Bob Blume, Olympia and the New State

When Bob Blume wanted to build a shopping center on rural land east of Olympia, he knew he d have to give something away. The interstate had already cut through from Olympia up to Tacoma, and the era of car-based, off-the-cloverleaf retail was here. There was no city off the Sleater-Kinney exit to support a large-scale [ ]