Published: Thursday, February 9, 2012
Seems Like Yesterday
50 years ago (1962)
Everett's newest automatic coin dry cleaning and laundry mart was opening tomorrow. Located at 6801 Highway 99 S., Jefferson's Wash-N Dry-Clean Mart was owned and operated by Jean and Ivan Jefferson of Lake Stevens. Virgie Dickson also was working there.
Construction of Evergreen Cemetery's 560-crypt mausoleum was scheduled to start next week. Huge earthmoving equipment was moved onto the site this week. The project would cost in excess of $100,000, according to co-owner Jack Sullivan. A second phase of the cemetery's construction program was a new office building for the cemetery and Everett Marble and Granite Works.
25 years ago (1987)
Wendellyn Kraft was the new manager at Skipper's Seafood 'n Chowder House on Evergreen Way in Everett. Previously Kraft managed a Bellingham Skippers for four years.
With onlookers clapping and dancing in the background, members of Edmonds rock band Double Life performed for the cameras in downtown Everett. The promotional videotaping session was the first for the group: Aaron Mitchell, Andy Hebert, Baron Kaminski and Patrick Fagg. They wrote their own songs and had been playing together for about seven months.
By Jack O'Donnell from Herald archives at the Everett Public Library.
Everett's newest automatic coin dry cleaning and laundry mart was opening tomorrow. Located at 6801 Highway 99 S., Jefferson's Wash-N Dry-Clean Mart was owned and operated by Jean and Ivan Jefferson of Lake Stevens. Virgie Dickson also was working there.
Construction of Evergreen Cemetery's 560-crypt mausoleum was scheduled to start next week. Huge earthmoving equipment was moved onto the site this week. The project would cost in excess of $100,000, according to co-owner Jack Sullivan. A second phase of the cemetery's construction program was a new office building for the cemetery and Everett Marble and Granite Works.
25 years ago (1987)
Wendellyn Kraft was the new manager at Skipper's Seafood 'n Chowder House on Evergreen Way in Everett. Previously Kraft managed a Bellingham Skippers for four years.
With onlookers clapping and dancing in the background, members of Edmonds rock band Double Life performed for the cameras in downtown Everett. The promotional videotaping session was the first for the group: Aaron Mitchell, Andy Hebert, Baron Kaminski and Patrick Fagg. They wrote their own songs and had been playing together for about seven months.
By Jack O'Donnell from Herald archives at the Everett Public Library.
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