North Cascades National Park
Newhalem
The two houses, right, are part of "Silk Stocking Row," a term for the more plush housing. The bunglow style houses sit along the south side of the original street where they were constructed in 1920. The "Pansy House," above, named for the dishwashers living there, was built in the mid-1930's. It houses families now. I included the transmission tower as a symbol of the town's existence. Because it is a working town, all buildings are well maintained. Some no longer serve their original purpose - the Mess Hall is a storage building- but history is intact.
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