We put a boat on the flag because Seattle is a great boating city and we put a plane on the flag because Seattle has a great plane industry. They explained, "The Space Needle is pointing to the future and we think it is a special landmark. The proposal for a Seattle city flag from 1970 is to be found at "Two fifth graders sent this design to Mayor Uhlman. There the matter rested until 1990 when the current city flag Once again, but she finally gave up, saying that her efforts “didn't exciteĪnyone”. Member Phyllis Lamphere promoted the idea of adopting a city flag The flag designed by the David Strong Design Group forĬommemoration of the United States bicentennial, but the council declared Willard Goff designedĪ flag, but council rejected it as too contemporary (it showed the Space Seattle designer, William Werrbach, created two designs, but neither In 19 various council members called for a city flag. To adopt a city flag as Seattle before 1990. In nearly seven years of living near, and working in, downtown Seattle, I have never once seen a Seattle flag flying or otherwise displayed from any location - official or unofficial - other than my own front porch.įew cities have made so many unsuccessful attempts One proposed for a new city flag in 1976 designed by the David StrongĪ few months ago, I was finally able to purchased one of these flags from a local flag shop. Preparation for the Goodwill Games (an international athletic event)Īnd Goodwill Arts Festival to be held in Seattle in 1990. The council adopted a city flag and nickname in Suggests Seattle’s location as a port city. “City of Goodwill” was chosen as theĬity’s nickname at the same time as the flag was adopted. Known best for giving his name to the city and for his 1854 speechĭefending the preservation of nature. Separate the remainder of the legend, SEATTLE, which curves fromĬhief Seattle, leader of the local Suquamish tribe, is Around this figure, in teal letters beginning about 9 o’clock andĮnding at 3 o’clock, is CITY OF GOODWILL. The top of his head, and the other beginning lower at the back of his Ribbons, about the same width as the hoist stripes, one from his chin to The city’s seal, in its center a profile of Chief Seattle, facing the hoist.Īround the chief ’s head are two teal curved bands that appear to be cut Which appears to be cast from the foam of surf, is a stylized rendition of With the others to form a sort of wreath around the center of the flag,Īveraging about 8 units in diameter, all on white. Teal ribbon that undulates toward the center of the flag and intertwines Stripe is 2 units from the top edge of the field, and the stripes are approximatelyĮmanating from below the “hook” of each of the top three stripes is a Each of the stripes below decreases in length one-half The top stripe is 3.5 units in length on a field Generally horizontal, but slanted slightly upward and ending in a curved The hoist on a white background run four equally-spaced teal stripes, Is a teal blue/green-a dark aquamarine, “the color of Puget Sound atĭusk”, according to the ordinance of adoption. Seattle’s flag has an elaborate design in two colors. Image(s) from American City Flags by permission of David B. Text and image(s) from American City Flags,Ĭourtesy of the North American Vexillological Association, which County and Municipal flags of Washington.World's Fair 1909 / AYPE (Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition).Martucciĩ-10 (2002-2003), courtesy of the North American Vexillological Association, Keywords: seattle | washington | king county |ġ1:15 image(s) by permission of David B. This page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website Seattle, Washington (U.S.) King County
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