Back to Full List Three Connies, Family, Friends and Others Connie Marsh Stick, Thread, Cotton Fabric, Plastic Paper Ellen Borison, artist An Eastside native, Connie Marsh graduated from Sammamish High School and WSU. As a young woman, she sought her fortune in New York City and Poughkeepsie. Sixteen years ago, Connie returned to Issaquah and opened Doubletake Vintage & Consignment. Her mom, Betty Marsh, agreed to work for Connie for a year. That was fourteen years ago. She's still there. Doubletake is known for its costumes with Halloween being its busiest season. Connie sometimes chides a customer to adopt a complete outfit, and a new persona. Often winning prizes these once-reluctant converts become enthusiasts. Connie is also a serious costumer with a national reputation. Learned in 20th century fashion, she diverts important items she encounters to museum collections or to the theater. Ellen chose to honor Connie for the Collective Memory Project because of her other major role in the community, that of Citizen Activist. Aroused by the proposed SE Bypass 7 years ago, she has become a resolute defender of our quality of life in Issaquah: the quality of our water, of our trees, of our neighborhoods. She believes in treading softly on our surrounds. Gifted with a patient and orderly mind, Connie tirelessly reads city governance documents. Although she is better informed certainly than most policy makers, Connie has been chastised for wearing pajama bottoms to council meetings, which she attends conscientiously. There she stands in opposition to indifference, inattention, inertia. Agree with her or not, we are lucky to have her. Connie holds faith with democracy. Connie Marsh shares her home in Issaquah with husband Cory Christensen, 10 year-old Elwood and 9 month-old Peaches, both Giant Schnauzers whom you may encounter when you visit Doubletake. She has been wearing pajama bottoms as a habit for four years now (or at least two, according to Betty). Personal Item: Pajama Pants