In 1913, Bekins Moving Company created this map highlighting a proposed vast park system connecting all of Seattle by greenbelts. An Olmsted design, it was also a “wishful thinking” map—the parks of Seattle exist today but are not connected. (Courtesy Southwest Seattle Historical Society/Log House Museum.)

ON THE COVER: William and Gladys Bernard and family camped at Alki in 1901, before their permanent home, the Fir Lodge, was built. Alki was a summer destination for vacationing families and Seattle residents. Tents like the one pictured had wooden floors raised off the ground and luxurious accoutrements such as oriental carpets and brass fixtures. (Courtesy Southwest Seattle Historical Society/Log House Museum.)