Yesterday Nancy and I toured the Seattle Underground. It is truly an unreal story. Let me review quickly - if you want more - google "seattle underground."
1. Seattle was first built on mud flats along the Puget Sound.
2. During high tide the streets would turn to muck.
3. When the first "crapper toilets" came to town - when high tide hit - water would shoot up out of the toilets.
4. In 1889 - the town burnt down.
5. They decided to raise the streets 10 feet by building walls on each side of the street and filling the street with dirt.
6. An entire town existed with sidewalks and buildings 10 feet lower than the street.
7. People would have to climb down ladders to go into the front door.
8. Finally - the city covered over the sidewalks with a new sidewalk to the second floor.
9. There was an entire town underground that existed for over 60 years.
10.Stores and sidewalks were accessed from these "tunnels."
11.The crapper toilets were then put on the second floor so the tide would not come out of the toilet.
Harry is checking out one of the toilets in this old underground city.
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