Hard Drive to the Klondike: Promoting Seattle During the Gold Rush: A Historic Resource Study for the Seattle Unit of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park

418 Pages·1998·27.4 MB·English

by  Mighetto, Lisa, Montgomery, Marcia B.

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HARD DRIVE TO THE KLONDIKE:
PROMOTING SEATTLE DURING THE GOLD RUSH
A Historic Resource Study
for the Seattle Unit of the Klondike Gold Rush
National Historical Park
Preparedfor
National Park Service
Columbia Cascades Support Office
Preparedby
Lisa Mighetto
Marcia Babcock Montgomery
Historical Research Associates, Inc.
Seattle, Washington
November 1998

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
J. he authors would like to thank the following individuals who reviewed this work for the
National Park Service: Edwin C. Bearss, Marc Blackburn, Betsy Duncan-Clark, Gretchen
Luxenberg, and Frank Norris. Terrence Cole ofthe Department ofHistory at the University of
Alaska, Fairbanks reviewed the manuscript as well, and he provided illustrations and research
materials. Richard Engeman ofthe Special Collections Division at the University of
Washington; Lorraine McConaghy ofthe Museum ofHistory and Industry, Seattle; and Robert
Weaver ofHart-Crowser, Inc., Seattle also provided research materials and valuable
suggestions.
Additional repositories consulted included the following: Alaska and Polar Regions
Archives, Rasmuson Library, University ofAlaska, Fairbanks; Bellingham Public Library;
British Library, London; Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park Library, Seattle;
Jefferson County Historical Society Museum, Port Townsend; Oregon History Center,
Portland; Seattle City Archives; Seattle Department ofConstruction and Land Use; Seattle
Department ofNeighborhoods, Office ofUrban Conservation; Seattle Public Library; Tacoma
Public Library; Vancouver City Archives, British Columbia; Washington State Archives, Puget
Sound Regional Branch; and the Washington State Historical Society, Tacoma. We are
grateful to their staffs for their time and attention.
Lastly, we appreciated the efforts ofCarol Conrad, LindaNaoi Goetz, and Beverly
Hawkins ofHistorical Research Associates, Inc. in assisting with formatting and layout ofthe
text and images.
Lisa Mighetto
Marcia Babcock Montgomery
Seattle, 1998
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Pioneer Square, includingthe Maynard Building (pictured left1), Pioneer Building (in the middle), andthe Hote Seattle
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Pioneer Square from a similar vantage point a century later. 1998.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION
TheLegacyoftheKlondike GoldRush 1
CHAPTER ONE
"By-and-By": TheEarlyHistory of Seattle 9
CHAPTER TWO
Selling Seattle 37
CHAPTER THREE
Reaping the Profits ofthe Klondike Trade 67
CHAPTER FOUR
BuildingtheCity 117
CHAPTER FIVE
Interpreting theKlondike GoldRush 143
CHAPTER SIX
Historic Resources intheModern Era 159
BIBLIOGRAPHY
199
INDEX
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APPENDIX
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• U.S. Statute Creating the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
• Local Firms Involved with the Klondike Gold Rush and Still in Business Locally
• Pioneer Square Historic DistrictNational RegisterNomination
(Established, 1970)
• Pioneer Square Historic DistrictNational RegisterNomination
(Boundary Extension, 1978)
• Pioneer Square Historic DistrictNational RegisterNomination
(Boundary Extension, 1987)
• First Avenue Groups National RegisterNomination
• U.S. Assay Office National RegisterNomination
• Colman Building National RegisterNomination
• Grand Pacific Hotel National RegisterNomination
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• Holyoke Building National RegisterNomination
• Globe Building National RegisterNomination
• Moore Theatre and Hotel National RegisterNomination
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INTRODUCTION