For many folks in Seattle, fall is purple. Young and young at heart share their passion for the University of Washington football team at parties big and small in parking lots, living rooms, bars and back yards on a gorgeous October Saturday afternoon, evening...and Sunday morning! In this case the party is a just north of the Montlake cut, within easy walking distance of Husky Stadium, and the photo is destined to be someone's holiday photo greeting card. This weekend was Homecoming Week at the University of Washington and pictured are alumni from the greater Seattle area, but from both Vancouvers, North Carolina and eastern Washington.
The University of Washington has been celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. It officially opened on November 4, 1861. The University of Washington was originally situated in a 10 acre campus in downtown Seattle in an area bordered by 4th and 6th Avenues and Union and Seneca Streets. The University was relocated to its current location in 1895. The 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition utilized unused portions of campus, the development of which was incorporated into the overall campus master plan and site layout at its conclusion. The University still owns the property downtown the leases of which generate millions of dollars in rent each year.
The current mascot - the Husky, was adopted by a student committee in 1922 and replaced the weather referencing 'Sun Dodger'.
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