The Neighbors project was published weekly in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from 1996 to 2000. This page remains available for archival purposes only and the information it contains may be outdated. For more updated information, please visit our Webtowns section.
 
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The Neighbors "Album" showcases historical photographs for the communities being profiled. Click on one of the thumbnail images below to see a larger, more detailed picture with detailed caption.

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The Eatonville band prepares for a trip to perform at the state fair in Puyallup in 1906. The band rode the train from Eatonville but the bull, named General Fungston after a Civil War general, had to walk.

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A sunday school picnic in 1906.

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A Mary Pickford movie was playing at the Eatonville Theatre when this photo was taken around 1916. The theater was built and operated by the Van Eaton family; the build now houses a furniture store.

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Eatonville was built on the logging industry. This logging crew posed for a group photo around 1915.

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Saturday, June 5, 1999

In the shadow of Mount Rainier, this town is a friendly place

Slowly but surely, this close-knit community is expanding

Farm museum gives kids personal taste of pioneer life

The economy here really is locally based

Community looks after its own as well as its young

Jon Hahn: Home is where the hangar is at tiny Swanson Field

Things to do while you're here

Scenes of Eatonville

Eatonville historical album

Eatonville by the numbers


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