Dear Editor,

We are searching for the address of a home we lived in in Ballard right after World War II. We were buying the home on contract for deed and sold it outright in the 1947-48 timeframe.

We have lost all records or photos from that time and place.

Things we do remember as they were at that time:

- Single story home with two bedrooms, one bath and one of the bedrooms off the kitchen.

- Single detached garage on the left as you drive in with large white house alongside driveway.

- When we left the Ballard house in 1948, I agreed to leave some postage stamp vending machines so the route I had started could be continued.

- Small guest house or playhouse in the backyard.

- A large rear walkout door from the basement.

- Just a few blocks from Northwest Market Street.

- A school in the area.

- Near a bus line.

- Small hill in the area.

We know how much things change over time but some parent or grandparent may remember the address for this place.  We have contacted King County Records but their data does not go back that far.

We need the address for a family history study. If you have any info that may be helpful, please contact us at cahawley1@charter.net.

Thanks from a World War II vet.

Clare and Muriel Hawley
Rochester, Minn.