W. E. Boone
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- Apr 15, 1883The City’s New FaceArchitect W. E. Boone unveils ambitious plans for a massive brick residence and new commercial structures, signaling a construction boom in Seattle.Front Street, Seattle, WA
- Jun 28, 1883The New Jewel of the Seattle SkylineA descriptive look at the newly completed Yesler-Leary block, a state-of-the-art brick edifice at the corner of Mill and Front streets.Seattle, WA
- Apr 19, 1885The Unbreakable Vaults of 1885 SeattleA state-of-the-art fortress of steel and brick arrives in Seattle, promising security for the valuables of a booming frontier town.Seattle, WA
- Sep 5, 1888The Looming Bottleneck: Seattle’s Growing Pains in 1888An architect’s urgent warning to city leaders echoes through time: invest in infrastructure now, or pay ten times the cost later.Front Street, Seattle, WA
- Sep 12, 1894A Damning Report on Seattle's Water WorksA Chamber of Commerce committee found a hastily built municipal water system, political patronage and missing maps—and urged Seattle to hire a professional engineer at $5,000 a year.Seattle, WA
- Sep 14, 1894Seattle’s Water Fight: Pumping Queen Anne or Building for the FutureAs Seattle’s reservoirs strain, Superintendent Andrew Jackson argues that waste, not supply, is the problem—and that the city’s pumping system is only a stopgap until a Cedar River gravity plan can be built.Seattle, WA