a bargeworks and a smelter to refine ores expected to come from the town of Monte Cristo, located in the Cascade mountains. Lumber and shingle mills began filling in at waterfront sites. Everett was incorporated in the spring of 1893. Development was scarcely underway when the country plunged into serious depression. Everett's boom was curtailed by the Panic of 1893. During the next five years, many community services such as hospitals, schools and libraries grew and solidified in response to need. A new economic boom in 1900 solidified Everett's form as an industrial city. By design, Everett set aside most of its waterfront for industry that now included lumber and shingle mills, wood products manufacturers, iron works, shipbuilders, fisheries, and canneries. There was even a brewery and a shoe factory. New expansion coincided with the arrival of immigrants, and the city's population tripled over the next decade, moving from around 8,000 in 1900 to 24,000 in 1910. Though Canadian and German newcomers accounted for the greatest number, the Scandinavian community seemed most cohesive, creating a network of support, often arranging housing and jobs for arriving relatives and friends. By World War I, Everett was dominated by the lumber-shingle trade, and by the 1920s, the city's importance as a regional and international waterfront port was well established. But problems of extractive industry proved major in an ecological sense, and cities cast in industrial modes found the next decades difficult. Tied to Everett's economic base, Snohomish County was one of the hardest hit counties in the state during the years of the Great Depression. Lumber-shingle predominance eventually gave way to the papermaking era of Weyerhaeuser, Scott and the Lowell Paper Mill, and as the timber economy began to wane regionally, the city welcomed a shift to the arrival of Boeing and aerospace in the 1960s. Though Boeing was not able to provide the recession proof industry it hoped at its outset, it has remained an important, dominant and stable presence in Everett. The arrival of electronics corporations such as John Fluke Mfg. and Intermec spurred economic growth in the � but downsizing and layoffs took their toll in the �. Everett's past is present today in many buildings and residences that still stand. Restoration and rehabilitation has given new life to older neighborhoods and Everett抯 central business district. Structures such as the Monte Cristo Hotel, the Culmback and Krieger buildings, various structures along Hewitt Avenue, several residential areas and the city抯 public library and City Hall are examples of successful adaptation of city landmarks. New construction has added a Center for the Performing Arts which takes its place alongside the historic Everett Civic Auditorium and the original Everett Theater. Today Everett supports a healthy economy, utilizing the pluses of aerospace, telecommunications, computer technology, electronics, health care, tourism, education and government business, the paper products industry of Kimberly-Clark Corporation and numerous small businesses. In the 1990s, government plans for a Navy homeport came to fruition. Though scaled back in size from original plans, the Everett homeport is modern in size and design and commands a prominent place on the city抯 waterfront. Population Statistics 2000 Census Number Percent Total population 95,990 100.0 SEX AND AGE Male 46,526 50.9 Female 44,962 49.1 Under 5 years 7,136 7.8 5 to 9 years 6,601 7.2 10 to 14 years 5,774 6.3 15 to 19 years 6,241 6.8 20 to 24 8,516 9.3 25 to 34 15,567 17.0 35 to 44 14,911 16.3 45 to 54 11,219 12.3 55 to 59 3,494 3.8 6 0 to 64 2,614 2.9 65 to 74 4,292 4.7 74 to 84 3,703 4.0 85 years and over 1,402 1.6 Median age &years) 32.2 N/A 18 years and over 68,509 74.9 Male 34,735 38.0 Female 33,774 36.9 21 years and over 64,013 70.0 62 years and over 10,873 11.9 65 years and over 9,415 10.3 Male 3,665 4.0 Female 5,750 6.3 RACE One race 87,604 95.8 White 74,152 81.1 Black or African American 3,061 3.3 American Indian and Alaska Native 1,423 1.6 Asian 5,773 6.3 Asian Indian 521 0.6 Chinese 370 0.4 Filipino 1,432 1.6 Japanese 237 0.3 Korean 617 0.7 Vietnamese 1,333 1.5 Other Asian 1,263 1.4 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 330 0.4 Native Hawaiian 120 0.1 Guamanian or Chamorro 51 0.1 Samoan 42 0.0 Other Pacific Islander 117 0.1 Some other race 2,865 3.1 Two or more races 3,884 4.2 Race alone or in combination with one or more races White 77,476 84.7 Black or African American 3,909 4.3 American Indian and Alaska Native 2,557 2.8 Asian 6,991 7.6 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 679 0.7 Some other race 4,065 4.4 HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE Total population 91,488 100.0 Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 6,539 7.1 Mexican 4,834 5.3 Puerto Rican 251 0.3 Cuban 40 0.0 Other Hispanic or Latino 1,414 1.5 Not Hispanic or Latino 84,949 92.9 White alone 71,276 77.9 RELATIONSHIP Total population 91,488 100.0 In households 87,285 95.4 Householder 36,325 39.7 Spouse 15,276 16.7 Child 25,161 27.5 Own child under 18 years 20,940 22.9 Other relatives 3,694 4.0 Under 18 years 1,195 1.3 Nonrelatives 6,829 7.5 Unmarried partner 2759 3.0 In group quarters 4,203 4.6 Institutionalized population 882 1.0 Noninstitutionalized population 3,321 3.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 36,325 100.0 Family households (families) 21,616 59.5 With own children under 18 years 11,583 31.9 Married couple family 15,276 42.1 With own children under under 18 years 7,344 20.2 Female householder, no husband present 4,552 12.5 With own children under 18 years 3,130 8.6 Nonfamily households 14,709 40.5 Householder living alone 11,509 31.7 Householder 65 years and over 3,095 8.5 Households with individuals under 18 years 12,511 34.4 Households with individuals 65 years and over 6,572 18.1 Average household size 2.40 N/A Average family size 3.04 N/A HOUSING OCCUPANCY Total housing units 38,512 100.0 Occupied housing units 36,325 94.3 Vacant housing units 2,187 5.7 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 74 0.2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) N/A 1.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) N/A 6.2 HOUSING TENURE Occupied housing units 36,325 100.0 Owner-occupied housing units 16,701 46.0 Renter-occupied housing units 19,624 54.0 Average household size of owner-occupied unit 2.51 N/A Average Household size of renter-occupied unit 2.32 N/A Everett Firms Employing 100 or More Firm Phone Number Product or Service 1989 2001 Achilles USA 353-7000 PVC Film 150 177 Albertson's 872-8070 Grocery 339 440 Associated Sand & Gravel 355-2111 Concrete & Asphalt 500 283 Bethany Northwest 259-5508 Senior Care 315 350 Boeing Co. 342-2121 Commercial Aircraft 23,500 23,700 Buse Timber 258-2577 Lumber 135 125 Cascade S&L 339-5800 Banking 129 150 City of Everett 259-8700 City Government 966 1082 Community Transit 348-7100 Public Transit 220 498 Lowe’s Hardware 259-2017 Retail N/A 138 Eaton (was Opcon) 353-0900 Control Systems 120 110 Everett Clinic 259-0966 Medical 400 1200 Everett Community College 388-9229 Adult Education 297 660 Everett School District 339-4200 Public Education 1,300 1,500 John Fluke 347-6100 Electronic Instruments 2,400 1236 Fred Meyer 348-8423 Retail 375 265 Frontier Bank 347-0600 Banking 139 251 Verizon 261-5321 Telecommunications 1,806 1659 Herald Newspaper 339-3000 Publishing 380 400 Intermec 348-2600 Electronics 500 800 K-Mart 353-8103 Retail 150 120 Kimberly-Clark 259-7333 Paper Products 1,444 910 Mukilteo School District 356-1215 Public Education 400 1600 Jen-Weld (Nord) 259-9292 Wood Products 450 219 Providence Hospital 258-7563 Medical Care 1,100 2,500 PUD #1 258-8211 Electric Utility 824 975 QFC (was Olson’s) 259-6061 Grocery 450 140 Safeway 258-3545 Grocery 600 350 Snohomish County 388-3411 County Government 1,700 2478 U.S. Navy Civilian 304-3487 Military Installation N/A N/A U.S. Navy Civilian 304-5829 Ship Building & Repair N/A N/A U.S. Navy, Active Duty " " N/A N/A U.S. Postal Service 438-2121 Mail Delivery 430 State Emp Security & DSHS 339-4700 State Government 294 500 ncome and Housing Cost Income and Housing Cost US Dollars Source Median Household Income $ 46,743 U.S. Census, 2000 Average house cost $168,300 U.S. Census, 2000 also home of the aquasox and silvertips!!! 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dlokddlokd Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 REBEL! NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT TO DO! ...for i'm a badass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washington Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 That ewok piece is garbage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF1 Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 Originally posted by washington@Dec 18 2005, 04:11 AM That ewok piece is garbage Quoted post What the fuck!?!? :haha: LMFAO!!! There is deffinately alot of garbage posted on this thread but that Ewok deffinately is not it. That Ewok is probably the best thing I've seen on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotForSale Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 john birch you mother fucker...how dare you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TONY_DANZA Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 Originally posted by washington@Dec 17 2005, 11:11 PM That ewok piece is garbage Quoted post beats a canvas peice anyday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlokFPC Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 that ewok peice is dope fool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asiquan Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 hahahahah............that was funny! I was talking to Blok..............it's already addressed...........nevermind! hahaha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusDriver Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 wow, i had no idea everett was that interesting. holy shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asiquan Posted December 18, 2005 Share Posted December 18, 2005 No? Well as you know Sedro Wooley is one hell of a party town! ha..........but you already knew that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusDriver Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Hell fuckin yeah it is!! how'd you know? you should pm me and we'll kickit! i know of the coldest chill spots ever duuude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RATT Posted December 19, 2005 Author Share Posted December 19, 2005 Originally posted by BlokFPC@Dec 17 2005, 01:26 AM i dont see why everyone hates so much on seattle, so what if we dont have as much graffiti as the rest of the world, for the most part what we have is good graffiti you just gotta find it. and personally i like it this way because you can easily find spots that havnt been hit 1000times before plus we dont have any vandal squad or bull shit like that or at least not in everett we dont. Quoted post To me Seattle, and the Northwest in general is the opposite of what your saying here. There is just as much graff as the average city, but the buff works quicker here than in most areas, and the quality of graff is way below par (generally speaking). For instance, you look at freeway spots or rooftops anywhere else, and people are doing 5 or 6 color peices; here people are doing 2 color, mostly black and white simples, straightletters and throwups. You rarely see multicolor freeway hits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebonefabric Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Originally posted by RATT+Dec 18 2005, 07:19 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (RATT - Dec 18 2005, 07:19 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-BlokFPC@Dec 17 2005, 01:26 AM i dont see why everyone hates so much on seattle, so what if we dont have as much graffiti as the rest of the world, for the most part what we have is good graffiti you just gotta find it. and personally i like it this way because you can easily find spots that havnt been hit 1000times before plus we dont have any vandal squad or bull shit like that or at least not in everett we dont. Quoted post To me Seattle, and the Northwest in general is the opposite of what your saying here. There is just as much graff as the average city, but the buff works quicker here than in most areas, and the quality of graff is way below par (generally speaking). For instance, you look at freeway spots or rooftops anywhere else, and people are doing 5 or 6 color peices; here people are doing 2 color, mostly black and white simples, straightletters and throwups. You rarely see multicolor freeway hits. Quoted post [/b] and that makes our graff below par? i rock 2 colors and some inks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Birch Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 alfalfa: $9 a bundle, alot cheaper than a bundle of heron if you ask me... sorry for the size...btw mistake made a mistake...he forgot the 3-d in the bottom loop of the "s"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF1 Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Originally posted by RATT@Dec 19 2005, 12:19 AM you look at freeway spots or rooftops anywhere else, and people are doing 5 or 6 color peices Quoted post Not true. Writers in most citys usualy go with 2-3 colors tops when bombing highly visible spots. It's called get it done and get the fuck out. And quality has nothing to do with the number of colors you use. Any toy can use 5-6 colors but it aint gonna make up for lack of letterstructure or style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RATT Posted December 19, 2005 Author Share Posted December 19, 2005 and that makes our graff below par? i rock 2 colors and some inks Quoted post There's nothing wrong with 2 colors or throwups on the freeway, and plenty of people do those in other cities. But I see more 4+ color freeway or street level peices done in other cities than I do here, and generally with better style (at least in my opinion). And yes, I think seeing the freeways crushed with multi-colored peices is more impressive than seeing mostly throwups and straight letters done with 2 colors. Any writer knows that pulling off a multicolor wildstyle peice in a spot right on the road takes more skill and is harder than doing a 2 color straight letter or simple. I do a fair amount of traveling, so I see and take flicks of graffiti in quite a few cities, and the level of graffiti done here seems to be a few notches below average. I'm not trying to take anything away from anyone putting in work, I'm just telling you what I've seen. I love that the freeway scene is gaining ground again here in the last couple of years. There are definately some kids with some talent getting over in the Northwest (that Clubs and Mistake just posted is a great example, which I just flicked the other day). Anywway, I've been talking too much and not posting any flicks, so in the next few days I'll post a preview of things to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RATT Posted December 19, 2005 Author Share Posted December 19, 2005 Originally posted by SF1+Dec 18 2005, 09:02 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SF1 - Dec 18 2005, 09:02 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-RATT@Dec 19 2005, 12:19 AM you look at freeway spots or rooftops anywhere else, and people are doing 5 or 6 color peices Quoted post Not true. Writers in most citys usualy go with 2-3 colors tops when bombing highly visible spots. It's called get it done and get the fuck out. And quality has nothing to do with the number of colors you use. Any toy can use 5-6 colors but it aint gonna make up for lack of letterstructure or style. Quoted post [/b] It is true that most writers don't have the skill to get up with more than 3 colors when hitting difficult spots, but like I said I see more writers elsewhere doing it than I do here. About your other point, I fully agree about the toys. It's mostly about letters, although I think color scheme and number of colors can drastically effect the quality of a peice. I've seen some dope outlines come out looking awfull when color was added. Anyway, no one has to agree with me here, thats the great thing about graffiti, its a completely free form of expression. These are just my opinions. Keep on painting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogie Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 A city that has the likes of Hews and Sneke in it is below average...? Hard to believe that. Weird that I rarely see DVS mentionned here, considering that stylewise they're definitely holding the torch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenewstyle Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Originally posted by Boogie@Dec 19 2005, 08:21 AM A city that has the likes of Hews and Sneke in it is below average...? Hard to believe that. Weird that I rarely see DVS mentionned here, considering that stylewise they're definitely holding the torch... Quoted post Everyone is too jealous of DVS to say anything nice about them. You hear everyone slamming them pretty hard here as if verbally insulting them makes their work any less dope. Also, I think they get less respect for doing legal stuff and I think we all know that isn't what graffiti is about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delnegro Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Dvs stands for Dont Vandalize Shit... which is pretty unfortunate considering they do have alot of talent... they most definetly dont hold a torch to anything in seattle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RATT Posted December 19, 2005 Author Share Posted December 19, 2005 I think some of you are missing what I'm saying here. The Northwest has had some great writers and still does, but the scene here was once a lot better. People from other areas didn't always clown on Seattle. But currently, I think that overall, the level of graff has slipped. This has nothing to do with the fact that there may be some great, relatively dormant writers in the area. The scene seems to be on the rise though, which is good. There was a long lull there for a while. Kids are getting up more, and are getting better fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinto83 Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 wtf that mistake and clubs shit is all over the place on I5 pretty far north.....nice coverage at least and that ewok piece is sick, prolly the best post in here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogface Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 anyone heard of nark, rise or oera? pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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VillSider Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Originally posted by 12:02p.m@Dec 12 2005, 10:18 AM to much talking.. Quoted post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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