My possibly shaky understanding of the history of Alki Beach is that the settlers who chose the banks of Puget Sound as their new home envisioned this place as the New New York, that here a city would be built to rival any east coast capitol. Our own Lady Liberty, on the beautifully renovated plaza near the Alki Bathouse, references that optimism.
It didn’t quite happen, but a city was built that pushed out the people that were already here, the Duwamish tribe.… continued…
A long time ago, a very, very long time ago, clams had feet. They could walk everywhere — just like everybody else. And they were kind of nosy and extremely curious. They were especially interested in humans. You’d be getting home from work and the clams, they’d be watching while you told your family about your day. You’d be brushing your teeth and if you looked down, a clam or two would be standing there, waiting to see what you’d do next.… continued…
