The Deal That Cleared the Way for Great Northern’s Seattle Terminal
After a court fight over track crossings on Railroad Avenue, three railroads reached an agreement that let Great Northern build its Jackson Street depot and remake the south waterfront.
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The dispute in regard to the crossings of the Great Northern tracks over those of the Northern Pacific and the Columbia & Puget Sound roads on Railroad Avenue, between Yesler Avenue and King Street, has at last been settled by amicable agreement among the three companies after having been fought out in the courts. The location and grades of the tracks to run from Railroad Avenue to the Great Northern depot site on Jackson Street will be arranged with the city in a few days. The last obstacle to the rearrangement of the railroad tracks south of Yesler Avenue will then be removed, and the Great Northern can proceed with the construction of its terminals unhindered.
“The last obstacle to the rearrangement of the railroad tracks south of Yesler Avenue will then be removed, and the Great Northern can proceed with the construction of its terminals unhindered.”
Great Northern’s terminal helped shift Seattle’s commercial center and waterfront. The old Railroad Avenue corridor is now Alaskan Way, where the city is still negotiating rail, road, and waterfront access.
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