Shared walls

By Diana E. James

Subjects: History, Dwellings, united states, Apartments, Apartment houses

Description: "The 1900 edition of Polk's Seattle City Directory listed four apartment buildings. By 1939, that number had grown to almost 1,400. This study explores the circumstances that prompted the explosive growth of this previously unknown form of housing in Seattle and takes an in-depth look at a large number of different apartment buildings"--Provided by publisher.