Seattle Now & Then: Hitt Fireworks Co., 1911
Published in The Seattle Times online on Oct. 9, 2025, Seattle Then & Now Blog on Oct. 9, 2025, and in Pacific NW Magazine of the printed Times on Oct. 12, 2025. Explosive legacy underlies Rainier Valley’s serene hilltop park By Clay Eals THEN: In 1911, haul and sort pyrotechnic materials near shed #17 (right) of then-six-year-old Hitt Fireworks Co. workers on the hill south of Columbia City, bordered by 37th Avenue South and South Brandon Street. ( Museum of History & Industry ) NOW: Katie...
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