Superficially, this looks a lot like yesterday’s brochure about Portland. However, it appears to have been written by a different member of Great Northern’s marketing team. Instead of suggesting a ten-day tour, this brochure focuses on Seattle’s rapid growth, mild climate, and proximity to a few recreation areas such as Mount Rainier. It also lists downtown Seattle hotels, theatres, and churches, which were unmentioned in the Portland brochure.
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The only hints about the date of the brochure are that it lists the 1923 enrollment at the University of Washington (7,005 students compared with 47,500 in 2019) and it mentions the “new Oriental Limited,” which was inaugurated in 1924. It also has an artist’s drawing of the “new Olympic Hotel,” which had its grand opening in December 1924. The image of the hotel was also used on a postcard, and it is clearly a drawing, probably before the hotel was completed. Thus, 1924 seems a reasonable date for this brochure.