Otto Ranke
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- May 8, 1885The Birth of Seattle's Classical Music Scene in 1885High-society music lovers gathered at S.G. Young’s office to launch the Oratorio Society, setting the stage for the city's cultural maturation.Seattle, WA
- Aug 22, 1888The Bricklayer Shortage of 1888As Seattle began its rapid expansion, contractors scrambled to find enough skilled labor to keep pace with the building boom.Seattle, WA
- Jun 28, 1889The Deadly Aftermath of the Great Seattle FireA workman is crushed by the unstable ruins of the Union Block, sparking a tragedy as crews attempt to clear the debris of the city's recent destruction.Great Seattle Fire, Seattle, WA
- Nov 20, 1891The Governor Who Filled Washington Returns, and Finds It FullSixteen years after leaving office, former territorial governor Edward Salomon walks back into an Olympia hotel and finds old friends grown wealthy — and a young state he helped populate now competing with Seattle and Tacoma for its own future.Olympia Hotel, Olympia, WA
- Nov 15, 1892The Builder of Seattle’s Skyline Passes AwayOtto Ranke, the contractor behind the Pioneer and Yester buildings, dies at his Madison and Tenth home.Seattle, WA
- Nov 16, 1892The Mason Who Rebuilt SeattleOtto Ranke, the master mason who constructed many of the city's most prominent buildings and steered the post-fire reconstruction, has died at 49.Seattle, WA
- Oct 27, 1893The Bricklayer’s Scaffold FallA workplace injury suit highlights the dangerous construction conditions in early Seattle as a laborer fights the estate of a deceased developer.Seattle, WA
- Feb 2, 1895The Saloonkeeper Who Could Not BreatheAlbert Frederick Able, an old-time Seattle saloon man, suffocated when throat cancer closed the tube that kept him alive.Seattle, WA