Seattle's Nippon Kan. The discovery of Seattle's other history.

By Elizabeth Burke and Edward Burke

An exploration of a past history, ignored because it revealed an aspect of Seattle's founding which most preferred to forget.In 1969, the Burkes stumbled on a derelict hall which had a glorious past but was all but forgotten. This book presents the story of the community which built the hall, the heyday of its' formative years, its' forced abandonment in 1942, its' restoration in 1980 as a national historic landmark and its' exciting cultural renaissance.The history of the Nippon Kan was never in bricks and mortar alone. This important part of American history is vested in the vitality of those who acted, danced, played, married and performed in the hall. This book is dedicated to all who used the hall and in particular to my wife who nurtured the hall's rebirth.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146378032X
• ISBN13: 9781463780326
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.3" x 8.5"