The Pioneer Dream at 2nd and Seneca
A straightforward listing from 1876 that marks the humble origins of a city lot in downtown Seattle.
The story, cleaned up
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 2nd Street, between Seneca and University. Apply to H. J. MOORE.
“One House AND ONE LOT 60X120 FEET.”
This brief real estate notice captures the moment Seattle’s downtown core was being subdivided and settled. What was once a standard 60x120 foot residential lot in a growing timber town is today part of the high-density urban core near the Fairmont Olympic Hotel, illustrating the radical transformation of Seattle land value and usage over 150 years.
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