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1 story matching yesier

Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:yesler, yester, yosier, yer, yes, yeer

  1. The City That Vanished: Seattle’s First Real Estate Bubble and the Ghosts of Terry’s Addition

    A look back at January 1890, when Seattle’s land boom was in full swing, prices were soaring, and developers like George Dorffel were selling lots in new subdivisions to speculators eager for a quick profit.

    Jan 13, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerDenny Park, Seattle, King CountyBoom & Bust · Gone Forever

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  1. The Yesler Estate Cashes Out Its Corner of Pioneer Square

    Administrators ask the court to let them sell the Yesler Building at Commercial Street and Yesler Avenue to New York's Mutual Life, in a deal worth roughly half a million dollars.

    May 1, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  2. The Sarah B. Yesler Hotel Opens its Doors

    A new institution for working women, championed by the city's society women and funded by Henry L. Yesler, officially opens to a crowd of one thousand.

    Oct 2, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  3. The Sarah B. Yesler Dwelling

    Seattle pioneer Henry L. Yesler donates $2,000 to furnish a new boarding house for working women in memory of his late wife.

    Jul 28, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  4. Sunday Refreshments at the Yesler Pleasure Garden

    A look at the popular 1870s recreational spot where Seattle residents found relief, music, and ice cream on their days off.

    Nov 10, 1877Puget Sound DispatchSeattle

  5. The Bottleneck of Yesler Way

    A dangerous, debris-filled junction at Yesler, Front, and Commercial streets creates a daily traffic nightmare for Seattle's commerce.

    Aug 4, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerYesler Avenue, Seattle

  6. The Great Yesler Way Runaway

    A pair of frightened horses stampede through downtown Seattle, missing pedestrians by mere inches.

    Jul 25, 1889The Seattle Post-IntelligencerYesler Avenue, Seattle

  7. A Safe Haven for Seattle’s Working Women

    A new boarding hotel opens in North Seattle to provide dignified housing for the city's growing workforce of business women and students.

    Dec 12, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  8. The Unlikely Heroism of 'Old Yesler'

    Derided as a 'hog' and a 'dog-in-the-manger' for years, Henry Yesler silences his critics with a massive financial commitment to Seattle’s future.

    Jun 22, 1878Puget Sound DispatchSeattle

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