A $75,000 Vision for Yesler Avenue
A Chicago capitalist bets on Seattle's future with plans for a modern six-story hotel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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A large six-story hotel is about to be added to the list of buildings in Seattle. It will be called the Yesler Avenue Hotel and is to be erected by C.P. Dose, of Chicago, who is the owner of considerable real estate here. His representative, architect Charles H. Bebb, is in the city to superintend construction. The hotel will cost about $75,000 and be erected on the northeast corner of Yesler Avenue and North Fifth Street. The plans were prepared by Architect Frank L. Wright of Chicago. The building will have 120 guest rooms, each with an outside window. Mr. Dose believes that times will soon be better and writes that those who move ahead of the procession are always better off than those who follow.
“Mr. Dose believes that times will soon be better, and writes that those who move ahead of the procession are always better off than those who follow.”
This article highlights the speculative investment that built downtown Seattle, often driven by outsiders like Dose. The mention of Frank Lloyd Wright is a fascinating historical footnote for a building that has long since vanished from the city's skyline.
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