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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022 Issue 3 - Community Spaces, Philip Arnold Park & Kiwanis Park.pdfWith This Ring on exhibit now at Renton History Museum. Board Report by Jessica Kelly, President. History Mystery by Elizabeth P. Stewart, Director. Museum Report by Elizabeth P. Stewart, Director. Author’s note: Two of Renton’s parks, Philip Arnold Park and Kiwanis Park, are undergoing updates this year. We are taking this occasion to look back at the history of these important community spaces and also to look forward to their future. I would like to thank Leslie Betlach, former City of Renton Parks Planning & Natural Resources Director; Erica Schmitz, City of Renton Parks Planning & Natural Resources Director; and Jason Seth, Renton City Clerk, for their help in researching this article. Searching for park history is a needle-in-a-haystack pursuit, so I’m sure we’re only scratching the surface. If you have more history to add, please contact the museum! A COMMUNITY PLAYGROUND In the 1940s, at the top of Renton Hill, just east of Jones Avenue, there was a mostly clear patch of land. Some of the families who lived on the hill came together to ask the owner, Also In This Issue... RENTON HISTORICALSOCIETY & MUSEUM Summer June 2022 Volume 53 Number 3 Continued on page 5 2 4 83 COMMUNITY SPACES: Philip Arnold Park & Kiwanis Park By: Sarah Samson QUARTERLY 2 | RENTON HISTORY MUSEUM From MARCH 2 to SEPTEMBER 16 MUSEUM RECEIVES 4CULTURE GRANT Following two challenging years, the Museum is excited to announce that we have received just over $41,000 in grant funds from 4Culture for 2022. 4Culture is the King County heritage, arts, and historic preservation funding agency; the award comes from their Heritage Sustained Support Fund and the Recovery Fund Program (funded by the American Rescue Plan Act). This grant will go a long way toward our JUNE IS PRIDE MONTH; PASSPORT IS BACK Summer is back and with it comes Pride Month! The Museum is once again participating in the Pride Passport program organized by Renton Pride. Passports will be available at the Museum. Stop by to get one and then visit the other participating businesses to collect your stamps. Our current exhibit, With This Ring, highlights the history of the road to marriage equality, featuring two Rentonites and their goal of bringing our community high-quality and timely exhibits and programming. We appreciate their assistance in making culture a vital part of the lives of King Co. residents and visitors. struggle to achieve the right to marry. We have also launched a Pride Month Pinterest board that includes links to numerous resources and articles about local LGBTQ+ issues. W ith This Ring is a historical look at marriage in Renton in all its richness, from finding a partner to weddings to working partnerships to same-sex unions. Using objects and photos from our collection, including many wedding gowns, this exhibit begins with the difficulties of finding a partner in a mostly male frontier town and shows the ways in which happy marriages helped solidify the community. With This Ring is the product of many years of research into Renton’s varied unions—happy and not-so-happy—and the remarkable stories surrounding them. With ringthis SUMMER QUARTERLY, 2022 | 3 MUSEUM REPORT QUARTERLY Summer 2022 Elizabeth P. Stewart Director Curator Sarah Samson’s feature this month calls attention to just how important parks have been in Renton history, never more so than right now when pandemic fears are pushing parks use through the roof. But Rentonites have always been parks lovers; after spending 10 – 12 hours underground in a coal mine or on a shop floor at Boeing or PACCAR, fresh air, clean water, and greenery were very inviting to Renton workers. Renton summers were full of outdoor baseball games, boat rides, fishing, and picnics. As early as the 1880s, W. P. Smith’s 400-acre Renton pleasure gardens were known for miles around, and Liberty Park was used as a park on the outskirts of town before Renton was even incorporated as a city. Important Renton families often donated land for parks as a way to leave their mark, resulting in Tonkin Park (given by grocer William H. Tonkin and his wife Sarah Tonkin), Jones Park (mine machinist David H. Jones), and Mothers Park (engineer Lee Monohon), among others. The work of researcher Colleen Dilenschneider reveals that significantly larger numbers of people surveyed intend to spend more of their leisure time outdoors this summer, in public parks, beaches, zoos, and botanic gardens, outdoors where they can control their distance from others. Yet one in three Americans do not have access to a park, trail, or open space within a 10-minute walk of their home. Today Renton offers over 1200 acres of parks and natural areas and over 30 miles of regional and local walking and biking trails and the city is always striving to add to those numbers. Given the numbers of people enjoying open spaces, it has never been more important to recognize that parks and trails have histories and to make sure that people outdoors recognize that. Museum staff have helped get history into Heritage Park at NE 3rd and Union, a historically Black neighborhood where neighbors helped each other survive and thrive. We recently assisted the City Arborist with historical context and photos for a new historical tree tour. And we have an excellent self-guided walking tour of 22 sidewalk markers in downtown Renton, from Factory Ave. N. to Rainier Boulevard. We hope to be able to tell more parks stories outdoors, because understanding the roots of our beloved outdoor spaces helps us want to care for them as community assets. And caring for parks contributes to our physical and mental well-being, something even our ancestors understood. by Elizabeth P. Stewart, Museum Director RENTON HISTORICAL QUARTERLY Sarah Samson Graphic Design & Layout Karl Hurst City of Renton Print & Mail Services RENTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOARD OF TRUSTEES RENTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Jessica Kelly, President Colleen Lenahansen, Vice Pres. Laura Clawson, Secretary Daryl Delaurenti, Treasurer Lynne King, 2022 Rhea Kimble, 2022 Mike Lennox, 2022 Amy Elizabeth Gorton, 2023 Maryann DiPasquale, 2024 Elizabeth Stewart, Board Liaison MUSEUM STAFF Elizabeth P. Stewart Museum Director Sarah Samson Curator of Collections & Exhibitions Stephanie Snyder Museum Office Aide RENTON HISTORY MUSEUM 235 MILL AVENUE S RENTON, WA 98057 P (425) 255-2330 F (425) 255-1570 HOURS: Wednesday - Friday 10:00am - 4:00pm ADMISSION: $5 (Adult) $2 (Child) William P. Smith's Renton Pleasure Garden was Renton's first park, ca. 1882. Young Herbert Trimm at Liberty Park, 1910. (RHM# 1974.015.0293) 4 | RENTON HISTORY MUSEUM SUPPORT PROVIDED BY: PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE W elcome to Summer! The Renton Historical Society is busy this year, and there is no stopping for summer break! We always welcome each of you to attend our Board Meetings – the last Tuesday of every month at 5:30 p.m. We have begun to host hybrid meetings (in-person and virtual at the same time) to accommodate everyone’s preferences and ability to meet. Our committees are hard at work – and welcome Renton Historical Society members, community members (aka non-Board Members) to join them in their efforts! Contact us at RentonHistoricalSociety@gmail.com if you are interested in any of the following committees or if you are interested in joining us for a Board Meeting. • Collections Committee: Working on finding more space for our growing collections! • Fundraising & Events Committee: Excited to mix it up this year with lots of new ideas for our annual fundraiser, called Boots & Boogie: A Barn Dance and Auction Benefiting the Renton History Museum. It is to be held at the Renton Community Center on Saturday, September 10th. The committee welcomes your help in planning the event. We also have other committees that Board Members are committed to continuing work throughout this year and going forward. This includes the goals we set for ourselves on our five-year Strategic Plan. We continue to address the new state law impacting nonprofits, as we are working to stay up-to-date with our bylaws and policies. And, very importantly, we are eager to strengthen our bonds with the city by working on renewing the Museum Management Agreement between the Renton Historical Society and the City of Renton. Thanks to all of you and for your support of our amazing museum. by Jessica Kelly, President Jessica Kelly President Gloria Alexander, 1935 (RHM# 2005.019.006) RHS acknowledges we RHS acknowledges we are on the unceded are on the unceded traditional land of traditional land of the Duwamish people. the Duwamish people. A people forced to A people forced to relocate, but who have relocate, but who have persevered.persevered. The Museum views the history of Renton to include since time immemorial to today and is committed to exploring that through its partnerships, exhibits and programs. SUMMER QUARTERLY, 2022 | 5 Puget Sound Power & Light Co. (PSP&L), if they could construct a small community playground on the land. It is unclear when exactly this happened (possibly 1946), but the company agreed.1 The “Renton Scenic Hill playfield” existed unremarkably for many years. It is likely that there was never an agreement on paper that allowed the community to use the land, just a verbal okay from someone at PSP&L. That changed in July 1948 when the City of Renton entered into a formal lease agreement with PSP&L. The city leased the land for $1 and took over responsibility for the playfield.2 The agreement included a clause in which the city agreed “the Company [PSP&L] shall not be liable for any damage or injury suffered.”3 The reason the agreement was formalized may be because a few months earlier, in April 1948, PSP&L was sued by a Renton man for injuries he sustained from an electric wire while hunting in Kittitas County. Alfred Halverson asked for over $26,000 for “electrical burns and shock suffered.”4 Halverson was deer hunting with his brother-in-law in October 1947 when he came into contact with the wire; only his brother-in-law’s rubber boots enabled him to kick the wire away from Halverson’s unconscious body.5 It is unknown how the case was decided but given the lack of newspaper coverage, Continued from page 1 Cover photo: Play equipment at Philip Arnold Park, 2007. (Photo courtesy of City of Renton) COMMUNITY SPACES Philip Arnold Park ballfield and (inset) comfort station, 1965 (Photos from RHM# 2009.002.001) 6 | RENTON HISTORY MUSEUM it is possible it was settled out of court. The land the Renton Scenic Hill playfield was on was also home to 100’ tall electrical transmission towers. After the Halverson incident, the company likely tightened up their land liabilities, signing leases indemnifying them against any responsibility for injury. That move was timely for the company because just five months later, a horrific accident occurred at the playfield. Fourteen-year-old Philip Arnold was at the playfield on December 31, 1948 with three buddies, Donald W. Custer, Max Costner, and Edward Cox. All of them were Boy Scouts and Philip had just been recognized as the Outstanding Renton Boy Scout for the month of December.6 As the boys walked through the playfield, Philip and Don decided to climb one of the transmission towers.7 "I don't know why we did, we never had before. But we thought it would be fun to see the view or something. Philip was ahead of me. It was too cold for me and I climbed back down. We all stood looking up at Philip. When he reached the wires he seemed to turn a little and then there was a bright flash. He was bent over a wire. We started running. I looked back and he was gone," said Don later.8 Philip had climbed up about 80’ of the tower when he touched a live wire, sending 110,000 volts of electricity through his body which then fell to the ground.9 Don, Max, and Edward ran to nearby houses, pounding on doors until they found someone who summoned help.10 Philip had been killed instantly. PHILIP ARNOLD PARK At the end of April 1951 the City of Renton officially purchased the playfield for $3,180.11 The community rallied quickly. An opening celebration of the park was held on June 3 with around 400 Rentonites in attendance.12 The newspapers differed on the official name of the new park—Phil Arnold Playfield and Philip Arnold Memorial Park—but it was clear that the park was named after the local Boy Scout who lost his life there.13 Philip’s former Boy Scout Troop raised the flag and the Renton-Valley Band performed.14 The park started out with modest amenities, all donated by individuals or local clubs. The Renton Scenic Hill Club donated the most, installing the slide, sandbox, and fireplace. Another club, the Eagles, donated a set of swings. Renton Hill residents chipped in the materials and labor to provide the flag, flagpole, and picnic table.15 By 1965, with the backing of the City’s Parks and Recreations Department, Philip Arnold Park looked much different. The park now had a “comfort station” (which was code for a small building that included a bathroom), two baseball diamonds, a soccer/football field, play equipment, and a blacktop court for basketball, badminton, and other uses.16 It was probably soon after that that the activity building was added. The popular trend in parks at that time was to run classes and activities out of park buildings. Parents would send children down to the park where these activities, run by Parks & Rec staff, would keep them safe and occupied.17 President Park development, ca. 1960. Area outlined in pink is present-day Kiwanis Park. (Kroll map) Philip Arnold (unknown newspaper clipping, 1 Jan 1949) SUMMER QUARTERLY, 2022 | 7 PRESIDENT PARK AKA KIWANIS PARK Developer Albert Balch spent a significant amount of time adding new houses in the Honeydew area of the Highlands. His primary development, President Park, was at the northwest corner of the city limits at the time. His original addition to Renton was built in 1952. The final President Park addition, No. 12, was completed almost a decade later in 1961.18 Balch’s development company, First Investment Co., owned another piece of land to the east that remained undeveloped. As early as 1954 there were indications that Balch intended to deed that land to the city for use as a park. The residents of the new neighborhood were also requesting a park.19 In late 1961 the city finally purchased a piece of land from Balch for nearly $19,000, and began making the park a reality.20 Originally called “President Park,” like the development, the park continued to grow with periodic land acquisitions. In 1964 Renton Kiwanis Club proposed that in exchange for providing some money for amenities at the park, the name of President Park be changed to Kiwanis Park. The Park Board voted unanimously to approve the change and sent the matter to the Mayor Donald W. Custer (the same Don Custer who was with Philip Arnold when he passed away) and City Council.21 After about a $5,000 investment, the park became known Kiwanis Park.22 By 1965 the park was taking shape. It included a baseball diamond, play equipment, and cinder footpaths for walking.23 As with Philip Arnold Park, in 1968 an activity building was added. Classes and activities open to the public were run on a steady schedule out of the building. TIME FOR A MAKEOVER Philip Arnold Park in 2021 was not that unlike the original park. Play structures have been updated over the years to keep them current and safe. One of the baseball diamonds was removed. Tennis courts, a picnic shelter, and a dedicated basketball court were added, but no major changes to the overall landscape were made. Kiwanis Park, like Philip Arnold Park, was also fairly unchanged. Tennis courts and a basketball court were added, and other updates made as needed, but a majority of the park remained the same. 2022 is a big year for these two parks. Both are undergoing huge makeovers—$6.2 million for Philip Arnold and $6.9 million for Kiwanis—financed by a combination of a 2019 Parks Bond, 2019 King County Proposition 1 Levy, Parks Impact Mitigation Fees, and local funding.24 Some of the upgrades are needed because of the age of the parks, but others address changes in the way the public wants to use parks. Gone are the days when parents would send small children down to the park by themselves for activities. The bathrooms attached to the activity buildings unfortunately suffer from vandalism and new solutions are required. Also important are accessibility issues. Both parks are in need of upgrades to make them usable by all members of the Renton community. Philip Arnold Park’s makeover will start in early fall 2022 and will last until late spring 2023. The planned upgrades Continued on page 10 Kiwanis Park, 1965. (Photos from RHM# 2009.002.001) 8 | RENTON HISTORY MUSEUM I n 2014 we received the donation of an intriguing collection of glass plate negatives of early Kennydale, taken by local semi-professional photographer Charles W. Sanders. Among the collection were nine images featuring a young dark-haired woman, her husband, and family members. These negatives were stored in a box that included the title “Mattie’s wedding.” Mattie was the single most recurring character in this collection, and yet we had no last name for her and no other identifying details beyond a rough guesstimate of her age and a ballpark date for her wedding: sometime in 1905 or 1906. We began calling her “Mysterious Mattie” among ourselves while we puzzled out new lines of detective inquiry. We tried everything we could think of: surveying every Mattie in the 1900 and 1910 Kennydale censuses—no luck—then broadening out to include the Renton censuses. We scanned other Kennydale photos from the period, in case Mattie appeared in one of them—again, no luck. But what if Mattie featured so regularly in Sanders’ collection because she was a relative? Digging deeper into Sanders’ background, we found him and his siblings in the 1880 census for Illini, Illinois, more than 20 years before HISTORY MYSTERY by Elizabeth P. Stewart, Director Elizabeth P. Stewart Director The wedding party of Mattie Saunders and Zenas Young, 1905. (RHM# 2014.026.087) The wedding party of Mattie Saunders and Zenas Young, 1905. Man on right may be Mattie's brother, Lew Saunders. (RHM# 2014.026.785) they resettled in the Renton area. One sister, Martha Frances Saunders (some of the family went by “Saunders” instead of “Sanders”), born in 1878, looking to be the right age for an older bride. Much of the family relocated to King County in 1904, the year before her wedding. We dug deeper into newspapers to see if we could find any mention of Martha or Mattie Saunders. Sure enough, in the Seattle Times regular column of social events in Kennydale in the spring of 1905, there was Mattie Saunders and often her brother Lew, entertaining her future in-laws and attending parties with her friends. Having confirmed that Mattie Saunders was an active young woman in Kennydale in 1905, we were able to use marriage records to confirm that she married Zenas Young, a brakeman on a logging train whose family lived in Kennydale, on August 6, 1905 in Seattle with brother Lewis as a witness. No word on whether Charles was in attendance, but he certainly was on hand to take beautiful wedding photos outdoors in Kennydale that day. Mystery solved. Mattie Saunders Young, Zenas Young, and friends in Kennydale, ca. 1905. Mattie and Zenas are on the right. (RHM# 2014.026.787) MEMORIAL DONATIONS March 1, 2022 - May 20, 2022 Bill Anardi Allen & Shirley Armstrong Arlys Kampstra Roberta Logue Harold“Hab”Bruce Gaye & Scott Faull McClellan Wanda Capellaro Diana Bartley Don Camerini Vicki Dallosto Roberta Logue Richard Illian Roberta Logue George Mano Donovan J. Lynch Donna Kerr Nelson Allen & Shirley Armstrong DONATIONS OF $1000 OR MORE John & Jewel Andrew Ila Hemm DONATIONS Joseph Adriano Kory Ball Brent Begalka Bradley Campbell Wilma Dallosto Deloris Dewing Gloria Duffey Nancy Dulaney SUMMER QUARTERLY, 2022 | 9 NEW MEMBERS Eileen Yamada Lamphere Barbara Rabon Museum Office Aide Stephanie Snyder once again knocked Chalk Your Walk out of the park with her amazing chalk art skills. Stephanie recreated two photos from the museum's collection. She drew the airplane promoting a new community pool in 1947 at the Renton Community Center while over 20 other chalk artists worked alongside her. The Renton High School "big drum" from 1955 decorated the museum's sidewalk. We are so lucky to have Stephanie's creativity on our team! MEMORIAL DONATIONS OF $100 OR MORE Larry Crook Jeannie Greene-Crook Daniel W. Hollingshead Jeannie Greene-Crook Donald Schumsky Roberta Logue Joan Frank Katie Harshbarger Monica Jeppeson Eileen Yamada Lamphere Pete & Hannelore Maas Laurie McKenna John & Linda Middlebrooks Brian Mishler Linda Monson Mary Ritchie Patrick & Linda Texeira IN-KIND DONATIONS John & Jewel Andrew CHALK YOUR WALK 2022 WWI ITEMS DONATED In March the museum received a wonderful donation of WWI items that belonged to Floyd E. Lawrence. Floyd was an Army Private during WWI, serving with a tank corps in France. Before Floyd shipped out, his mother, Olive Lawrence, hand-knitted him a sweater vest, cap, and a pair of wristlets. We know from other first-person accounts that the soldiers suffered mightily from the cold and rain, so these warm clothes would have been especially valuable. Despite seeing war, all three are in excellent condition. Floyd did not have children and the items were passed down in the family via his niece until arriving here. 10 | RENTON HISTORY MUSEUM are many. The old activity building (and bathrooms) will be demolished. A new easy-to-clean, hard-to-vandalize “Portland Loo” will replace the old bathrooms. The old picnic shelter will be replaced, and an additional picnic shelter will be added. New play equipment will be installed along with a paved “parent plaza.” The basketball court is being redone and the landscaping around it will be updated. Less visible though very important upgrades will be made to drainage and irrigation. A brand-new ADA-accessible looped trail will be added to the park. Care was taken to avoid disturbing the park’s grand old maple trees and the new trail will travel around them.25 Kiwanis Park’s upgrade started in April 2022 and will last through the end of the year. It is receiving many of the same upgrades as Philip Arnold Park including the demolition of the activity building, a new Portland Loo restroom, basketball court upgrade, new picnic shelter, new play apparatus, and a parent plaza. Kiwanis is also getting a looped ADA-accessible trail and new ADA-accessible entrance on Union Avenue. A significant part of this makeover is the baseball diamond. New backstop and dugouts will be added along with Renton parks’ first synthetic all-weather surface infield.26 EPILOGUE Philip Arnold Park is officially 71 years old (unofficially 76- ish years old) and Kiwanis Park is 61 years old. Both have served generations of Renton families. My own family lived across the street from Philip Arnold Park for ten years. These makeovers will take a little bit of time, but they are important to get these two wonderful community parks ready to serve the next several generations. END NOTES 1 “Philip Arnold Memorial Park to Open Sunday,” Renton Chronicle, 31 May 1951, p.1. 2 “Puget Sound Power & Light Company Permit for Limited Use of Operating Property,” 14 Jul 1948, City of Renton City Clerk files. 3 Ibid. 4 “Power-Line Burns Basis of Court Suit,” Seattle Daily Times, 21 Apr 1948, p.11. 5 “Hunter Holds Hands with Power Line---Finds it Shocking,” Renton Chronicle, 23 Oct 1947, p.1. 6 “Boy’s Death on Power Pole Ends Scout Hike,” unknown newspaper clipping, 1 Jan 1949 (RHM# 1966.007.213) 7 “Phil Arnold Dies in Tragedy,” Renton Chronicle, 6 Jan 1949, p.1. 8 “Boy’s Death on Power Pole Ends Scout Hike,” unknown newspaper clipping, 1 Jan 1949 (RHM# 1966.007.213) 9 E. P. Chalcraft, “Boy, 14, Climbs Power Tower, Electrocuted,” Seattle Post- Intelligencer, n.d., p.1. 10 Ibid. Philip’s death was the second death in his family in just two years; Philip’s father died of cancer in 1946. 11 Renton Parks and Recreation, “Areas and Facilities," 1965, pp.16-17 (RHM# 2009.002.001); Letter from City Attorney Arthur Haugen to City Clerk Wiley Crook, 7 May 1951, City of Renton City Clerk files. 12 “Large Crowd Sees Dedication of Playfield,” Renton Chronicle, 7 Jun 1951, p.5. 13 “Ceremony Sunday Will Dedicate Phil Arnold Playfield on Hill,” Renton Chronicle, 31 May 1951, p.1.; “Philip Arnold Memorial Park to Open Sunday,” Renton Chronicle, 31 May 1951, p.1. 14 “Large Crowd Sees Dedication of Playfield,” Renton Chronicle, 7 Jun 1951, p.5. 15 “Philip Arnold Memorial Park to Open Sunday,” Renton Chronicle, 31 May Continued from page 7 1951, p.1. 16 Renton Parks and Recreation, “Areas and Facilities,” 1965, pp.16-17 (RHM# 2009.002.001) 17 Each park had its own “leader” assigned who was responsible for running the programming at that park’s community building. In 1975 activities were running at Philip Arnold Park six days a week, covering the afternoon and evenings; Renton Parks and Recreation Department, “Phillip [sic] Arnold Park Recreation Center Fall, Winter, Spring Schedule of Activities 1974-75.” 18 Houses in the “Albert Balch’s President Park” addition to Renton were built in 1952, according to public records available on the King County Parcel Viewer. Records in the same source state the homes in “Albert Balch’s President Park No. 12” addition were built in 1961. 19 Letter from Supt. of Parks and Recreation Gene Coulon to Mayor and City Council, 18 Aug 1954, City of Renton City Clerk files. 20 Earnest Money Receipt and Agreement between City of Renton and First Development Co., 21 Oct 1961, City of Renton City Clerk files. 21 Letter from Supt. of Parks and Recreation Gene Coulon to Mayor and City Council, 13 Apr 1964, City of Renton City Clerk files. 22 Thirteen years later, another Kiwanis-named park ran into the women’s movement, when local human rights activist and feminist Versie Vaupel challenged the naming of a park for an organization that banned women’s membership. Sally Temple, “There’s More in a Park’s Name Than Meets the ‘Aye,’” Seattle Times, 16 Mar 1977, p.138. 23 Renton Parks and Recreation, “Areas and Facilities,” 1965, pp.28-29 (RHM# 2009.002.001) 24 “Current Projects,” City of Renton website, https://www.rentonwa.gov/cms/ One.aspx?portalId=7922741&pageId=12313947 25 Ibid. 26 Ibid. Artist's rendering of the rennovations slated for Philip Arnold Park. The work will begin in early fall 2022 and last until spring 2023. Right: Artist's rendering of the rennovations slated for Kiwanis Park. The work is already underway and will last until the end of the year. SUMMER QUARTERLY, 2022 | 11 MEMBERSHIP FORM Please select a membership level: Individual $30 Student/Senior $20 Family $40 Benefactor $75 Patron $150 Business/Corporate $175 Life membership $750 Basic memberships Sustaining memberships Name: Address: Phone: Payment information Visa or MC #: Exp. date: Signature: Please make checks payable to Renton Historical Society. 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COMING THIS FALL!From OCTOBER 11 to DECEMBER 9 RENTON HISTORY MUSEUM 235 Mill Ave. S Renton, WA 98057 Susan Takahashi and Elise Iwasaki making paper frogs at Philip Arnold Park, ca. 1960. (RHM #2004.005.011) IN HINDSIGHT...