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INSIDE THE ISSUE JUNE 2019
FEATURES 14 An Artist’s Way Artist Peter Knox Initially Found his Creativity as a Top Chef
18 Grill & Chill Guilt-Free Dude Food
20 Peter Kirk and James Hunt Paved the Way for Industry in Kirkland
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26 Where the Rubber Meets the Road Boys and Their Toys
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Lifestyle Letter
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Good Times
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Around Town
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Artist’s Palette
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Culinary Creations
20 Times Past 26 Driver’s Notebook 30 Trend Setter 34 Lifestyle Calendar
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A NEW BEGINNING – A NEW PERMANENT SHELTER The new permanent Kirkland Shelter for women and for families will provide welcoming shelter and focused services for people experiencing homelessness. This partnership of faith communi-
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ARTIST’S PALETTE
“RIGHT WHEN I PUT BRUSH TO CANVAS, I FELT I WAS CREATING AGAIN. I WAS HAPPY.”
A N A R T I S T ’ S W AY PETER KNOX INITIALLY FOUND HIS CREATIVITY AS A TOP CHEF AND LATER TRANSFERRED IT TO PAINTING AND SCULPTURE ARTICLE MARY BERNARD | PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED
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HOUSTON, TAHOE, KIRKLAND, PARIS, NASHVILLE. When you initiate a conversation with Peter Knox, be prepared to pull up a chair and make yourself comfortable, maybe with some good wine. He has prevailed in a variety of careers thanks to shrewd business instincts, the willingness to take calculated risks and his family’s support. LONG STORY SHORT When a serious eye injury sidelined Peter from college athletics, he became depressed. Recognizing that he should get on with life, his mother encouraged him to find a job. He got hired at a Greek restaurant, which led to another job in Houston and then another in Lake Tahoe. The Tahoe job, at four-diamond The Summit restaurant in Harrah’s Casino, was a turning point. Although he enjoyed being a chef, he wanted to work tableside, which meant humbly starting over. Within a couple of years, he was a captain and soon went on to run his own restaurant on the lake. CONTINUED >
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This led to a fortuitous encounter with Larry Ruvo, senior managing director of Southern Wine & Spirits, a job in liquor sales and distribution (career No. 2) and meeting the woman he would marry. Life was good. CURRENT CAREER A couple of years later, seeking a suitable place to raise a family, Peter and his wife, Heather, moved to Washington state. When the family vacationed in Paris after their kids were older, they decided to take a plein-air painting class. “Right when I put brush to canvas, I felt I was creating again,” Peter says. “I was happy.” He promptly bought three books of canvases and proceeded to paint for two days straight. Training at the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts de Paris followed, and Peter has been creating ever since. Peter’s art can be seen at Ryan James Fine Arts in Kirkland. Find more information at RyanJamesFineArts.com.
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TIMES PAST ARTICLE MATTHEW MCCAULEY PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF KIRKLAND HERITAGE SOCIETY
THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS PETER KIRK AND SMITH JAMES “LEIGH” HUNT PAVED THE WAY FOR INDUSTRY IN KIRKLAND “THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS!”
dominant political party in the region. His friends included some of
Smith James “Leigh” Hunt said assump-
the wealthiest men in the area, including Arthur Denny and Henry
tively to Peter Kirk, a 47-year-old English
Yesler, who had carved Seattle from a steep, muddy, wooded hill-
steel manufacturer who had first visited
side in the 1850s. Hunt’s father-in-law, Henry Nobel, was a wealthy,
America in 1886 in order to find a suitable
nationally prominent barbed wire manufacturer, through which Hunt
location to establish a steel mill on the
gained a connection to Wall Street and some of the most powerful
American frontier, a search now narrowed
capitalists in America.
to the Washington Territory.
1. Another rare candid shot of Kirk, seen at the family's summer property in San Juan Island, c. 1890
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Seattle’s founding industry had been timber, pilings for the San
Hunt was 15 years Kirk’s junior, driven,
Francisco market and lumber cut at Yesler’s steam sawmill for the
ambitious, a salesman’s salesman who a
Puget Sound market. Coal was discovered east of Lake Washington
contemporary described as “a financier and
in the 1860s and near today’s Renton which by the 1870s pro-
businessman of very unusual talents.” The
pelled Seattle into a position of dominance on the Sound. But the
32-year-old Indiana native had migrated
coal was costly to extract and transport, and by the 1880s was prov-
to Seattle with virtually no capital in 1886
ing of too low-quality to reap significant market returns to investors.
with his wife, Jessie, after a year serving as
Railroads by the 1880s, however, were expanding rapidly thanks
Iowa State Agricultural College’s (Iowa State
to free government land and promised booming growth. Hunt envi-
University) president. He quickly assembled
sioned an industrialized future for the Seattle area, and he looked
influential friends and investors, promptly
not to the city but to the sparsely inhabited and still heavily wooded
negotiating a deal by which he became
eastern shore of Lake Washington, where tens of thousands of acres
the publisher and managing partner of The
of land could be easily acquired from the hardscrabble settlers. Hunt
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, then the city’s
saw a canal connecting lakes Union and Washington to Puget Sound,
most influential newspaper. Hunt had no
opening the Eastside to ocean-going ships; a navy yard (it would later
desire to become a politician, but he under-
end up in Bremerton) on Mercer Island; and a rail line running north/
stood the importance of controlling them,
south through the Eastside. Along that line would be various manu-
so he quickly used his new connections
facturing concerns and new towns and communities. The centerpiece
and The PI’s influence to become one of the
and lynchpin to the entire vision would be a state-of-the-art steel mill,
most formidable power-brokers within the
producing steel rails for use as railroad tracks, which would be loaded
King County Republican Party—then the
onto ships and sent to markets around the Pacific.
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RAILROADS BY THE 1880S, HOWEVER, W E R E E X PA N D I N G R A P I D LY T H A N K S T O FREE GOVERNMENT LAND AND PROMISED BOOMING GROWTH.
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Hunt and his investors would derive most of their profits not from the rails and other
good blast furnace fuel.
goods manufactured on the Eastside, but
Through 1887 and into early 1888, Kirk
instead from the value of the real estate,
considered several locations, including the
the “booms” these industries and the asso-
coal mining town of Cle Elum, as part of
ciated demand for housing would create.
a proposed deal by the Northern Pacific
Remember, this was the 19th century: No
Railway, which would have involved trans-
income or capital gains or B&O taxes, no
porting the rails out over its line to Tacoma’s
permits, zoning, government fees or other
port for shipping to market. Cle Elum also
regulatory costs—big land booms offered
held appeal because iron ore had been
big potential returns.
discovered nearby. Ellensburg also wanted
Peter Kirk, of Workington, England, grew
his mill and offered him 300 acres and other
up in the iron and steel manufacturing busi-
inducements. He had also considered tiny
ness with his father and brothers, but he
Sallal Prairie, just east of today’s North Bend,
was well-suited to it. He held several patents
the eastern terminus of the Seattle, Lake
and was an expert in the latest innovations
Shore and Eastern Railway.
within his industry, including the Bessemer
Arthur Denny co-founded Seattle in 1851,
process, by which steel could be mass-pro-
and over the years, he noticed that the natives
duced from molten pig iron.
who lived in the vicinity of Snoqualmie Pass
Kirk had first toured the area in 1886 look-
used a distinct black paint to cover their
ing for suitable sites on which to build his new
faces. Believing it was made from plumbago
mill. Key to the decision was the availability
plant, he asked “an old Indian” to guide him
of three raw materials: lime, iron ore and
into the west Cascades to the source of the
coking coal (a high grade of coal that burned
pigment. Instead of showing him plants, the
very hot, essential to the Bessemer process).
man took him to an outcrop of rocks, telling
Proximity to a rail line was also necessary to
him that from these they made their face
transport the raw materials to the mill.
paint. The rocks were red hematite, com-
Lime would be the easiest to obtain as several western Washington counties,
1. Mary Kirk, center right, with housekeeper, center left, and some of the Kirk children 2. View north from today's Central Avenue, Market Street being cut through and planked, c. 1890
any with the qualities necessary to serve as
monly called iron ore. In 1872, Denny staked a land claim to the deposit area.
including King and Snohomish, contained
Kirk left no record of his thought process
substantial deposits. Iron ore and coking
leading to his decision, but given his demon-
coal were more elusive. A coke source
strated analytical and deliberative mind, it is
was clearly a huge concern to Kirk. His
likely a matter of Hunt’s proposal’s pros greatly
handwritten notebooks, preserved by the
exceeding its cons. Hunt was also going all in
Kirkland Heritage Society, contain pages of
with Kirk, even more so because alien laws
columns of the results of chemical analyses
of that time place limits on the capital foreign
of western and central Washington coals.
nationals could bring into the U.S. If Hunt’s
While coal is found in several areas in King
scheme for an industrialized Eastside failed,
and Kittitas counties, none have provided
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then Hunt would be ruined, so his commitment was total. It seems unlikely that Kirk would have bet his own future on anyone with less to lose. The centerpiece was Kirkland—doubtless Hunt proposed the name—a steel mill and manufacturing town based in Pullman, Illinois, a precursor to the modern planned community. It would provide parks, churches and other amenities to provide mill workers with a high quality of life for that time—likely motivated by both altruism and the realization that a content labor force is more productive. Two corporations would be created: The Kirkland Land and Improvement Company, incorporated July 12, 1888; and the Moss Bay Iron & Steel Company of America, incorporated Aug. 18, 1888. By the fall, real estate records reveal Hunt gobbling up vast tracks of today’s Kirkland from the homesteaders on behalf of the Kirkland Land and Improvement Company. The mill and townsite clearing kicked into gear in 1889–90, and huge crews of hired men knocked down the towering cedar, hemlock and Douglas fir trees that had covered much of the area, often just burning them where they lay because removal and transport to sawmills were considered too much hassle. Speculators rushed in, buying even more acreage from the homesteaders. Capital rolled in from East Coast industrialists, some of the wealthiest men of the day, including John Rockefeller. Hunt created other companies: the Jackson Street Cable Railway ran streetcars from downtown Seattle to Leschi where its steamboat, the Kirkland, ran as scheduled to the Land and Improvement Company’s wharf at the foot of Market Street. The Lake Washington Belt Line Company acquired the right-of-way and grubbed and graded a rail from Tukwila north to Woodinville, with rails laid on the south end from Tukwila to Kennydale and on the north end from Woodinville to the steel mill on Rose Hill, where at about Seventh Avenue an elaborate twostory depot was constructed. The Kirkland boom was on, and Hunt’s vision of an industrialized Eastside seemed a sure thing—especially once the government started building the canal connecting the lake to the Sound. But in 1892, Kirkland sputtered and stalled. Political winds shifted, and the canal was sidelined. Economic factors leading to the financial depression, called the Panic of 1893, were already underway, and the big national investors defaulted on their stock subscriptions, drying up Hunt and Kirk’s capital. Mill construction stopped before any production began. Hunt’s house of cards was collapsing around them; the Kirkland boom went bust. Hunt was ruined. Other than Jessie, he had lost it all: Yarrow, The PI, Kirkland, and his other companies and real estate projects. The Hunts left the U.S. for Korea, where Hunt had heard gold mining opportunities could be had. 1 & 2. Leigh and Jessie Hunt shortly before coming to Seattle in 1886 3. The partially completed Moss Bay Iron & Steel Works/Great Western Iron & Steel Company mill, c. 1890 4. Peter Kirk, left, and his corporate secretary, Walter Williams, c. 1890. Kirk is carrying a miner's lunch pail and wearing his typical sack suit, vest and wing collar 24
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The alien laws preventing Kirk from bringing in all of his capital from England actually saved him and Mary. They still had money safely in England, and though they relocated their family to San Juan Island, Kirk remained committed to Kirkland right up to his death in 1916, shortly after the canal was opened. Some years later, an ad appeared in The PI asking all to whom Hunt had owned money to call on a particular downtown hotel room. Many did, and to their shock, there stood Hunt greeting them. Like the mythological Icarus, with Kirkland, Hunt had flown too high, and the sun had melted his wings, bringing him crashing to the ground. But despite his combination of big dreams and youthful overestimation of his own abilities, he was honorable. He repaid each and every creditor—with interest.
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THE KIRKLAND BOOM WAS ON, AND HUNT’S VISION OF AN INDUSTRIALIZED EASTSIDE SEEMED A SURE THING—ESPECIALLY ONCE THE GOVERNMENT STARTED BUILDING THE CANAL CONNECTING THE LAKE TO THE SOUND.
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DRIVER’S NOTEBOOK
Where the Rubber Meets the Road BOYS AND THEIR TOYS
ARTICLE TODD SMITH AND JENNIFER SIMPSON | PHOTOGRAPHY TODD SMITH
/year 1969 /make Chevrolet /model SS350 /Color Hugger Orange /Interior Black Houndstooth
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BOYS AND THEIR TOYS – (IDIOMATIC) USED TO EVOKE THE IDEA THAT ADULT MEN SOMETIMES DOTE EXCESSIVELY ON MACHINES, AUTOMOBILES AND GADGETS IN A CHILDISH MANNER. –Wiktionary.org It's true that boys love toys, and this Kirkland native has impeccable taste combined with a soft spot for all things classic. Between dirt bikes, street bikes, race cars, snow machines and his favorite— classic memorabilia—Todd Smith is a gentleman who has no time for spinning his wheels. Kirkland Lifestyle was delighted when he agreed to share one of his toys with our readers.
NOTABLE MODIFICATIONS + ENGINE 383 Stroker 415HP + TRANSMISSION Tremec five-speed + SUSPENSION Hotchkis TVS System + WHEELS/TIRES American Racing Torque Thrust II with TOYO PROXES F: 235/45ZR17 R:255/45ZR17 CONTINUED >
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(CON TI N U ED)
Arguably one of the most popular muscle cars of its time, the 1969 Camaro continues to impress nearly 50 years from the day it rolled off the production line. Though it was available in a variety of configurations, its styling only served the 1969 Model year. There were more than 240,000 of these cars produced in 1969, so there are still several on the road and available on the classic car market. This particular Camaro began life as an original SS350 fourspeed car. Over time, countless hours of hard work and the unavoidable thousands of dollars later, it became what it is today: mine. That’s really the beauty of these cars, whether you are a numbers-matching purist (save that debate for another day) or an enthusiast who just wants a personal touch on their machine, the 1969 Camaro is one that will never disappoint." –Todd Smith Production Numbers Base: 150,078 RS: 37,773 PRODUCTION NUMBERS SS: 34,932 Z28: 20,302 + BASE Total: 243,085 150,078 + RS 37,773 + SS 34,932 + Z28 20,302 + TOTAL 243,085
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TRENDY CUTS
for men
THE STYLES YOU WANT + HOW TO GET THEM
TREND SETTER
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The FADE
+ hard part straight short
in between medium
thick + curly long
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what it is There are many different types of fades, but ultimately a fade haircut is one that tapers in length the further down you go on the back and sides, meaning it isn’t trimmed to just one standard length all around. The level of fade (low, mid or high) depends on what point the shortest part of the hair begins to fade into a longer length. ASK FOR Taper fade, low fade, mid fade, high fade or skin fade
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what it is This popular style is good for many types of hair as long as you have a lot of it. You’ll need length in the front, back and sides generally long enough to at least brush your shoulders. KEEP IT CLEAN Be sure to keep your sideburns and neckline trimmed even as your hair grows out.
straight short
in between medium
thick + curly long
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TREND SETTER
(CON TI N U ED)
straight short
in between medium
thick + curly long
The quiff
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what it is Closely related to the pompadour, the quiff haircut requires longer hair in the front and shorter hair in the back. The longer hair in the front is brushed upward and back from the forehead and away from the face. This look can be sleek and shiny for a classic look or texturized and matte for a modern take. ASK FOR Short sides and a long textured top. Be sure enough hair is left on top to brush back instead of standing straight up.
For styling tips and products great for these styles, visit Birchbox.com.
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K IR K L A ND HER ITAGE SOCIET Y
M issio n The Kirkl and Heritage Societ y’s mission is to identif y historic resources; to encourage their preser vation; to colle ct, preser ve, exhibit and interpret the histor y and herit age of Kirkl and and it s pe ople; and to promote publ ic i n v o lv e m e n t i n a n d a p p r e c i a t i o n o f i t s h e r i t a g e a n d c u l t u r e s .
F r ee Muse um M o n d ay 1 0 : 0 0 a m - 1 2 : 0 0 p m | We d n e s d a y 2 : 0 0 p m - 5 : 0 0 p m
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K ir k l a ndHer itage.org
Signed copies available for $21.99 at the Book Tree
609 MARKET STREET, KIRKLAND
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JUNE
LIFESTYLE CALENDAR
1
7
by 10 a.m. Eye and ear protection
STYROFEST
JUANITA FRIDAY MARKET
PractiScore.com
Both styrofoam and plastic bags
Applications
are accepted at this special col-
accepted! Planning for the 2019 sea-
lection event hosted by the City of
son is underway. Participate by sell-
Kirkland. They also accept flexible
ing delicious foods and handmade
styrofoam (EPE) and white plas-
goods, entertaining the crowds with
tic strapping. Materials must be
music and dance, educating visitors
clean, dry and empty and should
about important organizations and
Come join us for a fun trail run/walk
be sorted by type and color. Please
community efforts, volunteering your
in beautiful Bridle Trails State Park
remove packing tape and labels.
valuable time and partnering through
mostly on the wide, scenic Coyote
BagYourBags.com,
sponsorship. KirklandWA.gov
Trail! One-hundred percent of all
Public Works Maintenance Center
425.587.3812
required. to
Attendance
is
Pre-registration
limited required.
Juanita Beach Park
are
now
being
21 BRIDLE TRAILS 5K COYOTE CHALLENGE: PARTY IN THE PARK Bridle Trails State Park
entry fees go directly to the Bridle
or KirklandWA.gov/recycle
2 JUANITA BAY WILDLIFE TOUR Juanita Bay Park
8
Trails Park Foundation. The run is
NAMIWALKS
after the run and runs until lunchtime.
part of a larger event called Party in the Park that takes place immediately BridleTrails.org
Marina Park
2019
celebrates
17
years
of
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Songbirds,
waterfowl,
raptors,
NAMIWalks, the nation's largest
shorebirds,
amphibians,
turtles,
mental health awareness and fund-
beavers and other small mam-
raising event. There are multiple
mals make Juanita Bay Park their
ways you can make a difference with
home. Interpretive tours of this
NAMIWalks: as a sponsor, commit-
wildlife habitat are conducted by
tee member, team captain, team
Includes all of your painting sup-
Eastside Audubon's volunteer Park
member, individual walker or volun-
plies, apron and easy step-by-step
Rangers on the first Sunday of each
teer! Join NAMI's movement to raise
instruction! 1 p.m. check-in, 1:30 p.m.
month. Tours start in the parking lot
awareness of mental illness and raise
instruction, ends at 3 p.m. $35 per
at 1 p.m., rain or shine, and take about
funds for this mission. Family-friendly
ticket without wine. Purchase your
one hour. Family friendly; bring bin-
and free to enter. NAMIWalks.org
choice from NW Cellars by the
5, 12, 19, 26 KIRKLAND WEDNESDAY MARKET
SAILBOATS AT SUNSET – SIP & PAINT Northwest Cellars
glass or bottle. No refunds. A min-
oculars. EastsideAudubon.org
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15.
8 NRL22
imum of 24 hours' notice required to reschedule for another event. Info@CorksAndCanvasEvents.com
Interlake Sporting Association
Marina Park Pavillion
Every second Saturday of each
The market is open on Wednesdays
month, Interlake Sporting Association
We are always accepting sub-
from 2–7 p.m. through September.
will hold a 22LR match which will
missions for events you'd like to
This year, the market will be having
include that month's NRL22 course
see included in our Calendar sec-
varying themes for each day with
of fire. Gates will open at 8:30 a.m.
tion. Submissions are accepted
corresponding events and nonprofit
and close at 9:30 a.m. Safety brief-
via
booths. KirklandMarket.org
ing at 9:45 a.m., rounds down range
LifestylePubs.com/Kirkland.
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