Paul Dorpat

Paul Dorpat (born 1938) is an American historian, author, and photographer, specializing in the history of Seattle and Washington state. He had a weekly column in the Seattle Times and is the principal historian of HistoryLink.org, a site devoted to Washington state history.^[1]

Dorpat was a key figure of Seattle's first underground newspaper, the Helix, which was published from March 23, 1967 until June 11, 1970.^[2] Dorpat's Times column "Now & Then" ran weekly from January 17, 1982, to December 20, 2019, totaling about 1,800 articles.^[3] Each week the column paired a historical photo of Seattle with a present-day photo from an identical or similar point of view. He has also written numerous books about Seattle.^[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b Priscilla Long (2001-06-04). "Paul Dorpat publishes first Now & Then column on January 17, 1982". HistoryLink.org. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
^ Walt Crowley (2000-01-01). "Helix, Seattle's first underground newspaper, debuts on March 23, 1967". HistoryLink.org. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
^ Dorpat, Paul (December 20, 2019). "Farewell: Paul Dorpat looks back at nearly 38 years of Now & Then". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 24, 2020.

External links

DorpatSherrardLomont, a blog consisting of expanded versions of Dorpat's "Now and Then" Seattle Times columns.

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[HistoryLink-1-1] Priscilla Long (2001-06-04). "Paul Dorpat publishes first Now & Then column on January 17, 1982". HistoryLink.org. Retrieved 2016-02-07.

[helix1-2] Walt Crowley (2000-01-01). "Helix, Seattle's first underground newspaper, debuts on March 23, 1967". HistoryLink.org. Retrieved 2016-02-07.

[3] Dorpat, Paul (December 20, 2019). "Farewell: Paul Dorpat looks back at nearly 38 years of Now & Then". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 24, 2020.

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