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Submitted by Sarah on Sun, 03/26/2006 - 3:35pm.
In the comment thread of an Olympian story about a landmark house in the South Capitol neighborhood, an anonymous someone states:
» Olympia was at one point in time "balkanized" by three geographic areas. The Westside -- state managers, the Eastside -- mill workers, and "The Southend" where the money was. Can anybody tell us more about the history of these divisions?
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Look at "Workingman's Hill"
Submitted by emmettoconnell on Sun, 03/26/2006 - 4:15pm.Rebecca Christie's "Workingman's Hill" is not only a great history of the Bigelow Neighborhood, but also a great history of Olympia from a neighborhood point of view.
The "state managers" definition of the Westside reminded me of how Capital High School's athletic recruitment system has been said to work: "We'll give your daddy a state job."
Neighborhoods
Submitted by Sarah on Sun, 03/26/2006 - 7:41pm.The CHS story I'd not heard yet, maybe some of our high school bloggers can tell us more too, interesting stuff.
The generalization of three
Submitted by stevenl on Mon, 03/27/2006 - 6:35am.For the record, I went through elementary (Go Roosevelt!) and junior high schools on the Eastside during the entire 1960s. Rebecca's book about the downtrodden side of town is so good, I'll think I'll buy her a lunch soon.