A New Industrial Anchor for Ballard
Councilman Thomas Winsor breaks ground on a $15,000 industrial complex, promising 100 new jobs to the growing waterfront district.
Councilman Thomas Winsor, of Ballard, has for the last two weeks been making preparation for the erection of a large factory, saw and shingle mill in Ballard. He has purchased one of the finest sites for a factory along the water front from Capt. T. W. Lake, being the northern portion of Capt. Lake's ship yard, and has commenced to lay the timbers for the foundation of the buildings. The factory and mills when completed will be one of the most important industrial enterprises in the city. The factory will be a large three-story frame building, 60x70 feet, equipped with first-class machinery for the manufacture of sash, doors, turnings and all kinds of woodwork. The estimated cost of the entire plant is $15,000, and when running in full force it will engage 100 employes, to whom over $1,000 will be distributed weekly.
“The factory and mills when completed will be one of the most important industrial enterprises in the city.”
Ballard’s transformation from a mill town to a dense urban neighborhood is a hallmark of Seattle's development. This story highlights the era when local council members were often the primary industrial developers of their own districts.
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