The Battle For Seattle's Waterfront

Fisheries and lumber mills are facing extinction as Puget Sound is being redeveloped for condominiums and offices with a view.

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December 3, 2000, 10:00 AM PST

By Christian Madera @http://www.twitter.com/cpmadera


"Most visitors would not guess that waterfront real estate around Puget Sound is in short supply. The 100-mile-long, deep-water inlet in the northwestern corner of Washington State is a mosaic of islands, peninsulas, and bays that has a combined shoreline of 2,000 miles. But so many of the state’s 3.15 million residents want to live beside, look at, travel across, and play upon the water that the sound’s traditional fisheries and lumber mills now are being joined by pleasure boat marinas, offices, and condominiums." -The full text of this article is only available to ULI members.

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