Notable developments between 1891 and 1908 included the completion of the Old State Capitol building overlooking Sylvester Park and the establishment of an electric trolley system that went along Fourth Avenue and Main Street (now Capitol Way). Elaborate Eastside homes such as the Funk, William White, and Patnude houses were built in this time frame as well. And the onset of the automobile era was the final impetus for the paving of Olympia’s main streets. But the shorelines (outlined in blue) remained approximately as they had been late in the 19th century: the huge Carlyon Fill was still 5 years away.
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