Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-20


PcsT-ISTELL,aEscEs reporter braced
up 70 Mr.. Yes,eS Yesterday and ASKED
him for few minutes interview. Inc
old gentleman looked up from the stick
on which he was cutting with his long
bIaded knife, and said: We'll, come
down 70 my Office. l have some pine
sticks down there to whittle on while
We talk" Arriving at he Office, the con-
commenced.
Reporter-Now, Mr. Yesler, ! would
like Won to refresh your memory ss
much as possible, and give me brief
history Of the various buildings that
have been removed Or torn down this
season to make room for the Leary
block and the Boyd & Poncin brick
store.
"AIi right, I'll do the beat can." re-
piled the good -natured old gentleman.
rs he commenced tapsiing down one
end Of the piece of pine held In Lis left
hand, land I'll start in with the
MAT KELLY .sU0 STORE.
This building was put up originally for
a barber shop for an old fellow named
Hedges, but before he got into 1t Gard
Kellogg made a trade with him and
moved his drug store in there. This
was way back about 1854. Kellogg re-
manned there for long time; then he
and Kelly we're together for while.
and finally Kelly got the business alone.
40 has had several partners since, but
the building has never been used for
anything but drug store. It will now
DO torn down, and Kelly will move over
next To Piper's until tho new brick ID
completed.
THE RKINI0 BUILDING,
Now osed 40 q saloon by Jim verGon
was built for Reinig by an old crank
from Oregon. Reinig used It for
bakery and grocery store till his nav
building on Frolt street was completed
since which time it has besn used as q
beer hall.
TaH CuAs HAHEB BUILDING.
Was put UP for a hardware store IN
1867. II vas never occupied by the mail
it WAS built for, but shortly after IT.
completion Frsuenthsl Brothers came
along with small stock Of goods and
rented the place. and occupied it up t.
1916, whon they moved into their tine
brick on Commercial street. The place
" ts overhau,ed aud has since been oc'
cupiod by Chas. Nsher as a jeweirJ
store. L. was placed on wheels and now
occupies site ON the north side OF the
wharf.
CoaPEB's
Comes next. In the first place 1t wat
pat up as shed-roOfed shanty, bnill
40 against the house next to it. 1t was
used AZ n LAWYERS Office for time, AT
ter which it was converted into a butch
er sl,op by man named Myers. vino is
now confined at the hospital by para
lysis. He sold ont - A. W. MalsOn, and
tho bulldog was remodeied, and ussd
for butcher shop by Knips, Hyde and
other, till finally the Plummer boys
got hold of it, put III a glass front and
converted it into confectionery estab-
lishmsnt. Cosper bought them out, and
will follow the building across the street
To the side of Mrs. Burroughs's store.
THE BENEDICT BUILDING,
Now dewn on my wharf, was built for
two fellows whose names have for
gotten. They put in stock Of cigars
and tobaccos, and finally sold on: to Mr.
Burroughs. Fred Barker succeeded
Burroughs, who went east Of she moan
tains, and Benedict followed Barker.
Lyon now occupies the building As n
book store and office Of the Puget Sound
Telegraph Company.
THE KAUFMAN BUILDING,
Now on whesls, viii, be moved down on
the wharf. 1t was built in 1857 by w,
Z. Smith, of BENTON, and stood on the
corner where the Macintosh d Reeves
bank now il. II was fist occupied by
myself as an Office and store house, and
afterwards az a store toy Yesler, Rand &
Go. 1t WAS strong, we'll built strus-
ture, and when sold the corner to Col
man l moved it over to the place frsm
which it is now being taken. Kaufman
rented it in 1875, and has since used it
as a tailor shop. 1t is nov on i.s way
to the wharf, below McDonald's black
smith shop, and has been rented for a
produce and provision store by man
from WILDLY Island.
THE ARCADE.
Which will be moved over next to Boyd
d POncin's brick, was built for Johnsen
Bros, two fellows who did business
near the New England Hotel. They
did we'll enough here, but finally went
To Tacoma and busted, and the Lord
only knows where they are now. The
building was afterwards used rs 4 print
ing Office by the latstiiyencer during
Maxwe!rs time, and the paper Was in
this building when Higgins bought
Maxwell out. When built the Davies &
Woodruff building for the Tmteliigencer,
Boyd, Poncin d Young took the vacated
building, and founded tho Arcade store.
THE sTRANz BARBER SHOP
Will be hauled around and crowded in
some place on Front street. 1t was
originally built for DR.. Calhoun, who
afterwards died hero.
THE FLYNN 6 ANDERSON nrrIprwa
Now on the north side of my wharf was
built by John Anderson rs q carpenter
shop, and afterwards converted into a
vinegar factory, aud finally into saloon.
As soon as it il vacated by its present
Geo. McGinnis will move his
soda factory into it.
THE ANDERSON PAIsT SHOP
Now crowded in between Davies d
Woodrui's and Kellogg l. Sny der's, was
originally built for China washhous6,
va suc SAtc INV VuCupAcu Uy ~ W. II-
per, and used ~ such for many years.
In 1879 Anderson GOT il, and made a
paint shop Of it. Here Mr.. Yesler took
q long breath, AMI reached for q fresh
piece Of pine. his first piece having been
reduced TO shsvings.
Reporser-Mr Yesler, you have done
we'll; now be kind enough to say what
you intend doing with the remainder Of
your valuable business property on the
triangular block bounded by Mill and
Front streets, OF which We have been
speakings
Yesler--"I propose to sell from time
to time, when oan get my price. Ia
people who will build. the same as l
have done with Ieary and Boyd 4 Pom
Gin. ] think that by next summer
will be in shape 10 build a
BRICK BLOCK
from the Post building TO
tho Leary blo,k. II I have no bad luck,
| oan accomplish this."
At thia junoture . logger from Swan
Andcrson's camp came IN With an order
On Mr.. Yesler for money and the inter-
view ended.
IL IL the wish Of the people Of Seattle
that Mr.. Yeelcl may live ~ build his big
block, and 70 collect rents from il for
many years thereafter.
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