January 1 – January 18, 1891
The Boom Town That Never Was
January 1891 Seattle paper reports pitched Utsalady as the coming metropolis.
4 reports in The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 1 – January 18, 1891.
The story
The January 1891 Seattle Post-Intelligencer items concern real estate promotion rather than a single discrete event: they describe an 1890 advertisement and subsequent pitches for Utsalady as the inevitable next metropolis of the Pacific Northwest. The pitches cited Utsalady's deep-water harbor and timber wealth, while one report described a promised 'coming city' on the shores of Lake McMurray based on coal, timber, and sandstone. One headline called Utsalady 'the boom town that wasn't'; the reports do not describe an actual city being built.
Told from the 4 reports below. The reports are the record.
The archive grouped these reports automatically, by date, place and subject.
The reports 4
- The Seattle Post-IntelligencerUtsalady Bay's Dream of a Great City
An 1890 advertisement pitches the deep-water harbor of Utsalady as the inevitable next metropolis of the Pacific Northwest.
- The Seattle Post-IntelligencerAn 1891 Investor's Case for Utsalady
In 1891, real estate promoters pitched Utsalady as the inevitable future metropolis of the Puget Sound, promising that its deep-water harbor and timber wealth would eclipse every other city in the region.
- The Seattle Post-IntelligencerThe Boomtown That Never Was: The Dreams of Utsalady
In 1891, real estate speculators pitched the small harbor town of Utsalady as a future metropolis destined to surpass Seattle.
- The Seattle Post-IntelligencerThe Boom Town That Wasn't: A 1891 Real Estate Pitch
Before the land was logged or the mines were fully opened, developers promised a metropolis on the shores of Lake McMurray—selling 'the coming city' on a dream of coal, timber, and sandstone.
From the pages
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer · Jan 1, 1891
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer · Jan 4, 1891
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer · Jan 6, 1891
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer · Jan 18, 1891
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