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THE EAGLE HAS LANDED

July 20, 1969

OFF TO THE MOON

The Apollo 11 mission was the first manned mission to land on the Moon. It was the fifth human spaceflight of Project Apollo and the third human voyage to the Moon. Launched on July 16, 1969, it carried Mission Commander Neil Alden Armstrong, Command Module Pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot Edwin Eugene 'Buzz' Aldrin, Jr. On July 20, Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon, while Collins orbited above.

- From Wikipedia

The mission fulfilled President John F. Kennedy's goal of reaching the moon by the end of the 1960s, which he expressed during a speech given before a joint session of Congress on May 25, 1961:^[2]

"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."

HOME, SWEET HOME

I live in the Tashiro Kaplan Artist Lofts in Seattle.  It occupies all of a triangular block, the combination of two buildings and an upward addition.  I've just learned that part of it used to be a public market in the early 20th century.  According to the Museum of History & Industry "The South End Public Market operated at Washington Street and Third Avenue South.  The market's offerings included restaurants, fresh produce, fresh and cured meats, and free delivery."

PHOTO: Webster & Stevens, ca 1919