A Third Street House and Lot for Sale
Before Seattle became a city of skyscrapers, a simple plot of land between Seneca and University was a common commodity for sale in the local paper.
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A classified notice advertises one house and one lot measuring 60 by 120 feet. The property is described as located on Third Street between Seneca and University.
Applications are directed to H. J. Moore. The notice is dated December 4.
“One House AND ONE LOT 60X120 FEET.”
In 1876, a residential lot on 3rd Avenue could be purchased with a house for a modest sum. Today, that same area—now the heart of Seattle's downtown core—is home to some of the most expensive high-rise real estate in the Pacific Northwest, illustrating the city's transformation from a frontier town to a global urban center.
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