Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington is a coastal seaport city and the seat of King County, in the U.S. state of Washington. With an estimated 634,535 residents as of 2012, Seattle is the largest city in the Pacific Northwest region of North America and one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of around 3.5 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the nation. A major gateway for trade with Asia, Seattle is the 8th largest port in the United States and 9th largest in North America in terms of container handling.

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Magic Clubs (past and present)

International Brotherhood of Magicians Ring 59 is located in Seattle, Washington.

Magigal Assembly No. 2 was formed in Seattle in 1944.

Magical Points of interest

• Hermetic Press publishing company was founded in 1989 by Stephen Minch.

Magical Events

• 2004 - Pacific Coast Association of Magicians convention was held in Seattle.

Prominent Magicians

• Del Adelphia (1868-1917) had his own workshop in Seattle by 1913.
• David Charvet was born in Seattle.
• John Lovick (b. 1962), known as "Handsome Jack" has a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre from the University of Washington in * Syd * Syd Brockman (1898-1984) ran the magic shop at 110 Seneca Street in Seattle, Washington from the late 1950's until the building was demolished in 1974.
• Ernesti (?-1973) was known as the Clown Magician in the Bainbridge Island, Washington area.
• John Pomeroy (1938-2000), a magician, inventor, craftsman and magic dealer, was born in Seattle.

References

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