The Building of South Aberdeen
Real estate developers promote the rapid expansion of rail infrastructure and 'land-locked' deep water port access in the booming industrial town.
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The pioneer real estate and investment company of the city of Aberdeen highlights the opening of Samuel Benn's Central Addition and the development of South Aberdeen. With the Northern Pacific railroad set to connect Aberdeen to the Puget Sound and the east, the developers tout South Aberdeen's three miles of deep water frontage and the construction of new freight warehouses, roundhouses, and docks. Thousands of dollars have been spent on planking streets and erecting a new brick business block, twenty-five residences, and a large hotel to support the influx of workers and investors.
“It is our firm belief that this coming season Aberdeen is going to surpass her splendid growth of even 1890, which has been a red letter season for material growth and prosperity.”
Aberdeen’s growth was fueled by aggressive boosterism and rail connectivity. The areas described, once muddy wildernesses being 'planked' for speculation, remain central to the geography of South Aberdeen today.
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