Seattle Public Library
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The Seattle Public Library (SPL) is the public library system serving the city of Seattle, Washington. Efforts to start a Seattle library had commenced as early as 1868, with the system eventually being established by the city in 1890. The system currently comprises 27 branches, most of which are named after the neighborhoods in which they are located. The Seattle Public Library also includes Mobile Services and the Central Library, which was designed by Rem Koolhaas and opened in 2004. The Seattle Public Library also founded the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library (WTBBL), which it administered until July 2008.
Seattle Central Library in 2019
Central Library, looking south on Fifth Avenue
The Occidental Block in 1900; to its rear left is a corner of the Collins Block, still standing as of 2008
The public library in Henry Yesler's former home downtown at Third and James, burned on the night of January 1–January 2, 1901
Fremont, Seattle
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Fremont is a neighborhood in the North Central District of Seattle, Washington, United States. Originally a separate city, it was annexed to Seattle in 1891. It is named after Fremont, Nebraska, the hometown of two of its founders: Luther H. Griffith and Edward Blewett.
The Fremont Cut of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, seen from the grounds of the St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral complex, across Lake Union
The Fremont Troll
The Aurora Bridge from Fremont
The Solstice Cyclists are known for riding nude through the neighborhood.