650 results for: Lake Washington
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Floating homes on Lake Union, Seattle, circa 1967
Houseboats have been popular in Seattle for many years. These included fancy summer houseboats on Lake Washington soon after the opening of the Yesler cable car line in 1888 and both upper class and working-class floating homes on Lake Union. Most houseboats were cheap to live in, and public opinion against them was sometimes strong. By 1967, fewer than 500…
ID Number:1980.7067.1.15.2
Date:Circa 1967
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Aerial view of Bartell Drugs building in downtown Seattle, 1967
The first Bartell Drugs store opened in 1890, when George Bartell bought the Lake Washington Pharmacy located in what became the Leschi neighborhood. The Bartell Drug Company incorporated in 1904 and moved to downtown Seattle. It expanded in early 20th century, coming to include a candy factory and photo lab in addition to pharmacy locations. The company remained under Bartell…
ID Number:1980.7067.1.26.1
Date:1967
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Aerial view of Lake Union looking northeast, Seattle, 1967
In 1882, lumber mills, shipyards, and other industries began to move north from Seattle’s waterfront to the shores of Lake Union. Industrial development continued with Seattle’s growth but shrank after World War II. A few shipyards remained by the late 1960s, plus some light industry, apartments, parking lots, fast food restaurants, marinas, and a seaplane terminal. Roads were built and…
ID Number:1980.7067.1.29.1
Date:1967
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Aerial view of South Lake Union looking northeast, Seattle, 1967
In 1882, lumber mills, shipyards, and other industries began to move north from Seattle’s waterfront to the shores of Lake Union. Industrial development continued with Seattle’s growth but shrank after World War II. A few shipyards remained by the late 1960s, plus some light industry, apartments, parking lots, fast food restaurants, marinas, and a seaplane terminal. Roads were built and…
ID Number:1980.7067.1.36.1
Date:1967
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Aerial view of the northern part of Lake Union, looking northeast, Seattle, 1967
In 1882, lumber mills, shipyards, and other industries began to move north from Seattle’s waterfront to the shores of Lake Union. Industrial development continued with Seattle’s growth but shrank after World War II. A few shipyards remained by the late 1960s, plus some light industry, apartments, parking lots, fast food restaurants, marinas, and a seaplane terminal. Roads were built and…
ID Number:1980.7067.1.36.2
Date:1967
Music, notated
Meet Me Next Sunday at Woodland
The music and lyrics for "Meet me next Sunday at Woodland" were written by Agnes Farrand (Terry) Perry (1873-1937). The song was published by the Empire Music Publishing Company of Seattle. The title refers to Woodland Park , a 90.9-acre public park in Seattle's Phinney Ridge and Green Lake neighborhoods that originated as the estate of Guy C. Phinney, lumber…
ID Number:1980.7097A.26
Date:1911
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Bailey Gatzert's summer home, Seattle, circa 1892
This image shows Bailey and Barbette Gatzert's summer home on the east side of Lake Washington. The Gatzert's named it Lucerne after the Swiss lake they admired. Barbetta Gatzert moved there after Bailey's death in 1893. Stamped on verso: John P. Soule, 328 Broadway, Seattle, Wash.
ID Number:1980.7166.1.5
Date:Circa 1892
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Hydroplane Miss Century 21, probably on Lake Washington, circa 1962
Originally called the Miss Thriftway, this hydroplane driving by Bill Muncey was changed to the Miss Century 21 in 1961 to publicize the 1962 Seattle's World Fair. Stamped on verso: Bob Carver Photos, 1001 Westlake No., Seattle 9, Washington.Caption information source: "Bill Muncey - The First Golden Age - Chapter 3 (1961)," by Fred Farley, The Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum,…
ID Number:1981.7209.9
Date:Circa 1962
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Men in Metro Sewer project pipe, Seattle, February 1962
The Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle, commonly known as Metro, was designed to provide regional solutions for the problems of King County's fast-growing metropolitan area. In 1958, after rejecting a proposal for an agency with authority over a range of issues, voters approved a plan authorizing Metro to deal with a single pressing problem -- wastewater treatment. Over the next decade,…
ID Number:1981.7227.7.1
Date:1962
Ephemera
Metro Quarterly, April 1964
The Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle, commonly known as Metro, was designed to provide regional solutions for the problems of King County's fast-growing metropolitan area. In 1958, after rejecting a proposal for an agency with authority over a range of issues, voters approved a plan authorizing Metro to deal with a single pressing problem -- wastewater treatment. Over the next decade,…
ID Number:1981.7227.11
Date:1964