Seems Like Yesterday

Published 10:18 pm Sunday, February 10, 2008

50 years ago (1958)

Everett’s third annual Home and Boat Show opened tonight in the Everett National Guard Armory. It was coming into its own this year as one of the major such shows in the nation, according to Carl Olson, who was in charge. Special entertainment included pantomimist Uncle Willie as Elvis Presley.

Everett Police Chief George Nelson pinned the chief badge on his “successor,” Roger Wynne, Explorer Post 6, who was chief of police during the annual Boy Scout Civic Day. Sixty-four other scouts joined Roger in taking over city and county offices for a day to gain an inside look at government.

25 years ago (1983)

A pilot project to determine whether quality homes could be built less expensively was approved by the Everett City Council. An Everett project was expected to include about 25 homes built by a developer selected by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Councilmen Dale Pope and Ray Stephanson said the resolution would soothe concerns by citizens groups.

Roy Robinson Chevrolet had made their move to a space near the I-5 exit in Marysville. The move from State Avenue allowed the dealership to be much larger and more capable to take care of motorists’ needs.

By Jack O’Donnell from Herald archives at the Everett Public Library