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Paul Dorpat (born 1938) is a historian, author, and photographer, specializing in the history of
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a blog consisting of expanded versions of Dorpat's "Now and Then" ''Seattle Times'' columns. 20th-century American historians American male non-fiction writers 21st-century American historians Writers from Seattle 1938 births Living people Historians from Washington (state) 20th-century American male writers {{Washington-writer-stub
Paul Dorpat (born 1938) is a historian, author, and photographer, specializing in the history of Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...
and Washington
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
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.
Dorpat was a key figure of Seattle's first underground newspaper
The terms underground press or clandestine press refer to periodicals and publications that are produced without official approval, illegally or against the wishes of a dominant (governmental, religious, or institutional) group.
In specific rec ...
, the ''Helix (newspaper)
The ''Helix'' was an American biweekly newspaper founded in 1967 after a series of organizational meetings held at the Free University of Seattle involving a large and eclectic group including Paul Dorpat, Tom Robbins and Lorenzo Milam A member ...
'', which was published from March 23, 1967 until June 11, 1970. Dorpat's ''Times'' column "Now & Then" ran weekly from January 17, 1982, to December 20, 2019, totaling about 1,800 articles. 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.
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DorpatSherrardLomont
a blog consisting of expanded versions of Dorpat's "Now and Then" ''Seattle Times'' columns. 20th-century American historians American male non-fiction writers 21st-century American historians Writers from Seattle 1938 births Living people Historians from Washington (state) 20th-century American male writers {{Washington-writer-stub