David Brewster
David Brewster founded Crosscut. He is now the director of Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum.
Latest work
Politics
Has Seattle's dream for rail transit run its course?
All the factors that made such a strong case for rail in 1968 are much weaker now. Jim Ellis, the architect of the dream, recalls how the crusade began and why Seattle seemed the perfect city for an extensive rail system.
Seattle & King County
Genuflecting to the high rises
Let's not get too giddy and forget to examine these supposed architectural marvels – before they're built.
Culture
It's all a plot: The Sonics and Storm will stay in Seattle
The worse things look, the better the chances of a hairbreadth rescue for the team. Here's how the play is diagrammed.