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The Southwest Seattle Historical Society joins the heritage community in mourning the death of a monumental figure in local history. Paul Dorpat, known for the "Now and Then" Column in the Seattle Times and for co-founding HistoryLink, passed at the age of 87 on Wednesday.

Paul Dorpat's work is a legacy for everyone in our community. His life, an inspiration. He will be greatly missed. We are thankful for all that he has contributed.

Paul Dorpat, 1938-2026 Paul Dorpat, Seattle historian and counterculture chronicler, 87 By Jean Sherrard and Clay Eals Seattle’s leading public historian has officially joined his city’s past. Paul Dorpat, who helped sha…

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Bikes on the West Seattle Bridge, Seattle.
Log House Museum, West Seattle Bridge, Photographs, 2005.32.999

Dead Baby Downhill race, Seattle, 2011.
Log House Museum, Photographs, 2011.19.13