In 1953 Melvin Love of Bellevue and Ken Day of Clyde Hill carpooled to Olympia to incorporate their cities. The day was March 31 1953. Ken day was mayor of Clyde Hill and Melvin Love became Bellevue's second mayor just a bit later. The incorporation was the result of many nights of public meetings to hammer out what the city was to become.
The city of Bellevue is now in session
4/9/1953
This photo of Bellevue's new council was taken at it's first official meeting a week ago Tuesday at the home of Charles Bovee. From left to right are Ken Cole, attorney for the city, and Councilmen Melvin Love, Phil Bessor, Geroge Kardong, Mayor Bovee, Thomas Dann, Alden Hanson and Albert Prince.
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HIS HONOR - Kenneth W. Day, mayor of Clyde Hill in 1953
The first mayor of a brand new town, Clyde Hill, on the East side of Lake Washington. Community voted to in corporate, chose Day as chief executive.
Robert Reid, chamber president, Al Thompson, school board president, Pete Dailey from Look Magazine, Ben Lewis from Riverside, California (another winner) and mayor Melvin Love.
From 110th Ave in Bellevue 2019
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