Rainier Avenue Electric Railway
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- Jan 13, 1891The Dream of Suburban SeattlePromoters sell 'garden tracts' near the newly-built Rainier Avenue electric rail line, promising a suburban retreat from the bustling city center.Commercial Street, Seattle, WA
- Jan 15, 1891The Dream of the Suburban Garden PlotDevelopers in 1891 sold city dwellers on the 'choicest' acreages just outside of the developing Seattle core, promising a life of suburban gardens along the new Rainier Avenue electric line.Commercial Street, Seattle, WA
- Jan 16, 1891The Boom-Era Dream of the Rainier ValleyAn 1891 advertisement paints a vivid picture of the speculative fever that drove Seattle's suburban expansion along the new electric streetcar lines.Rainier Avenue, Seattle, WA
- Apr 18, 1894The Receiver Cut Their Pay 2 Cents an Hour. A Judge Made Him Put It Back.When the Rainier Avenue Electric Railway's court-appointed receiver trimmed motormen's wages from 20 cents to 18 cents an hour, the crews — months behind on pay, with houses in Columbia City bought out of their own wages — took him to court and won.Seattle, WA