Atlas Obscura Seattle-6127 Steed stands on the tomb of the Denny family, the first white settlers in Seattle. (Photo by Alex Stonehill) Alex Stonehill Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly. Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.