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4 stories matching clutter

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  1. After the Great Fire: A City Rebuilds from Ashes

    Following the Great Seattle Fire of 1889, city authorities clash with circus owners and residents over the 'tinderbox' conditions that allowed the blaze to consume the downtown business district.

    Jun 18, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerFront Street, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall · Disasters

  2. Seattle's Great Tent Crisis

    After the Great Fire of 1889, the city struggled to regulate the makeshift shanties and board-and-canvas tents cluttering the city limits.

    Sep 21, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  3. The Garbage Crisis: Seattle’s ‘Primitive’ Streets Demand a Permanent Solution

    As the City Council debates the fate of the city's waste, officials warn that makeshift disposal methods are turning neighborhoods into health hazards and driving down property values.

    Feb 17, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyCity Hall

  4. The Struggle to Keep Seattle Clean in 1888

    As Seattle prepared for a massive influx of tourists for a summer celebration, one citizen publicly shamed the city's leadership for allowing its streets to remain a cluttered, hazardous mess of construction debris.

    Jun 21, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerFront Street, Seattle, King CountyCity Hall

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  1. A Heartbreaking Winter in Cle Elum

    A Northern Pacific railroad worker's family struggles with extreme poverty and illness in Cle Elum.

    Feb 16, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerCle Elum

  2. The Clamor of the Calamity Dodgers

    A populist rally in Seattle draws a lackluster crowd, exposing the fading energy behind the local free-silver movement.

    Aug 28, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  3. Seattle’s Rotten Garbage Problem

    A health official warns that the city's sewage scow is falling apart, proposing a permanent incinerator.

    May 13, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  4. The Burglary of a Stage Carpenter’s Home

    A theatrical family returns to their Seattle home to find their belongings ransacked, exposing the city's ongoing struggle with property crime.

    Jan 25, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

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