ISBN: 029598385X 9780295983851

Category: History / General

Page count: 95

<p>This compact, colorful volume introduces the history of Bellevue, WashingtonOs fifth largest city and unofficial capital of the state's high-tech sector. Far from being a "bedroom community," Bellevue is a vibrant metropolitan center in its own right. The community has pursued a strategy of innovative urban development and social diversification since its incorporation in 1953, and its parks, environmental quality, and growth management policies have been hailed as national models. <i>Bellevue Timeline</i> has been designed as a companion to the popular Seattle and King County Timeline as part of BellevueOs O50FestO celebration. Alan J. Stein is a History Link staff historian and author of Safe Passage: The Birth of WashingtonOs State Ferries, 1951-2001.</p>