Frank A. Pontius
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- Aug 20, 1878The Fairview Addition: A 19th-Century Real Estate PitchAn 1878 advertisement for a 'rich, level' tract of land reveals how early Seattle developers used the installment plan to sell the dream of homeownership.Front Street, Seattle, WA
- Aug 28, 1878The Fairview Dream: Installment Housing in 1878 SeattleA real estate advertisement for the 'Fairview Addition' highlights the city's early embrace of the installment plan to help working-class families buy land.Front Street, Seattle, WA
- Oct 26, 1892Defending John McGrawSupporters and neighbors from his early days in Maine rally to the gubernatorial candidate’s defense against allegations of past business failures and disreputable behavior.Mill Street, Seattle, WA