The Original Tech School of Seattle
A look back at the Puget Sound Business College, an institution that promised students practical training in the age of rapid telegraphy and trade expansion.
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Puget Sound Business College, Corner of Front and Columbia Streets, Seattle, Washington Territory. Theory and practice are united so as to secure to the student all the practical advantages of each. There is in operation a bank, a board of trade, a post office, and a telegraph office. Bills of exchange, certificates of deposit, and all forms of negotiable paper are fully used as in active business portions, maintaining a high standard of professional training. The school is open to both ladies and gentlemen.
“Theory and practice are united so as to secure to the student all the practical advantages of each.”
Long before Seattle became a global technology hub, trade schools like the Puget Sound Business College were teaching the foundational skills of the era, such as telegraphy and banking procedures. Today, the corner of Front (now First Avenue) and Columbia Street remains a bustling heart of downtown Seattle, reflecting the city's enduring commitment to evolving vocational education.
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