The Price of Early Seattle
A real estate notice from 1876 advertises a prime plot of land between Seneca and University—a neighborhood that would eventually become the heartbeat of downtown Seattle.
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A cleaned-up reading of the newspaper page: spelling and layout repaired, one story lifted off a crowded page. It follows the original closely but it is not a transcription. The original page is below; read it if a detail matters.
FOR SALE. One House AND ONE LOT 60X120 FEET LOCATED ON 4th Street, between Seneca and University. Apply to R. J. MOORE.
“One House AND ONE LOT 60X120 FEET LOCATED ON 4th Street, between Seneca and University.”
In 1876, this 60x120 foot lot on 4th Avenue was a residential proposition. Today, that same ground sits in the core of Seattle's high-rise district, a testament to the extreme densification and skyrocketing property values that have defined the city's evolution from a timber town to a global metropolis.
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