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2 stories matching falk

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:fale, fall, fals, falkland, falli, falcon

  1. The Great Seattle Land-Grab Controversy

    A political advertisement from 1889 exposes a list of prominent Seattle figures accused of inflating real estate prices and manipulating the local land market.

    Sep 18, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyFollow the Money · Scandal

  2. The Gentrification of Early Seattle

    A 1889 land prospectus uses the promise of a new streetcar line to drive up property values, listing an elite roster of buyers to signal progress—and profit.

    Sep 1, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerMadison Street, Seattle, King CountyBoom & Bust

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