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10 stories matching dreamer

  1. The Tale of the Dreamer and the Practical Planner

    A satirical editorial sketches the divergent paths of two Seattle-area visionaries: one chasing a 'paradise' of industry and wealth, the other a dreamer building canals and libraries.

    Sep 6, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust · Local Legends

  2. The Unlucky Dreamer’s Club

    A satirical club meeting in Seattle warns members against the dangers of interpreting dreams and reporting ghost sightings.

    Dec 19, 1883Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

  3. A Gold Rush Romance in the Shadow of the Mines

    In the rugged camps of the 1859 gold rush, a pair of lovers find their devotion tested by the harsh realities of frontier life and the relentless pursuit of fortune.

    Oct 21, 1859Puget Sound HeraldSteilacoom, Pierce CountyBoom & Bust

  4. The King of California: An Institutionalized Dreamer

    A laborer from Enumclaw with grand delusions of immense wealth and heavenly status is committed to the asylum at Steilacoom.

    Feb 16, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerEnumclaw, King CountyLocal Legends

  5. The Unrealized Dream of the White Bluffs Dam

    A 1923 report highlights the ambitious, multi-million dollar industrial dreams once held for the White Bluffs-Hanford district.

    Mar 2, 1923White Bluffs SpokesmanWhite Bluffs, Benton CountyBoom & Bust

  6. The Gold Rush That Never Was: Seattle’s First Wave of Klondike Dreamers

    As the first steamers arrive from the Yukon with empty hands and full cargo holds, Seattleites prepare to follow them north, unaware that the gold rush is already over.

    Jun 16, 1899The Seattle StarWestern Avenue, Seattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

  7. The Great Railway Pipe Dream

    A century and a half ago, speculators and dreamers were already busy mapping out the future of Seattle's rail lines and debating the superiority of Puget Sound over Canadian ports.

    Oct 28, 1876The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

  8. The Hardscrabble Frontier of the Stillaguamish

    A detailed 1879 survey of the Stillaguamish River valley reveals a diverse community of pioneers, Prussian soldiers, and dreamers attempting to tame the wilderness of the upper valley.

    Apr 26, 1879The Northern StarStillaguamish River, Stanwood, Snohomish CountyBoom & Bust

  9. The Dreamer of the Lodging House

    A laborer arrested for a barroom scuffle wakes in jail, convinced he committed a murder he only dreamt of.

    Jan 30, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyHousing & Rent · Nightlife

  10. The Romantic Ruin of a Seattle Dreamer

    A young woman in 1878 Seattle finds her intellectual ambitions derailed by a fleeting, unequal affair with a local 'villain.'

    Aug 10, 1878The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyScandal

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