Paul Dorpat
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Paul Dorpat (born 1938) is an American historian, author, and photographer, specializing in the history of Seattle and Washington state. He had a weekly column in the Seattle Times and is the principal historian of HistoryLink.org, a site devoted to Washington state history.[1]
Dorpat was a key figure of Seattle's first underground newspaper, the Helix, which was published from March 23, 1967 until June 11, 1970.[2] Dorpat's Times column "Now & Then" ran weekly from January 17, 1982, to December 20, 2019, totaling about 1,800 articles.[3] Each week the column paired a historical photo of Seattle with a present-day photo from an identical or similar point of view. He has also written numerous books about Seattle.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b Priscilla Long (2001-06-04). "Paul Dorpat publishes first Now & Then column on January 17, 1982". HistoryLink.org. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- ^ Walt Crowley (2000-01-01). "Helix, Seattle's first underground newspaper, debuts on March 23, 1967". HistoryLink.org. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- ^ Dorpat, Paul (December 20, 2019). "Farewell: Paul Dorpat looks back at nearly 38 years of Now & Then". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
External links
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- DorpatSherrardLomont, a blog consisting of expanded versions of Dorpat's "Now and Then" Seattle Times columns.
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