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From the archives

By MARK HIGGINS Mail Author
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER

These are selected stories from the Post-Intelligencer archives covering important trends and developments in the city, including vintage pieces from 1955 that show the area's current growth spurt is nothing new.

Also see the Album section for historical photos from the area.

Birth of a city

History
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Beads & Billiards is a lucky strike

Steel Lake Park has it all, from nature to art

Previously:

Where the American dream can still become a reality

Growing pains are fact of life for community

City is searching for a new identity

Development issues plague new suburb

Swelling population leads to housing crunch

Some left behind by prosperity

A brief history

Jon Hahn: Skate mates: Story with a special spin

From the archives

Web links

Things to do while you're here

Scenes of Federal Way

Federal Way historical album

Federal Way by the numbers

Nearby communities:

Auburn

Des Moines

Fife

Kent

Normandy Park

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