Author

Sydney Parker

Sydney Parker earned degrees in journalism and dramatic writing from New York University. Her writing has appeared in publications including The Guardian, The Atlantic, Seattle Met Magazine and Splitsider. Sydney resides in Seattle and covers real estate and design for BuzzBuzzNews in the Pacific Northwest.

Author’s articles

Architects team up with Sheraton Seattle Hotel for 24th annual Gingerbread Village

Sydney Parker November 24, 2016

Top local architects have designed this year’s wizardry-themed gingerbread creations.
Foreign investment in Seattle commercial real estate has tripled from earlier this decade

Sydney Parker November 17, 2016

Foreign investors have spent more than $4 billion on commercial real estate in King County since 2015.
11 amazing vintage postcards of Seattle from the early 20th century and beyond

Sydney Parker November 16, 2016

How many of these 20th-century Seattle sights can you recognize?
More parking, stores and office space planned for Seattle’s University Village

Sydney Parker November 4, 2016

Seattle firms Shugart Wasse Wickwire and Hewitt Architects are behind the expansion.
The show-stopping history of Seattle’s Paramount Theater in 10 photos

Sydney Parker October 26, 2016

The building has a tumultuous past, but remains a mainstay of Seattle’s arts and culture scene today.
9 eye-catching photos that show Seattle’s Pacific Science Center was ahead of its time

Sydney Parker October 17, 2016

The futuristic building was designed for the 1962 World’s Fair by Minoru Yamasaki.
Airbnb battling proposed Seattle rental restrictions with new ad campaign

Sydney Parker October 6, 2016

The ads feature diverse Seattle residents explaining how Airbnb has positively impacted their lives.
The history of Seattle’s waterfront in 15 enchanting photos

Sydney Parker September 20, 2016

Watch Seattle’s waterfront grow from a small hub in the 1800s to the busy port it is today.
Once Airbnb favorites, these tiny wagon homes are now for sale in Seattle

Sydney Parker September 16, 2016

The owner says the homes have been booked thousands of times and have hosted hundreds of guests.
Legendary Seattle architect’s mid-century modern home on sale for $570,000

Sydney Parker September 9, 2016

Benjamin F. McAdoo, Jr. was the first African American architect to establish his own firm in the state of Washington.
There’s now a speakeasy on the 35th floor of Seattle’s Smith Tower

Sydney Parker August 24, 2016

The historic building will be opening to the public on August 25th following renovations.
12 compelling photos of Seattle in the depths of the Great Depression

Sydney Parker August 17, 2016

Washington State wasn’t worried about the 1929 stock market crash at first. But by 1930, panic had set in.
Seattle’s Olson Kundig to design a Noah’s Ark-themed children’s museum

Sydney Parker August 9, 2016

Visitors will travel through the museum as Noah, engaging with a landscape that touches on themes such as diversity and new beginnings.
11 photos of Seattle in the totally tubular 1980s

Sydney Parker July 15, 2016

Seattle is looking rad in these choice 1980s photos.
The unusual history of Seattle’s Montlake Bridge

Sydney Parker June 30, 2016

The bridge struggled to get funding until the football team at the University of Washington started playing home games.
10 captivating vintage photos of Seattle in the 1940s

Sydney Parker June 8, 2016

Do you recognize any of these buildings?