Kirkland Summer Festival

2021 08 24

Kirkland’s 1947 City Hall

Matt McCauley News buildings, Kirkland Summer Festival 0

There were lots of excited faces back in August, 1947 at the then-new Kirkland City Hall’s dedication. This building stood on Main Street at Central Avenue and even boasted a sewage treatment plant behind it. Over time, Kirkland grew from about five thousand residents in the late 1940s to about 19,000 in 1980 and the […]

Shopping in your own closet

Matt McCauley Behind the Scenes Kirkland Summer Festival, Preco 0

Back in late February (2020) I saw an eBay listing for Kirkland Summer Festival programs from 1946 and 1947. The starting bid was only $25 and I was the only bidder. So I won, obviously. When they arrived I opened the package but I did not spend my time actually studying them—I just gave them […]