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Image of View north on 3rd Avenue from Pike Street, 1967
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View north on 3rd Avenue from Pike Street, 1967

This image looks north along 3rd Ave from Pike St. The top of the Space Needle is visible in the distance. The Garden Art Theater at left was an adult movie theater at the time this photograph was taken in 1967, but the building had earlier been home to the Winter Garden Theater, which opened in 1920 and was one…
ID Number:1980.7067.1.35.1
Date:1967
Image of Crowds watching fire at Grand Trunk Pacific pier, Seattle, July 30, 1914
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Crowds watching fire at Grand Trunk Pacific pier, Seattle, July 30, 1914

The image seen here was taken as crowds watch a fire that engulfed the Grand Trunk Pacific dock, located on the Seattle waterfront at the foot of Marion Street. The structure, at the time the largest wooden pier on the West Coast, was only four years old and had been built atop 5,000 creosote-soaked piles. Firefighters from nearby Engine House…
ID Number:1980.7171.1
Date:1914
Image of Main Street, Startup, Washington, circa 1910
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Main Street, Startup, Washington, circa 1910

Startup, Washington, at the junction of the Skykomish and Wallace Rivers, was settled in the early 1880s. Its original name was Wallace, but in 1901, after continuing confusion with Wallace, Idaho, the town changed its name to Startup. In 1906, many of Startup's residents were loggers or sawmill workers. George Startup, for whom the town was named, was a local…
ID Number:1981.7185.5
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Main Street, Bothell, circa 1925
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Main Street, Bothell, circa 1925

In its earliest days, Bothell was the home of a lumber camp and a shingle mill. Later, the area turned to dairy farming, poultry, and produce. When this photo was taken in the 1920s, Bothell had a wide, paved main street and was part of the transportation network of a busy and growing region. Webster & Stevens number: 111955
ID Number:1983.10.479
Date:Circa 1925
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 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 University Way, looking north from 45th Street, circa 1927
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University Way, looking north from 45th Street, circa 1927

University Way, nicknamed "The Ave" is the business district closest to the University of Washington. University students, faculty, and staff can easily walk to the University Bookstore, restaurants, banks, and other businesses in the area. This photo shows The Ave, with its streetcar tracks, in about 1927. The tiled building on the left corner is now a jewelry store. The…
ID Number:1983.10.791
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 Police officer directing traffic at 4th and Pike, Seattle, circa 1920
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Police officer directing traffic at 4th and Pike, Seattle, circa 1920

In this image an unidentified Seattle Police officer directs pedestrian, automobile, motorcycle, and wagon traffic from the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Pike Street. Visible behind him on the northwest corner of the intersection is the menswear store Tailored Ready Co. The store sold "men's and boys' clothing, uniforms, hats, caps, trunks, and suit cases," at 401-403 Pike Street from…
ID Number:1983.10.1089.1
Date:Circa 1920
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