Elegant, Mission-style Depot no longer there.

The station that replaced the train station on the front of the post card is described quite nicely on this website: https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/wm58PY_Great_Northern_Railway_Depot_Everett_Washington

The station was in operation serving passengers until the opening of the Everett Intermodal Station. It is still used by the BNSF Railway for office space but is no longer used for passenger service. The station is notable for the pocket park, maintained by volunteers with the cooperation of the BNSF Railway; see the link below. The depot is located at 2900 Bond St., Everett, WA. This does not appear to be the same building that was there in 1910. That building was a 'mission' style station with a low tower in the center as you can see on the post card. I have already blogged about the Great Northern Railway and James Hill in the past; I published it on November 2, 2022. However, I will add the following to the previous entry. It comes from this website: https://www.american-rails.com/great.html What became the Great Northern Railway (GN) was the work of a singe individual, James Jerome Hill. The legendary "Empire Builder" pieced together one of America's great transportation companies over the span of nearly four decades. It all began with the small St. Paul & Pacific and, by the time of his passing in 1917, the GN was a transcontinental carrier of more than 8,000 miles. Hill was a methodical, driven, and excellent railroader who was so good at his profession he sometimes worked as a consultant for others. The tycoon always planned his next move well in advance and was rarely caught off-guard. As a result, the superb management Hill instilled at Great Northern continued throughout its corporate existence.

The post card was published by Edward H. Mitchell. He was born April 27, 1867 in San Francisco - died from a heart attack in Palo Alto, California on October 24, 1932. Most of his postcards are about the West, he was very prolific, and his cards have great color for the time they were created. There are postcards being republished with other publishing companies that Mitchell owned or was a partner in, Pacific Novelty Co. and Souvenir Publishing Co. Mitchell rode the rails, which makes sense in his era. I am sure that he created many postcards about the railroads in exchange for discounted travel. I believe that is where the saying “The road of a thousand Wonders” which appears on many cards came from. Mitchell also was willing to have artists paint hats on people, he loved hats, and add other eye candy to sell postcards. At one point he was even putting sparkle on cards. All postcards printed after 1908 proudly proclaim 'Printed in the United States' on their backside. Edward H. Mitchell gave up postcard publishing around 1923.