Maurice McMicken
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- Jan 23, 1885The Competitive Spirit of Old SeattleA historic local shooting club gathers to elect new leadership and discuss the high-stakes world of Northwest trap shooting.Seattle, WA
- Mar 17, 1889The Denny Hotel: Seattle’s Grand Bet on ItselfAs the city raises nearly $100,000 to build a luxury hotel, workers break ground for excavation, signaling a new era of civic ambition and commercial confidence.Wallingford, Seattle
- Jun 23, 1889The Real Estate Tycoons of Early SeattleA look at the men and the infrastructure driving the 1889 expansion of the city's streetcar lines and the booming Renton Addition.Seattle, WA
- Jun 24, 1889After the Great Fire: Seattle Rebuilds from AshesFollowing the devastating 1889 fire that leveled the city’s business district, residents and business owners scramble to reorganize amidst the ruins of the downtown core.Seattle, WA
- Sep 19, 1889The Renton Addition Land GrabA 1889 real estate advertisement lists the city's power brokers as buyers in a new development, telegraphing a future windfall ahead of infrastructure expansion.Madison Street, Seattle, WA
- Jan 1, 1891The Great Seattle Land Rush: How 1890 Rewrote the MapNewly unearthed records from 1890 show a city transforming through massive real estate speculation, where plots bought for hundreds were suddenly worth tens of thousands.Second Street, Seattle, WA
- Nov 14, 1892The Wild Deer of Lake WashingtonAs the fishing season wanes, local sportsmen find unexpected game within city limits as deer wander into the urban landscape.Lake Washington, Seattle, WA
- Aug 28, 1894The Water Famine on Kenton HillResidents get water only about three hours a day while Seattle’s two council houses argue over pumps, sprinkling schedules and fire hose.Seattle, WA
- May 12, 1899The Vanishing of Ida Peak: A Seattle Restaurant Girl’s Disappearance Sparks a SearchIda Peak, a waitress at the New York Wafer House on Cherry Street, vanished after claiming she was visiting her sister in Bellevue. Her family is left with only rumors and a missing person's description.Cherry Street, Seattle, WA