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3 stories matching skylin

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:skylight, sky, skylark, skin, salin

  1. The Rising Brick Skyline of Early Seattle

    As Schwabacher Brothers prepares a massive new brick warehouse on Commercial Street, the city celebrates its shift from wooden frame town to a permanent commercial hub.

    Feb 5, 1872Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

  2. The 1878 Great Seattle Tax Auction

    Before the skyline, there was the spreadsheet: A massive public auction of delinquent Seattle properties reveals the names, debts, and land-holdings of the city's pioneer founders.

    Mar 16, 1878Puget Sound DispatchSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money

  3. Seattle’s Early 1878 Council Meetings

    Before the skyline, the city was built on ordinances, grain dryers, and the push for a trans-mountain railroad.

    Aug 17, 1878Puget Sound DispatchWashington Street, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall

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