Ft. Lawton: Constant Place of Change
(from Magnolia: Memories & Milestones)
Ft. Lawton Trolley ca. 1900
courtesy WSHSby Sara W. Smith
In 1993 I had a conversation with my grandfather, Frederick Mann, about the work that he and my grandmother, Mia Mann, had done to create a collection of historic photographs documenting the natural and human history of what is now Discovery Park. Frederick Mann was involved in the movement to turn Fort Lawton into a park in the 1960's... More..
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New Year’s Resolution: Replace the Magnolia Bridge?
By Monica Wooton Then Eighteen years ago this month, the “New Year’s Mudslide” damaged the Magnolia Bridge, closing it for four months. According to Joy Carpine-Cazzanti, as noted in “Critical Connection: Bridge to Bluff” in “Magnolia: Memories & Milestones”: “The … Continue reading
