W. R. Ballard
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- Jun 22, 1888The Real Estate Boom at Salmon BayA speculative land development promises a suburban future in Seattle’s north side, betting on railroad connectivity.Seattle, WA
- Jun 23, 18881888 Ad Promises Gilman Park Home Lots and Quick ProfitsDevelopers promised a 'choice residence' utopia in North Seattle, touting hourly trains and rapid wealth, just as the city's housing boom began in earnest.Ballard, Seattle, WA
- Aug 1, 1888The Real Estate Boom of Salmon BayPromotional copy for a 1888 Seattle subdivision promise rapid riches, mirroring the city's perpetual hunger for land development.Salmon Bay, Seattle, WA
- Aug 21, 1888The Political Machine at the Engine HouseSeattle Republicans assemble at the local engine house to organize their county convention and choose delegates, marking a night of high-stakes civic coordination in the city's early history.Second Ward, Seattle, WA
- Jan 1, 1891The Banking Titans Building Modern SeattleA look inside the financial engine driving Seattle’s rapid expansion in the early 1890s through the lens of a newly rising financial institution.Ballard, Seattle
- May 29, 1895A Hospital for the Poor, Not the Pauper House: Seattle General Prepares to OpenThe Seattle General Hospital will open June 15 in the leased Avon house on Front Street, offering free treatment to the needy and a training school for nurses—backed by a women's auxiliary that has already raised funds through lunchrooms.Seattle, WA
- Jun 23, 1895The Panic Is Over, a Traveler Reports — and Seattle Is Ready for the RushW. R. Ballard returns from two months back East with word that factories are raising wages and the depression is lifting. He says Easterners are hungry for news of Seattle and a wave of immigration is coming.Seattle, WA
- Jul 2, 1895A Flag Over the Sick: Seattle's First General Hospital Opens Its DoorsA three-story wooden building on Front Street becomes a nonsectarian refuge for the poor and paying alike — raised by a woman's persistence and a city's donations, and dedicated under the Stars and Stripes.Seattle, WA