Next Info Session: Monday, December 14, 2009, 6 pm
153 – 14th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122


We had a great time at the Washington Hall info sessions this November. Thanks to all the lovely, super smart folks who joined us, including neighborhood advocates, artists, historic preservation buffs, local religious leaders, design professionals, and – awesome surprise – two Danish men who, it turns out, had lived at Washington Hall upon first arriving in the U.S. in the 1950′s. (The Danish Brotherhood built the hall in 1908 to accommodate performance, dance and meeting space, as well as provide transitional housing for new immigrants.)

There were great questions about upcoming code requirements, stories about memories of the space, good conversation about visions for the future.

Interesting Fact: Did you know Washington Hall was on the McCarthy-era HUAC list as a site of “subversive activities”? During their tenure as managers of the space, the Danish Brotherhood opened the hall to many groups – like the Young Communists, the Black Panthers, and the American Committee for the Protection of the Foreign Born – when other halls would not. I loved learning that.

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Interested in the future of this historic, Central District community space?

Come chat with us at the next Info Session on Monday, December 14, 6 pm at Washington Hall (153 – 14th Ave, Seattle, WA)

Or, check out a PDF version of the presentation.

Stay in touch: email Sara...@4Culture.org with questions or to be added to the Washington Hall Updates List.

Photo: 2009, Historic stage at Washington Hall, photo courtesy Dan Hawkins