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Eccentric Seattle
Eccentric Seattle: Roy Olmsted, Bootleg Czar
Eccentric Seattle: Roy Olmsted, Bootleg Czar
11/5/2004
4:51
Be introduced to dapper cop turned "King of the Rumrunners" and toast of Prohibition era Seattle, Roy Olmsted.
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Mayor Katie B. Wilson's Final Transition Committee Meeting
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New tiny house village offers a fresh start for some Seattleites
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