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James Sanderson Ditty (1880–1962) was a photo-engraver in the Seattle area for 30 years and an "adventurous entrepreneur" and "hard-nosed" businessman who was involved in the developing of Bellevue, Washington.〔(Seattle Times. James Vesely / Times editorial page editor. ''Nightlife in Bellevue? Preposterous!'' )〕 He is best known today as a businessman whose ideas contributed to the development of a city across the lake from Seattle.〔 He was involved in the Beaux Arts Village, building a house there. As an engraver he was a member of the Seattle Cartoonists' Club and did the engraving for two of their vanity cartoon books of wealthy Seattleites and Washington state-congressmen. ==Highlights== 1911 James S. Ditty builds English Tudor home in Beaux Arts Community.〔(Corey Patt Real Estate, Seattle. ''Listings, 1911 ENGLISH TUDOR Address: 2811 106th Place SE, Beaux Arts 98004 Area: Beaux Arts, Bellevue''. )〕 Ultimately the venture to create an artists colony would fail, the land held for the community's center being sold off, but it would result in a community being founded and Ditty was there to participate.〔(Town of Beaux Arts Village. ''History''. )〕 "Early on", Ditty constructed a cluster of stores, a quarter mile north of Main Street in Bellevue.〔(Charles R. LeWarne. Columbia Magazine, Summer 1997: Vol. 11, No. 2. ''The Maturing State: Bellevues I Have Known: Reflections on the Evolution of an "Edge City"'' )〕 1924: One of Bellevue's first developers, Ditty predicted a day when 200,000 people would live on the Eastside.〔Welch, Bob. Bellevue and the New Eastside a Contemporary Portrait. Chatsworth: Windsor Publications, 1989. ISBN 0897813316.〕 1928 Ditty publishes map showing his vision for Bellevue and Mercer Island, Washington.〔(Lutz, Brian. ''The Sledgehammer – Version 2.0'' January 11, 2010 ''This Was the Future of Bellevue In 1928''. )〕 He devised detailed plans including the bridging of Lake Washington and an area filled with golf courses and airports.〔 1929 James S. Ditty envisions east-side metropolis. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James S. Ditty」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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