Jackson Street Cable Railway
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- Jul 17, 1888Seattle's Jackson and Rainier Lots Offered Cottage BonusesA speculative real estate scheme offered a 'fortune' in cottage homes to entice buyers into Seattle's rapidly expanding southern suburbs.Jackson Street, Seattle, WA
- Jul 27, 1888The 1888 Seattle Housing GambleDevelopers promised a 'small fortune' to lucky buyers in this early Seattle land scheme.Jackson Street, Seattle, WA
- Jul 31, 1888The 'Small Fortune' Lottery in Early SeattleA 1888 real estate promotion for Jackson and Rainier streets promised investors not just a home, but a chance at a windfall in a property lottery.Jackson Street, Seattle, WA
- Aug 5, 1888Five Free Cottages Offered With Seattle Building LotsDevelopers Kittinger Brothers launch a marketing blitz for their new 'Jackson and Rainier Streets Addition,' complete with a promise to raffle off modern cottages to random lot buyers.Jackson Street, Seattle, WA
- Aug 8, 1888The Great Seattle Housing Lottery of 1888Promoters promised a ‘small fortune’ to anyone buying a lot, dangling five fully finished cottages as a randomized bonus in an early, high-stakes real estate marketing scheme.Seattle, WA
- Aug 9, 18881888 Seattle Development Offered 60 Lots and Five CottagesDevelopers used a high-stakes giveaway to lure buyers to the city’s growing outskirts, blending real estate speculation with a chance at a 'small fortune.'Jackson Street, Seattle, WA
- Aug 14, 1888The Real Estate Giveaway That Promised a 'Small Fortune'In 1888, developers sold off 60 lots in Seattle with a high-stakes gambling hook: a chance to win a fully built cottage on your property.Jackson Street, Seattle, WA