Occasionally, I will do historical research on who owned a home in the past or who built a home. It is kind of like doing real estate genealogy. One of the fun parts is going back through old newspapers and finding real estate ads. Here is one such ad I found in the Standard Examiner from around 1911.
There are a few very interesting things about this ad. First, the phone numbers only have 3 digits. It also appears that having your home connected to the sewer line could potentially double its price. Also, it appears that homes in the 'Railroad District' were in demand. We know that is a non-starter in today's market. Fun tidbits.
If you are interested in doing your own historic newspaper research, you can find an excellent archive at Utah's Digital Newspaper Database.
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