Seattle was still in the midst of peak grunge in 1993.
It was the year Nirvana released "In Utero" and Pearl Jam dropped it's sophomore album "Vs". Prince changed his name to a symbol and Meatloaf had the biggest hit in the world - que the verse we all love to hate..."I would do anything for love".
In 1993 Jeff Bezos was working at a New York City hedge fund wondering if an online bookstore would work. He's now the richest man in the world, so draw your own conclusions.
There were 272 Starbucks stores, basically one for every hundred today.
Microsoft began selling an ergonomic mouse for $80 dollars. While Boeing began production on the new Triple 7.
The Seattle SuperSonics, The Seahawks and The Mariners all played home games inside The Kingdome.
Finally, 1993 was the year Frasier Crane became Seattle's most famous fictional character, joining NBC's must-see TV Thursday line up along with Mad About You, Wings and Seinfeld.