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Brick road from Lake Forest Park through Kenmore to Bothell is completed

Italian and Greek immigrants complete work on the Brick Road from Lake Forest Park to Kenmore and Bothell, following the route of a wagon road first used in the late 1880s. The Brick Road adds a hard surface and all-weather reliability to the route, bringing with it an economic boon to the area as automobiles replace horse-and-buggy travel. For the first time, Seattle families with automobiles can make a day trip to Bothell on the weekend. Cafes and roadhouses open in Kenmore. Casey Bannister becomes driver for the Bothell Auto Stage