10 years ago 1998
The building boom in Marysville shows little sign of slowing. Gas stations, apartment buildings, homes and shopping centers are either under construction or planned for a variety of areas around town. A major shopping center will come as no surprise to residents of Getchell Hill, or anyone who travels 64th Street NE. On an eight-acre lot on 67th Street NE, large buildings are going up and will be the future home of a supermarket, video store, hair salon and coffee shop. The Thriftway Shopping Center is expected to open its doors this summer. Gas stations seem to be the next big thing in Marysville. Several are under construction, including one at the corner of State Avenue and 116th Street NE, across from a shopping center in north Marysville. Captain Dizzy, famous for his car wash on State Avenue, will soon be pumping gas on the corner of State Avenue and Grove Street. On 88th Street NE drivers will soon have their choice of at least two, and probably four, pit stops. On the Marysville side of I-5, two gas stations are in the works on the south side of the street a mall planned for the north side will most likely also have a gas station, said City Planner Gloria Hirashima. Tulalip Tribal members are also negotiating with companies interested in similar ventures on the west side of the freeway. Where are those gas guzzlers and shoppers going to live? New housing makes up a majority of the planning departments list of projects to review. Apartment buildings are under construction on the 9800 block of 48th Drive NE where contractors are erecting a 71-unit boarding house. A 19-unit complex is going up on the 4500 block of 100th Street NE. Two other apartment complexes are in the planing stages on First Street and on the 4800 block of 67th Street NE. As for houses, developments abound. Applications are under consideration for Bill Roberts 62-lot Eldorado Hill subdivision east of the intersection of 71st Avenue NE and 64th Street on Getchell Hill. Roberts is also planning a 13-lot development with Harvey Jubie called Jefferson Hill south of 46th Avenue on 63rd Avenue NE. Palmer Place is the name for a 27-lot development on the far eastern city limits north of Whiskey Ridge on the west side of 83rd Avenue NE. Forty-seven more families will be able to hang their hats in a development across from Cedarcrest Golf Course. Belmark Industries is breaking ground on Cedarcrest Greens on 67th Avenue NE. Plans for a subsidized housing development on Beach Avenue are also under review. Housing Hope is planning a 25-unit complex on the newly renovated street. New office buildings are near completion on opposing corners of the Grove Street and 51st Avenue intersection. The northwest corner building includes apartments upstairs. All the drivers, shoppers, new business owners and home buyers will soon have their pick of movies once The Regal Cinema 14-plex behind Fred Meyer, currently under construction, is completed.

25 years ago 1983
Despite a failing economy, growth is still prevalent in the greater Marysville area. On State Avenue, land has been cleared for a new fast food restaurant, while Cedar Avenue displays a nearing-completion sports medicine center. On Columbia, the first six units of a planned 32-unit condominium project are well underway. Marycrest Condominiums are being built by Northwest Property Management. They each will have one bedroom, from 612 to 800 square feet and will sell for between $41,500-$43,500. The foundation was laid in early December with the frames beginning in early January. The units are scheduled for completion at the end of March with occupancy by the first part of April. Some unique features about the condos will be the 5×8 windows which are two feet deep, the heat pump heating and air conditioning system, the all-oak trim and cabinets and the tile roofs. Another boost in the housing business is the new Totem Park IV addition north of Marysville. The 65-lot addition is bringing buyers from all around the Puget Sound area. Bob Barrett of MacPhersons Realty explained the addition at Smokey Point is built off a set of several plans. The houses stress energy-saving features and have landscaped yards. Most of the houses are in the $50,000 range. Another attractive feature of the addition, Barrett points out, is the fact that the houses take approximately 53 days from start to finish. Things seem to be picking up in the lumber business, as Gene Robertson has found. Robertson, owner of Builders Wholesale Supply completed a new storage shed at this location on 47th Avenue. Still in the works is the proposed Delta Professional Center to be located on Delta Avenue between Fourth and Fifth streets. The 7,200-square-foot building will house professional office spaces. Another potential for growth in the Marysville area is the proposed downtown redevelopment area. The plan now before City Council allows for maximum use for commercial, office and restaurant demand. According to market surveys, the downtown area can add 305,150-square-feet of new commercial space to the citys existing commercial supply by 1990. It also would add 150,000-square-feet of office space devoted to local, community oriented medical, dental, legal, finance, insurance, real estate and similar profession office uses.

50 years ago 1958
In line with renewed interest in community safety, Marysville City Council proposed Monday night to enact an ordinance with penalties for jaywalking. City Attorney W.A. Gissberg was authorized to draw up an ordinance to be considered at the next Council meeting. The ordinance will be effective on the towns busiest streets where crosswalks are marked. A new ordinance, number 443, was enacted which amends the Gas Code ordinance. These changes were requested by the citys gas board. One change is in regard to bonding of gas installers; another adds to the list of required safety devices on domestic appliances using gas; a third specifically excludes suppliers of materials from bonding or licensing in the matter of gas installations. An offer from Westinghouse Electric Supply Company was accepted which will provide 12 mercury vapor street lights added to the citys system at a saving over last years price. The figure is $1,584. Installation will be by PUD. This will be the citys annual installment in lighting improvement which is being done over a three-year period. This years installation will provide the improved lights just beyond Tenth Street, having begun at the south city limits and is continuing northward.