 Back when I was driving a Duck as Captain Braveliver, I came across a small reference to an architect who built several buildings after the Great Seattle Fire of 1889. It seems that this man, Elmer Fisher, misrepresented himself to land the vast lion's share of work building stone and brick buildings in Pioneer Square, which was Seattle's commercial district. By one account at the time he was responsible for 54 of these buildings that went up in just 18 months which would be completely unbelievable if not for the fact that these buildings did exist and in many cases, still do. Right there in stone and brick.
I've spent years researching the elusive Mr Fisher and I am convinced he built these buildings in Seattle and Port Townsend while on a manic tear before disappearing and taking his own life at 54 years old. This book contains a couple of walking maps that explain his remaining buildings, as well as short stories of my time in and out of many iconic Seattle occupations. BRAVELIVER, a Bipolar Guide to Working in Seattle, is available on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle.
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9/3/2023 06:00:29 pm
You could have told me that you had written a new book but nooo. I had to find out by recommending your first book to a reporter who just went out there so I tried to explain you to her and told her to look you up or down as the case may be. Now I have to tell Chrissy about your newest literary endeavor. New London has gotten worse. It's good that you left otherwise you might be in jail.
Jay
9/4/2023 12:29:54 pm
It's about Seattle so I didn't think you'd like it. But I'll drop off a copy next month when I visit. Don't give up, I hear New London has a lot of potential Leave a Reply. |
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