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Capitol Hill Service Station, circa 1928
By the late 1920s, Seattle had a number of neighborhood service stations. These offered Seattle car owners a place to buy gasoline and get their cars cleaned or repaired. The gas station in this photo was located on Capitol Hill at 321 15th Avenue North, at the corner of East Thomas Street. Description in handwritten inventory: General Gasoline Capitol Hill…
ID Number:1983.10.3486
Date:Circa1928
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Rhodes residence, Seattle, circa 1928
The Rhodes mansion, located at 1901 10th Avenue East on Capitol Hill, was designed by A. Warren Gould and constructed in 1911. The elaborate terra cotta decoration and Mediterranean style sets this home apart. The Rhodes family owned a department store in downtown Seattle. Handwritten on sleeve: Mrs. A.J. Rhodes Res Int's.Photographer's Reference Number: 129656
ID Number:1983.10.3493.1
Date:Circa 1928
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Kinnear Apartments, Seattle, circa 1928
In the first quarter of the twentieth century, many multi-storied apartment buildings were constructed, especially in the First Hill, Capitol Hill, and Queen Anne Hill neighborhoods. The Kinnear Apartments, at 905 Olympic Way, are situated on the lower slope of Queen Anne hill in a fashionable residential district. Handwritten on sleeve: Kinnear Apts.Photographer's Reference Number: 129672
ID Number:1983.10.3495
Date:Circa 1928
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Rainier Valley State Bank, Seattle, circa 1928
The Rainier Valley State Bank was founded by Simeon T. Toby in 1910. The bank was originally located in the Toby Building in Seattle's Columbia City neighborhood at the southeast corner of Rainier Avenue and Edmunds Street. In 1924 Simeon Toby died and his son took over at the bank, moving the bank across Edmunds Street as is shown in…
ID Number:1983.10.3529.1
Date:Circa 1928
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Canal Bank, Seattle, circa 1928
The Canal Bank in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood was located in the Scandinavian-American Bank Building, which was constructed in 1902 and is now part of the Ballard Avenue Landmark District. Handwritten on sleeve: Canal Bank Ext & Int.Photographer's Reference Number: 129889Caption information source: "Summary for 5300 BALLARD AVE / Parcel ID 276770-3000 / Inv # 0," Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, https://web.seattle.gov/dpd/historicalsite/QueryResult.aspx?ID=2147015888
ID Number:1983.10.3551.1
Date:Circa 1928
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University Temple United Methodist Church, Seattle, circa 1928
The University Methodist Temple has a history that traces back to 1891 when a group of Methodists met in the Latona School to plan Sunday School classes. The church had several temporary homes and a small chapel at N.E. 42nd and Brooklyn Ave. N.E. until 1927, when this impressive structure was built at 15th Ave. N.E. and N.E. 43rd St.…
ID Number:1983.10.3566
Date:Circa 1928
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Marlborough Apartments, Seattle, circa 1928
During the first quarter of the twentieth century, several multi-storied apartment buildings were constructed, especially on First Hill, Capitol Hill, and Queen Anne Hill. The Marlborough Apartments at 1220 Boren Avenue on Seattle's First Hill is a good example of the luxury apartment building of the time. The architect was Earl W. Morrison. Handwritten on sleeve: Marlborough Apts.Webster & Stevens…
ID Number:1983.10.3572
Date:Circa 1928
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St. Anne's Church, Seattle, October 24, 1928
This wooden Church of St. Anne stood on 2nd Avenue West and West Lee Street on the top of Queen Anne hill. A school building was constructed on an adjacent lot in 1922, and a convent in 1930. With increased population on Queen Anne in the 1940s and 50s, the old church became too small, and the church purchased property…
ID Number:1983.10.3576.1
Date:1928
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St. Mary's Church, Seattle, circa 1928
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church began in 1899 and moved to this location at 611 20th Avenue South a few years later. The church formerly ran a school in the adjacent building, and today they lease it to a private school. Handwritten on sleeve: St. Mary's Church.Photographer's Reference Number: 130339
ID Number:1983.10.3584
Date:Circa 1928
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Ford Motor Company assembly plant, circa 1928
In the 1920s, the Ford Motor Company had a number of buildings across the country for local assembly of Model T cars. One assembly plant was located in Seattle, at the southern end of Lake Union, in today's South Lake Union neighborhood.This photo shows the Seattle Model T assembly plant. Like many industrial buildings of its time, its large windows…
ID Number:1983.10.3598
Date:Circa 1928