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Image of Stewart Street from First Avenue, Seattle, circa 1927
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Stewart Street from First Avenue, Seattle, circa 1927

Looking east up Stewart Street, three hotels are visible on the corner with 2nd Avenue: the St. Regis and the New Washington (both extant), and the Gowman (demolished). Signs in image: Pacific Highway Garage. Radio. Hotel St. Regis. New Washington. Hotel Gowman. The Home of Wilson's Modern [Business College]. Medical Baths. Ladies & Gents Hair Cut 25 Cents. Handwritten on…
ID Number:1983.10.632.2
Date:Circa 1927
Image of Liggett Building under construction, Seattle, March 14, 1927
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Liggett Building under construction, Seattle, March 14, 1927

This picture shows the Fourth & Pike Building under construction. At that time, it was called the Liggett Building. Signs in image: Liggett Building - "Where Traffic Flows" - Store, Shop & Office Space - For [...] and [...] Tenants - Goodwin Real Estate Co. The Rexall Store - The Largest Retail Drug Business in the World - Liggetts Drugs…
ID Number:1983.10.659
Date:1927
Image of Estabrook Block, Seattle, circa 1927
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Estabrook Block, Seattle, circa 1927

The Eastabrook Building was completed in 1901 at the corner of Second Ave and Union Street, the present-day site of Benaroya Hall. This photo shows corner tenant Bartell Drugs around 1927. Signs in image: Billiards. Barber Shop. Store No. 5 Bartell Drugs. Eastern Outfitting Co. Newspapers From All Parts of the World - Your Home Town Papers. Mens Exchange -…
ID Number:1983.10.756
Date:Circa 1927
Image of Liggett Building, Seattle, circa 1927
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Liggett Building, Seattle, circa 1927

Downtown Seattle still has a number of older buildings which are surfaced in terra cotta tile. This building material was particularly popular in the 1920s. It was inexpensive and easy to cast in many colors, shapes and designs. This picture shows the tile-covered Fourth & Pike Building at its busy downtown intersection. At that time, it was called the Liggett…
ID Number:1983.10.761
Date:Circa 1927
Image of View of the University of Washington's Metropolitan Tract , circa 1918
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View of the University of Washington's Metropolitan Tract , circa 1918

The University of Washington was established in 1861 as the University of the Territory of Washington. Located in what is now downtown Seattle, this ten-acre site is still owned by the university. It contains such familiar present-day landmarks as Rainier Square, the Olympic Hotel, and the Fifth Avenue Theater. This photo, taken in about 1918, looks east along University Street…
ID Number:1983.10.1049
Date:Circa 1918
Image of View of Yesler Way from Railroad Ave., Seattle, circa 1915
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View of Yesler Way from Railroad Ave., Seattle, circa 1915

This image of Yesler Way was taken facing east, looking towards the Smith Tower at Second Avenue and Yesler Way. The tracks in the foreground are part of what was Railroad Avenue (now Alaskan Way), which ran along Seattle's waterfront. The brick building in the center of the frame holds several businesses, the Bedford Hotel, listed at 73 1/2 Yesler…
ID Number:1983.10.1413.2
Date:Circa 1915
Image of View of Pine Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues, Seattle, circa 1917
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View of Pine Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues, Seattle, circa 1917

This view of Seattle faces southwest from Pine Street (running left to right in foreground of image) towards First Hill, with the two 175 foot-tall towers of St. James Cathedral visible in the center distance. The photo must have been taken after February 2, 1916, the date of the collapse of the domed roof of the cathedral. It may have…
ID Number:1983.10.1430
Date:Circa 1917
Image of Alder Beach Manor, April 22, 1925
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Alder Beach Manor, April 22, 1925

Alder Beach Manor, on the waterfront in Des Moines, Washington, opened for business in 1916 as the Alder Beach Hotel. By the 1920s, improved road connections to Seattle and Tacoma made Alder Beach Manor a popular spot for dinner, dancing or a few days' stay. When the hotel caught fire in 1930, the tide was out too far for fire…
ID Number:1983.10.1496
Date:1925
Image of The intersection of Fourth and Westlake Avenues, circa 1919
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The intersection of Fourth and Westlake Avenues, circa 1919

The intersection of Westlake and Fourth Avenues continued to develop as Seattle's business district expanded to the north. If you compare this photo, taken about 1919, with one taken at the same location about ten years earlier, it is easy to see how much car traffic in Seattle had increased. In this later photo, Fourth Avenue, to the left, has…
ID Number:1983.10.1530
Date:Circa 1919
Image of View from roof of Pike Place Market, Seattle, circa 1919
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View from roof of Pike Place Market, Seattle, circa 1919

This view looking north on Pike Place from above the Main Arcade building shows bustling activity and traffic from both cars and horses on both Pike Place and Western Avenue (left side of frame). The old Armory building that was demolished in the 1960s can be seen in the distance. Signs in image: Seattle Cabinet Wks; Mfg & Show Cases;…
ID Number:1983.10.1659.2
Date:Circa 1919
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