The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-07
LIKE THE PHOENIX.
Seattle Has Arisen From Her
Ashes
TIE sEwclryls sixMonTHs OLD
1ae BIsskenea Hsfns 81 Ssae View
Replaced ~ sfsgEfaseas Palaces
Of Tr4dAs

a
The Nhess business portion o. the city had
h<en bestowed lsy & ere 10 mercliess and
HnecnfrosIahle IA IS f1r- that . had
<s1Y3e.l gts desaxtsilon Only after licking
nf si0 1000 co nejth Of property But s'eT
tlse snn had knk behind si's oiymFias
fbns nlahs Il b. witnessed the ETss step
ssnasd TIE r~bf IIdlag Of Seattle, sud today
the s<zle san fliFes 5oan Spon sew 80
HxfIe Nfth handsome brick buildings upon
rs enbefs % uns 8. bali faile q ioasisd
whAFsss laskfad a. forest Of ehsFred aae
brofen stunfps. The VERY spot on when
s6e Ire staxfed IL aiEaost tsie only place ~
III tiae ilse-S devastated district that has aos
hesn re-e0q rea by much more pfetess tt'sls
bassAlag ian stood upon the ground on
June q sd this viii De covered 10 The
spring.
WIss~ashe Denny row Of wooden fists
stood. a Tie vest side Of Front street, be-
3sean Madison ard Columbia. in nos the
pAflgaIa completed fouF-ssory Noyes build
lrs zn4 the KnIpe and Campbell & Atkia-
son hzlldsngK, both fopT-story brick and
Irus brochures. Across Marion II now
eoineslp : ilys-stoTy brick. tbs magnificent
Eo5nszn block. rlsEag I've stories 10 height
ffons he aches Of fbs Old one-story frame
anfs.fsrs structure.
E4sryuhefe are better buiidings now
fhnn before the FIRE Starting On frent
street. little above the FIRE district. and
xalking down that tboFoaxhfare and along
Commercial street 10 the big coal bunkers,
pzs u fairly astonished 81 the progress
nlase ii building Whist may be seen upon
such walk IL told below:
The Palmer building, corner Pike and
Front streets, has all Ct the I've stories up
and vii be rooted in few days.
Down street half block the y. ~. G. A.
have the foundation IN for 3 5000 build
lag 10 be siniahed next season.
tbs biz Gilmore IrkmAn building. rising
sevsn sserias from tie foundation. on Front
and University streets. which was just
started when The FIRE swept harmlessiy
over Ii. 4 nov almost finished.
Immediately adjoining the Gilmore
Kirkland building on the south, Ia the
Foundation for = building 20 be put mp by
pr. f. G. K5lbourne. IL viii be four stories
IN heigEt on Front street. and seven stories
Il, She rear, tire same size as tho Gilmore
Kirkland building No further work viii
BE- dom on slals building until spring.
Differs fouF-story hotel across Front
street. IL getting rs roof. and Lcvy's four
sssry brick and Pbinney's brick building
Ia the same block are al finished.
Down Front street little further Is the
Foundation Of . brick building which is to
h the seYen-story starr block.
The Holynks buildings, on the corner of
Spring and Front streets. is up three OF It's
I'VE stories and feE weeks more will see
Il finished.
The Maddorks building, on Madison and
Front streets. has been completed over
two months. 10 has also the sehwabacheF
temporary one-ssory brick.
G. II. Frye's handsoms new fouF-stsry
business huildlng. standing on the ground
On which the operahouse OF former days
stood, now has three stories built.
: tbs block on the east stie Of Front street,
between Marion and Columbia, has five
handsome completed thFee-story buildings
Harms a pickmaa's. Rhinney-t'aricton
huilalng, the Golden Rule BaEaar. Branni-
ran. Smith & G5ll's building aud the Rock
well building All are occupied, or nearly
80
The costly tiottslein building. on the
noufheast corner Of Front and Columbia
streets. has two stories uf its four hnilt
The Sullivan building adjoining Is up 20
the street. having the heavy foundation
eli IN
Echussman's handsome thrce-story brick,
.ssA1hs corner Of FTent and Cherry streets.
Is<eaFlg completed.
The massive foundation for the SAN Fran
elzes haiidinE. on the corner 81 Front and
columbia, il finished and the hFieklayerS
are up nearly = story on the walls II viii
b. Eve stories when completed.
The Union block. wsth is four stories. Is
mp. - Is also the Lewis building adjoining
Fear uf the six stories 81 the ponein
building ara az.
H. ssfs Deraslt building has three Of lis
four stories rebuilt
The 3or6sa hail3sag Is up two stories
Two stories mare x!H finish he building,
and. - tbs party walls are upon hoih sides,
Il will not take knt = short time 80 COM
pete a.
kasns a Rassnhesg's building Is ur and
hesng rwol@d. II il IN Ibis building that
sks longest eolamns ia The country are IN
use.
Tha slrwant Boyd and Starr buildings are
almost the hsaEht u thxss feur stories
Ca the corner of Froat aud Cherry
streets h shs IowmAn a nMnfosA building.
ttwzs aae af the ErSt sataplelest after the
nrc. and il hss been oeenpiri over thFes
ssaashs.
A6tusataE il oa ghs soath are the four.
asss0n walls st shat Siii - ene OF ths
Ernest ssFuctaFvN ia she cats.
A heavy suun6St3an stands where the
rsINssss sstenssr tlosk wiii he asxt rear. "a
zoe oornar II James ard Egoat
Nssk has commenced on the Lonss
Fenfsx battling an ste ste % ths old
x.....s ave. RS,ssn SssstE4f3r~ -. ktn.t.e~
ssSssas, ard Aagolntn2 TIE ia ca whseh
NJ. Fl j. 1sSakF u ~ rat op axe or six
ssary hailding ssxt year.
Tse hiw osc4leHsas haLlalne u JOHN
s,ssiias n nn osse s1sFy.
Gay q phsaR<y splsnsstd Rustsy hock
has shree STORES az asd Is going another
STU
RssseeR tasass aud Cherry ssrestx. on
she sat side Il sSsena street. Is ths kllwen
AseeA. whica has eesa psss ~ sinve the HFs
az whish has heNa aecgpisa Ter several
nenshs SIS sNs~ssery hFtek. Next 30
i ssansls sl,e i1ews1iyn nesire Nssek. wh Ga
xax eups Flessd ezlly = Ess days h<tore tAx
hss
stssag foundation Ger TIE Harrisburg
hssslalnF. 90 shs eesesr 81 Ssoana asa
sshersv streets. j. tesa sd when cess.
rlstsa sss esasses wE4 Ne a very xrsAt ira.
Sseyse.saf eees shs wcoiem structures
uhisa stuesi there sst0Fe tie llse.
Dexter IIaFteas fesS-slegy hfteA. eoveE.
sne ! quarter 81 Gaek, sEahts a; the
rssrrsr .: ThiFa and cheFFy ssr~sts.
Tas Washington Territory Investment
tsoan pAayA hNtlalng ca Use eeraeF ct sec
s,nsa and FhxE9y strssss ts up oas story,
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