Talk:Smith Cove (Seattle)

A fact from Smith Cove (Seattle) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 30 July 2008 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that during the Great Depression, violence in Seattle's Smith Cove between longshoremen, strikebreakers and police ultimately resulted in the loss of much of the city's maritime traffic to the Port of Los Angeles?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2008/July.

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Image[edit]

I think Image:Seattle - Smith Cove from Betty Bowen Viewpoint.jpg is probably a better image than Image:Seattle-Columbia-look-north-2319.jpg currently in the article. Replace? - Jmabel | Talk 18:49, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Joe, I trust your judgment on the matter - you certainly have a better knowledge of Seattle geography. (Also, if there are several pictures that show the place, maybe you can create a Wiki Commons category for them). Vmenkov (talk) 22:46, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

So far we only have the two. But, sure, might as well get a category, worth having more in the future. Wonder if we can find some from a century or so ago, they should be out there. - Jmabel | Talk 07:12, 12 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I ended up using both images, even if that's a bit much for this short an article. They each show different aspects, and both show important aspects. - Jmabel | Talk 07:24, 12 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Map needed[edit]

This is one of those articles (and there are many) that would be greatly enhanced by a map showing what it is that the article is talking about. Not all of us are intimately familiar with the maritime geography of the Seattle area, but would like to understand the discussion better. --Piledhigheranddeeper (talk) 17:08, 30 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]