Agriculture
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The History of the Now-Thriving Pike Place Market Is Paved With Crossroads
Seattle | 1911
This story appears in the August 2019 issue. Click here for a free subscription. At the turn of the 20th century, farmers brought their produce, dairy and meats to Seattle on horse-drawn wagons and sold the goods to wholesalers. By 1907, however, the price of produce skyrocketed, enriching middlemen, angering citizens and squeezing farmers margins….