"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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I liked the Underground Tour much better back in the old days when you had
to carry your own flashlight and the guides were less politically correct.
Crawling around through filthy, dark tunnels with rats scurrying
everywhere
(especially at night) somehow seemed to more of a reflection of what
Seattle
history was all about. Speidel often conducted the tours himself, hawking
his autographed books at the end.

In my experience, the "catacombs" were seen through the eyes of a rookie
firefighter, flashlight in hand, following his Lieutenant through the
mysterious passageways. A few years later, "Night Hotel" inspections in
Chinatown revealed gambling parlors, opium dens, and "Pleasure Houses". A
wise inspector bypassed these and spent his time making sure the exits were
unlocked in the flophouses and missions.

There is a lot of history in the Emerald City.

Rich S.