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Regrading Third Avenue near Cherry Street, Seattle, circa 1907
Seattle's hills are steep, but they used to be steeper. During various regrading projects, the city tried to make the streets and avenues more level. Some areas were raised and some were lowered. Nearby buildings were raised or lowered too. Others were torn down or moved away. Handwritten on sleeve: Regrade - 3rd Ave. about Cherry.Photographer's Reference Number: 9123
ID Number:1983.10.8161
Date:Circa 1907
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Washington Hotel during regrading of Second Avenue, Seattle, circa 1906
Workers began regrading Seattle's Denny Hill in 1898. At first, the owners of the Washington Hotel didn't want the city to remove their part of the hill. This left the hotel sitting on a raw peak of land while the blocks to the west were regraded. In 1906, the owners decided to tear the hotel down and regrade the property…
ID Number:1983.10.8163
Date:Circa 1906
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Using water hoses to regrade Denny Hill, circa 1909
Workers in the first Denny Hill regrading project sometimes used high pressure jets of water to wash away the hill. Over five million gallons of water were pumped from Elliott Bay and Lake Union every day. The dirt was washed out into the bay through tunnels and flumes.This photo was taken on Third Avenue in downtown Seattle in about 1909.…
ID Number:1983.10.8164
Date:Circa 1909
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Steam fire engine, circa 1909
Seattle's fire department bought a number of new engines after the Great Fire of 1889.This photo shows one of the department's horse-drawn pumpers racing to a fire in about 1909. The steam in the photo comes from the fire engine's boiler. The boiler makes steam to power the engine's water pump. When the engine gets to the fire, firemen will…
ID Number:1983.10.8172
Date:Circa 1909
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Adelphia College, Seattle, circa 1912
Adelphia College was built in 1905 in the Interlaken area of north Capitol Hill. It was administered by the Swedish Baptist Church. In 1919 the campus was acquired by Seattle College (which later became Seattle University), and in 1930 this site became Seattle Preparatory School. Handwritten on sleeve: School?Photographer's Reference Number: 9278
ID Number:1983.10.8175
Date:Circa 1912
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Police Chief Irving Ward, Seattle, circa 1908
Handwritten on sleeve: Police Chief Ward.Photographer's Reference Number: 9349
ID Number:1983.10.8189
Date:Circa 1908
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Seafood on display, Seattle, circa 1908
Handwritten on sleeve: Fish Display.Photographer's Reference Number: 9355
ID Number:1983.10.8190
Date:Circa 1908
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The Country Inn, Georgetown, Washington, circa 1914
Before it was annexed to Seattle in 1910, Georgetown was a separate city connected to Seattle by streetcar. In the 1910s, downtown Georgetown had numerous businesses, including the Country Inn roadhouse. This photo, taken around 1914, shows the front of the Country Inn. Visitors to the tavern could take a streetcar or carriage right to the door, or could park…
ID Number:1983.10.8203
Date:Circa 1914
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Pantages Theatre, circa 1909
Alexander Pantages founded a chain of vaudeville and movie theaters that eventually stretched from Vancouver, British Columbia to Newark, New Jersey and Mobile, Alabama. One of his early vaudeville theaters was at the corner of Second Avenue and Seneca Street in Seattle.In this photo, taken on a sunny afternoon around 1909, men, women, and children cross Second Avenue and Seneca…
ID Number:1983.10.8221.2
Date:Circa 1909
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Armory at Western Avenue and Lenora Street, circa 1909
Seattle's Armory opened in April 1909. For many years the National Guard held drills and stored equipment in the Armory. It was also used for indoor track meets and other large public events.This photo shows the Armory in about 1909. It was located on the waterfront at Western Avenue and Lenora Street, one block north of the Public Market. The…
ID Number:1983.10.8230
Date:Circa 1909