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Exhibits

Sustaining A CityRenton's Many Melting Pots

Sustaining A City , a Renton History Museum exhibit, about Renton’s unique growing, cooking, and eating traditions. Renton citizens have shared our foodways, from Duwamish fishing and gathering through German bakeries and Italian wine-making to chain restaurants and supermarkets. Sustaining A City helps the visitor understand how sharing food has bridged differences between diverse people. The exhibit also provides an opportunity to remember food traditions that may have been forgotten, like pioneer picnics and Renton’s thriving dairy industry of the early 20th century.