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Map of Everett in 1893 a gift to Northwest Neighborhood residents The Northwest Neighborhood Association chairman liked the map so much that copies are being given as gifts to residents there today. EVERETT — Those who live in the Northwest Neighborhood should find a little surprise on their doorsteps this morning.Volunteers plan to deliver a color line-drawn map of early Everett to every front porch — weather permitting. The maps, reprints of a lithograph produced by the Brown Engineering Co. in 1893, show the sparsely populated streets of Everett of the time. This was the Northwest Neighborhood Association's way of saying thanks, said chairman Paul Donovan. He first got the idea five years ago when he saw a copy of the map in the window of a Snohomish County museum. “That's such a cool map,” he remembers thinking. “There's not a lot of communities that get a glimpse of what they looked like at the very, very beginning.” The museum had only one copy and Donovan had to beg an original copy to reproduce from historian David Dilgard at the Everett Library. The maps feature a bird's-eye view of the city, as if the artist were floating above Port Gardner with his pad and pencils. Most of what is now north Everett is depicted as undeveloped. A grid of streets abruptly ends in masses of trees. A smattering of industrial operations belch smoke at the end of docks and along the river. The edges of the city fade into farmland and then the Cascade Range to the east. A map key pinpoints important places of the time. A few of the most prominent places are shown along the edge of the map in insets: the residence of Sen. J.E. McManus, Neff and Mish Shingle Mill, and Everett National Bank on Hewitt Avenue. A carefully handwritten description of the city on the map broadly boasts such facts as the three transcontinental railroads that converge in town, the 15 miles of graded roadways and “the electric lights placed on all the principal streets.” The company that produced the lithograph actually built many of the streets on Everett's east side, Dilgard said. A great deal of care was taken rendering accurate depictions of these early Everett buildings, he said. However, some buildings shown as finished on the map were actually still in the planning stages. Dilgard called the map “an amazing lens through which the details of early Everett, both lost and extant, can be studied and enjoyed.” The neighborhood association paid for the maps from donations of its members. K&H Printing and AdPro Litho both helped reprint 1,750 of the maps at cost, and each was wrapped in brown paper and tied with ribbon. As of Friday, the maps were stacked in a 4-foot-tall pyramid in Donovan's garage. “I haven't framed mine yet,” he said. “I'm waiting to make sure everybody else gets theirs first.” Debra Smith: 425-339-3197, dsmith@heraldnet.com. |
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First of all EVERY HOME in the NW Neighborhood received a fee map NOT just the dues paying members. Our 35 volunteers who distributed them over two days will attest to that!
Initially our plan was to simply sell the 40 or so left over maps we had at $10.00 each until we had no more left.
However, we’ve had a greater demand for the maps than we thought and so I’m afraid we have no more in stock.
So we’re going to reprint them. We will have more maps by Friday evening Dec. 3
Unfortunately to pay for the printing we’re having to up our price from $10.00 for one map to $25.00 for two (2) maps. (MINIMUM order of 2 maps) So for $25. you get 2 maps.
It’s not our intention to make any money on the maps but simply to cover our costs to have them reprinted.
I’d like to purchase 100 maps at a time but the price break we get between 100 and 1,000 is so small that it just makes sense to purchase 1,000.
Please let me know if you're still interested in purchasing them and I’ll make sure to reserve them for you. Coming by our house (1431 Hoyt) anytime this weekend should work fine. (corner of 15th and Hoyt)
Also, please make sure to call before you come (425) 319-9111
Best regards,
Paul
Chairman
The Northwest Neighborhood Association
Paul Donovan | Dec 3, 2009 8:29 pm | 0 replies | Request removal
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First of all EVERY HOME in the NW Neighborhood received a fee map NOT just the dues paying members. Our 35 volunteers who distributed them over two days will attest to that!
Initially our plan was to simply sell the 40 or so left over maps we had at $10.00 each until we had no more left.
However, we’ve had a greater demand for the maps than we thought and so I’m afraid we have no more in stock.
So we’re going to reprint them. We will have more maps by Friday evening Dec. 3
Unfortunately to pay for the printing we’re having to up our price from $10.00 for one map to $25.00 for two (2) maps. (MINIMUM order of 2 maps) So for $25. you get 2 maps.
It’s not our intention to make any money on the maps but simply to cover our costs to have them reprinted.
I’d like to purchase 100 maps at a time but the price break we get between 100 and 1,000 is so small that it just makes sense to purchase 1,000.
Please let me know if you're still interested in purchasing them and I’ll make sure to reserve them for you. Coming by our house (1431 Hoyt) anytime this weekend should work fine. (corner of 15th and Hoyt)
Also, please make sure to call before you come (425) 319-9111
Best regards,
Paul
Chairman
The Northwest Neighborhood Association
Paul Donovan | Dec 3, 2009 8:29 pm | 0 replies | Request removal
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The only way that I'm aware of to obtain a copy of this map is to contact Paul Donovan, the volunteer who orchestrated the map printing: pauld@construx.com
He has offered to fill orders. The cost is $10 and the maps are only available to those willing to pick them up. He can provide more details.
Donovan is not doing this for profit and he's spending his own time filling orders. Be patient.
Debra Smith | Nov 30, 2009 9:15 am | 0 replies | Request removal
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I am a member of the NW Neighborhood Association. These maps were given to members who paid their yearly dues of $52. I have no idea if they are planning to sell them. It would be cool if we did, though. However, Paul Donavan is the NW Neighborhood person to contact regarding the maps. His email address is Paul.Donovan@construx.com. Hope that helps.
Alicia Morris
Alicia Morris | Nov 29, 2009 1:59 pm | 0 replies | Request removal
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My grandmother's (she was eight years old) family originally settled in this part of Everett around this time. I would love to be able to purchase maps for me and my sisters. Hopefully they will be available.
Meredith Cunningham | Nov 29, 2009 6:40 am | 1 replies | Request removal
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Although I no longer live there, I was born and raised in north Everett and would love to have one! May people purchase them, and if so, how?
Chris Summers | Nov 28, 2009 7:26 am | 1 replies | Request removal
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I too would like to know if the maps of Everett from 1893 will be available to the public for purchase. If you have someone that is willing to be a contact please post the name, e-mail address, and phone number OR a location that these can be purchased and when they will be available.
Roxanne Justice | Nov 28, 2009 7:42 am | 0 replies | Request removal
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I would love to get a copy of that. I am born and raised in Snohomish County and spent many years in Everett. Now that I am in Florida I am dedicating an entire room in my house to Washington so I can always be close to home.
Suzie Jacobs | Nov 28, 2009 7:28 am | 0 replies | Request removal
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