Just want to run this one up the ol’ pole: How many of you knew that Seattle had its own, official flag?
Indeed we do. The municipal symbol is a teal/greenish and white design adopted in July of 1990 ahead of that summer’s Goodwill Games, sort of a mini Olympics meant to improve relations between the US and the former Soviet Union (Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzeneggger gave speeches).
You’ll notice the portrait of Chief Sealth surrounded by wavy lines meant to signify the waters of the Puget Sound. Only three original copies of the flag were made — so if you have one, it’s a total collector’s item.
In recent years, there were attempts to re-imagine the outdated flag as the Seattle Times and The Stranger hosted reader design competitions. But there’s been no successful effort to replace it... yet. Guess that teal and white don’t run.
