{"id":5435,"date":"2014-02-13T08:34:15","date_gmt":"2014-02-13T16:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/?p=5435"},"modified":"2014-02-13T08:37:43","modified_gmt":"2014-02-13T16:37:43","slug":"from-the-archives-you-still-cant-eat-mt-rainier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/from-the-archives-you-still-cant-eat-mt-rainier\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Archives: You STILL Can\u2019t Eat Mt. Rainier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2014\/02\/Callout_Speidel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5437\" alt=\"Callout_Speidel\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2014\/02\/Callout_Speidel.jpg\" width=\"332\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2014\/02\/Callout_Speidel.jpg 406w, https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/files\/2014\/02\/Callout_Speidel-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/a><\/b>\u201cIn a country where everyone else is blind, the man who can see is king. And in a lumber country where only one mill can saw straight boards, the major city is born.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>William C. Speidel, Jr. tells a satirical history of Seattle in <a href=\"http:\/\/simon.ups.edu\/record=b1253008~S0\"><i>You STILL Can\u2019t Eat Mt. Rainier<\/i><\/a>, a novel illustrated by Bob Cram and published in 1961. He writes as a local of the city, knowledgeable of the landscape and cultures. This book begins with anecdotes about the city\u2019s founding fathers, native neighbors, \u201cfamous fights,\u201d and big corporations. Part II describes the city\u2019s must-see spots and entertainment value, and Part III lists \u201cmouth-watering\u201d eateries throughout the \u201cQueen City\u201d of the Pacific Northwest. Printed on bright yellow paper and bound in between vintage city maps, Speidel\u2019s comic guide book is worth a glance just for its quirky cartoon illustrations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn interpretation of the facts that may or may not be approved by the Seattle Chamber of Commerce\u2026<\/p>\n<p><i>Name<\/i>: \u201cQueen City\u201d of the Pacific Northwest<\/p>\n<p><i>Measurements: <\/i>(In quarter miles). Bust 30, (West Point-Laurelhurst)\u2026 Waist 10 (Yesler Way)\u2026 Hips 28 (Alki-Seward Park)\u2026 Height 64 (north-south city limits).<\/p>\n<p><i>Age:<\/i> 110 years\u2026 or 108 years\u2026 or 92 years. (Pioneer founders landed in 1851\u2026 platted in 1853\u2026 incorporated in 1865\u2026 <i>disincorporated<\/i> in 1867\u2026 reincorporated in 1869).\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>By Maya Steinborn<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIn a country where everyone else is blind, the man who can see is king. And in a lumber country where only one mill can saw straight boards, the major city is born.\u201d William C. Speidel, Jr. tells a satirical &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/from-the-archives-you-still-cant-eat-mt-rainier\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-from-the-archives"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5435"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5440,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5435\/revisions\/5440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}