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Historic Context °f
<br /> The Everett Land Company established the urban form for Metro Ir.!°`
<br /> Everett at the end of the 19th century with the initial plats. Blocks LAT Q�T f' •�KNwrcLooMLNT 3Z I
<br /> in the Metro Everett area are generally uniform in dimension, laid �,�� Y/ �,OHw,�sy OUHrr a-rn.z �, ▪ �..�,....�.�;
<br /> out in a grid-like fashion, roughly 400 feet long north to south, and ,.".a INASt\\NGC0�1`�"'t° a`-= ^-""' t' 1
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<br /> roughly 250 feet wide east to west. - - "▪'` '"
<br /> Population and industry boomed on the speculation that Everett ? J ..--=7-;,.,
<br /> would become the terminus for the transcontinental Great °" "n° ".i :a {% ,
<br /> Northern Railroad. Although Seattle was chosen as the terminus t'55.1- 4=1,-L4-7":_-`1-r...:, ---
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<br /> the railroad reached Everett in 1893. , a '„,, ,„:• #� , N , F t� - '•
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<br /> In 1900, a railroad tunnel was constructed through downtown. The ' 1=� Tine—�• .,.� �•�* ' w. '-”:� 1;
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<br /> central business district along Hewitt Avenue grew in the early ,,4F' , - 2,4 H 1
<br /> 1900s. Numerous buildings from the first 15 years of the 20th 1 :r�1; ;'l��� �.
<br /> centuryare still a vital part of the cultural and economic resources L ,1 ".".✓xyw/6C
<br /> of the city. .,. ...�:� ...:r.. !, L iia yy -- �::
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<br /> The urban neighborhood pattern resulted from the early days of
<br /> Everett's growth, with a strong vibrant commercial downtown that Figure 2:Plat of Everett1892
<br /> helped create residential neighborhoods built at a walkable scale.
<br /> Most residents could reach the shops and services they needed
<br /> within a few blocks of their homes and workplaces. However, the
<br /> mid 1900's witnessed households with more expendable income, TW��vEVERETT MEN
<br /> increased ownership of automobiles, expansion of Everett's 5
<br /> boundaries with raw, affordable land, and the construction of the nvE
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<br /> interstate system, all of which helped facilitate the exodus of ■�
<br /> commercial, retail, and business uses out of Everett's downtown. FIFTY WOUNDED
<br /> While the built environment provides a physical legacy to Everett's
<br /> history, significant social, cultural and economic events in the city's Figure 3:Everett Herald Headline 1916(courtesy of Everett Public Library)
<br /> history also occurred within Metro Everett.
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