William C Speidel (February 11, 1912 – May 3, 1988) was a columnist for The Seattle Times and a self-made historian who wrote the books Sons of the Profits and Doc Maynard, The Man Who Invented Seattle about the people who settled and built Seattle , Washington .
18-577: Joshua or Josh Green may refer to: Joshua Green (businessman) (1869–1975), prominent figure in the history of Seattle, Washington Joshua Green Peak , named for the Seattle businessman Joshua Green (journalist) (born 1972), American journalist and editor Josh Green (baseball) (born 1995), American baseball player Josh Green (basketball) (born 2000), Australian basketball player Josh Green (footballer) (born 1992), Australian rules footballer for
36-579: A scow with a big box, topped by a smaller box, topped by a deluxe model outhouse." Green's innovative business practices soon allowed him to become a fleet owner, president of what was named the La Conner Trading and Transportation Company , owning some rather more elegant vessels, such as the sidewheeler George E. Starr . He established Seattle's dominance of the Mosquito Fleet, relative to Olympia or Tacoma , which Speidel considers to be
54-588: A collection of $ 1 from each of the visitors and proceeded on the first tour of the Seattle Underground . Since Memorial Day weekend 1965, the Underground Tour has given several tours a day every day except holidays and is one of the city's best known tourist attractions. As a Seattle historian, Speidel was something of a revisionist and the narration of the Underground Tour reflects that. Doc Maynard , whom Speidel called "The Man Who Invented Seattle",
72-763: A key factor in Seattle's emerging and continued dominance of the Puget Sound region. He continued to be a master and captain, serving on several of his own company's sternwheelers. The company survived several ship fires, as well as the Depression that followed the Panic of 1893 , then prospered greatly in the Klondike Gold Rush , transporting miners and their gear to Alaska . Green continued to invest his profits. In 1903 he merged his firm with Charles E. Peabody 's Alaska Steamship/Puget Sound Navigation Company, which soon brought
90-505: A reader asking about the underground areas of Pioneer Square. He replied via the paper that he did not know much about it, but that he would research it and get back to her. Once he did the research, he printed a response telling her to meet him at 3 p.m. the next Saturday in Pioneer Square, and he would take her on a tour of the underground and what he had found. The reader did show up, along with 500 other people. Speidel quickly took up
108-409: A sportsman, they also own several manufacturers of fly fishing equipment. Bill Speidel Speidel is also credited with being one of the leaders of the movement to preserve and restore Pioneer Square , one of Seattle's oldest neighborhoods. By the 1960s, this area was run down and in disrepair, in danger of being demolished and rebuilt. In 1964, Speidel received and printed a letter from
126-720: Is focused on major capital campaigns of 501 (c)(3) non-profit organizations headquartered and operating in the Seattle/ King County area, primarily private secondary and higher education, social services and the arts. His family continues his business interests as the Joshua Green Corporation / Green Family Enterprises, operating numerous retail properties in the region and in Spokane, Washington , as well as investing in "banking and insurance," and "diversified portfolios of managed equities." Reflecting Green's interests as
144-670: The Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway , then on the sternwheeler Henry Bailey , a Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet vessel that also went up the Skagit River . In late 1889, using a $ 5,000 loan from Seattle banker Jacob Furth , an associate of Gatzert's, Green and three fellow officers of the Henry Bailey purchased their own sternwheeler, the Fanny Lake (or Fannie Lake ). Bill Speidel describes it as "…a funny little thing… She looked like
162-545: The 1901 house, and lived there until his death, making it one of the few First Hill mansions to survive largely intact to the present time. The house is now owned by the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation and is also used to host events. The Joshua Green Building, 1425 Fourth Avenue, Seattle, has city landmark status. Still owned and managed by the Joshua Green Corporation, the 1914 building underwent major renovations in 2008–2009. The Joshua Green Foundation
180-500: The Essendon Bombers Josh Green (ice hockey) (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player Josh Green (politician) (born 1970), American politician, current governor of Hawaii Josh Green (racing driver) (born 2002), American racing driver See also [ edit ] Joshua Greene (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with
198-554: The Mosquito Fleet to a new level. Ships were retrofitted to be able to carry automobiles, notably for the Seattle-Bremerton route . From 1913, the company was known as the Puget Sound Navigation Company . In 1925, Green purchased the distressed Peoples Savings Bank for US$ 200,000, and in 1927, believing that the rise of the automobile limited the future of Puget Sound area water transport, he resigned from
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234-709: The century." Joshua Green River and Joshua Green Peak , both in Alaska , are named after him. In 1966 the Joshua Green Fountain , by renowned sculptor George Tsutakawa , was installed at the entry to Washington State Ferries' facility on the Seattle waterfront. Green's residence (beginning in 1914, has become the Stimson-Green Mansion. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has city landmark status . Green made few alterations to
252-524: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joshua_Green&oldid=1239869179 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Joshua Green (businessman) Joshua Green (October 16, 1869 – January 24, 1975 )
270-658: The time, he began or acquired several other banks as wholly owned subsidiaries. In 1949, when he passed the presidency of the bank to his son Joshua Jr., deposits stood at $ 128 million. By 1969, when Joshua Green turned 100, deposits had reached $ 400 million. In 1988, the bank was purchased by U.S. Bancorp and renamed U.S. Bank of Washington. On April 24, 1901, Joshua Green married Laura Moore Turner, from Winona, Mississippi. They had three children, Bentonia, Francis, and Joshua, Jr. Joshua Green died at age 105 in Seattle in 1975. His wife died at age 101, predeceasing him by three weeks. In 1968 Seattle named Green its "man of
288-553: Was an American sternwheeler captain, businessman, and banker. He rose from being a seaman to being the dominant figure of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet , then sold out his interests and became a banker. Living to the age of 105 and active in business almost to the end of his life, he became an invaluable source of information about the history of Seattle and the Puget Sound region. According to Nard Jones , Green
306-625: Was given short shrift in what Speidel characterized as the "Party Line" on the city's history, in part because the longer-lived Arthur Denny was so influential on the writing of that history. Jacob Furth , whom Speidel wrote "may even have been the most important citizen Seattle ever had" was highly lauded at the time of his death in 1914, but later became, in Speidel's words, "a neglected giant", with "scant mention in our history books" and "no streets, statues, parks or public buildings to honor him." Speidel also made claims for brothel-owner Lou Graham as
324-532: Was one of the city of Seattle's last fluent speakers of Chinook Jargon , the pidgin trade language of the Pacific Northwest . Born in Mississippi , Joshua Green relocated with his family to the Puget Sound region of Washington in 1886 when he was 17 years old. The family formed a connection with Seattle mayor Bailey Gatzert , who helped Green begin his career. Green worked as a chainman, surveying for
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