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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1889 | 2 |
| 1894 | 2 |
| 1895 | 2 |
6 stories matching filbert
- The Real Estate Battle for the Heights
Before the neighborhood was fully formed, the Renton Addition was marketed as the 'Fifth Avenue of Seattle,' sparking a feverish battle for transit and development on the city's highest crest.
- The Yellow Church the Neighbors Want Gone
A Renton Addition resident airs a neighborhood feud over a 'mission church' on Hyde and Filbert streets that blocks the view, lowers property values — and that its owner refuses to move, even at the neighbors' expense.
- Brutal Attack on Madison Street
A local contractor remains in serious condition after being assaulted for an sarcastic remark made on a streetcar.
- The Jesuits Build a College on Broadway
In 1894, Seattle's Jesuit fathers secured a block at Broadway and Madison for a new church and school, brought in two priests from St. Louis, and set fall classes for September 4.
- The Real Estate Tycoons of Early Seattle
A look at the men and the infrastructure driving the 1889 expansion of the city's streetcar lines and the booming Renton Addition.
- Tax Delay Threatens Seattle's First Great Paving Program
A new revenue law lets property owners postpone half their taxes until November, and the road fund is so short that the city may stop accepting new street-improvement petitions.