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Seattle, Washington

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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


Magical Events

  • 2004 - Pacific Coast Association of Magicians convention was held in Seattle.
  • 1931 - The Seattle Ring, Number 59 of the International Brotherhood of Magicians began meeting on March 16, 1931.

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.
  • Rev. Mildred Bangs Wynkoop (1905-1997), an Evangelist who used magic tricks to illustrate her teachings, was born in Seattle.
  • Leslie Hunt (fl. 1920s-1950s) and his wife Julie performed Gospel Magic for leading Church Groups in the Seattle area in the 1950s.
  • Harry Louine (c. 1880-1973), who had the title "King of Koins" was bestowed upon him, moved to Seattle from San Francisco in 1907.
  • Brett McCarron (b. 1959), The Amazing Whitney in the 1980s and 1990s, was born in Seattle.
  • Charles Neil Smith (1887-1972) moved to Seattle where he served as Historian and then President for the P. C. A. M. Smith became known as the "elder statesman" of magic in the Seattle area at the time. His daughter, Pauline Smith (born 1912), performed at the 28th Annual Ladies Night of the Seattle Magic Ring in 1958. She never married and was active in the Seattle assembly of the Magigals until her death in the 1980's.
  • Teeny Long (fl. 1960s-1980s) was a Seattle Washington magician who performed magic as "Hou-Teeny" and clown magic as "Teeny."
  • Bill Bowman (1883-1984) served as the first president of The Seattle Ring, Number 59 of the International Brotherhood of Magicians.
  • George Buyken (1896-1988) died in Seattle.



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