A century before the tech boom brought waves of programmers to a once-desolate Seattle neighborhood, a different group of starry-eyed workers flocked to the quiet port city in hopes of striking gold. Only, that time, their aspirations were literal.
Much like how taprooms and salad bars sprung up for the new industry of the 2000s, Seattle’s turn-of-the-century waterfront exploded to serve the tens of thousands of prospectors who would use it as an embarkation point. Canadian law required gold-mining hopefuls to come prepared with a year’s worth of supplies before crossing the border. Clinton C. Filson was happy to oblige. He founded his business in 1897 and soon
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