Looking to interview individuals who grew up in 90s Seattle

Submitted by Active-Stand6298 t3_11n0q2i in Washington

Hello everyone! My friend (m21) and I (m23) are in the midst of creating a fantasy novel series based in Seattle in the 1990s. It will take place in the year 1995, following a group of teenagers (ages 15-16). I lived in Snoqualmie, Washington (30 minute drive away) for the majority of my life and fell in love with the city of Seattle. I would always drag my friends to drive over whenever we had the chance. I would love to include this city and more specifically this interesting time period into our books. The only problem is, neither of us were even born yet! While we are doing our own research (reading books/articles), we would love to interview some people to gain a deeper understanding. If anyone wants to help us out, it would be greatly appreciated! :)

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renownbrewer t1_jbn3eht wrote

Go watch old episodes of Almost Live! on YouTube, the satire is actually representative of Seattle and surrounding Suburbs.

Source: mid nineties Seattle high school graduate.

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hotdogmatt t1_jblb8on wrote

I was born in 87 and grew up outside of Seattle. Both of my parents worked downtown so I did spend a lot of time in the city then. I'm happy to help with any questions you might have.

A good source for you will be the season of the real world when it was set in Seattle.

For the most part what I remember is that Seattle is pretty much the same as it is now but it was less crowded. The 90s was a big tech boom but not quite as big as it is now.

Ppl in Seattle were no where near as rich as they are now so everyone would be dressed down much more casually.

No big flashy stores. Most places were rundown/humble.

It was kind of a quite sleepy town. I'd vist places like Port Townsend or Spokane. Those have similar vibes to 90s Seattle.

No one was in much of a rush. You would see ppl at coffee shops catching up or just milling about.

The teens then were kinda rowdy. The grunge scene was huge and the kids here really lived the lifestyle. Smoking hang out by train tracks dressingfrumpy. Had no respect for authorities. Loitering skating and vandalized a lot. Just burnout hoodlums.

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Spider2-YBanana t1_jbmllac wrote

Since it’s being set in 1995, you gotta watch “My Oh My”.

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Taikiteazy t1_jbno5qg wrote

I was born in 78. I went to Seattle a lot to hang out and go to laser shows and things starting around 1991. I didn't "grow up there" but I have a lot of tourist experience from there. Alice in Chains concert to "pain in the grass". I went to hempfest multiple years starting in 93.

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Nabal2000 t1_jbqeo71 wrote

The Iron Horse was a cool little burger joint that would deliver your burger and fries on a little choo choo train. Everything sucked way less. The Mariners were kinda good and the Sonics lost to Micheal Jordan and the Bulls. Coining the phrase the North West Choke. Because up until the Seahawks won the superbowl all our sports teams were choke artists. In the 90’s Issaquah growth exploded, and turned into a god forsaken piece of shit subdivision full of cunty Karen’s and Microsoft corporate boot lickers.

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toemoss73 t1_jbm29zg wrote

Watch the movie Singles…

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