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- Mar 17, 1889The Great Land Rush: Seattle’s West Side and Coney Island of the NorthwestAs real estate brokers hawk cleared lots for $200 and advertise excursion trips to 'Coney Island' pleasure groves, Seattle is rapidly transforming from a logging town into a booming speculative market.West Seattle, Seattle
- May 8, 1889The Seattle Boom of 1888A real estate pitch from 1888 promises fortune to those who buy into North Seattle’s 'unplatted land'—a document that highlights the origins of Seattle's rapid expansion and land speculation.Queen Anne, Seattle, WA
- May 31, 1889The Real Estate Frenzy of 1889A local columnist offers a wry, cynical peek at the movers, shakers, and hustlers reshaping the streetscape of Seattle during the great land boom.Seattle, WA
- Jun 18, 1889The Real Estate Poet of West SeattleIn an era of aggressive land speculation, developers sold West Seattle not just as property, but as a vision of the Mediterranean transplanted to the Pacific Northwest.West Seattle, Seattle, WA