West Coast Manufacturing and Investment Company
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- Feb 23, 1892The Great Shingle Train of 1892A record-breaking shipment of 5,000,000 red cedar shingles from Ballard mills highlights the rapid industrial growth of a young Seattle.Ballard, Seattle, WA
- Oct 22, 1893Ballard’s Shingle Mills Roar Back to LifeAfter months of silence due to litigation and economic uncertainty, the neighborhood's mill economy gears up for a busy winter.Ballard, Seattle, WA
- Nov 14, 1893The Sudden Flight of Ballard's Prominent CitizenA local businessman flees to Chicago, leaving unfinished projects and a cryptic telegram behind, out of a sensitive fear of public scandal.Burke Avenue, Seattle, WA
- Aug 3, 1894Ballard's Shingle Mills Fire Back Up—But the Owners See Thin MarginsAfter a two-month shutdown, nearly every shingle mill in Ballard is running again. The smokestacks are busy, but low prices and a rail-car crunch keep the revival uneasy.Shilshole Bay, Seattle, WA