469 results for: Street Views
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Railroad Avenue looking north, Seattle, circa 1921
Good railroad service was vital to growth of Seattle as a seaport. Eight tracks were built in a 120-foot right-of-way along the waterfront. This made it easier to transfer freight between the railroad cars and waiting ships. Railroad Avenue is now called Alaskan Way. Signs in image: Pier 1 - Northern Pacific Railway Co. Canadian Pacific Steamship Co. Canadian Pacific…
ID Number:1983.10.2348.2
Date:Circa 1921
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Joshua Green Building, Seattle, circa 1922
The Joshua Green Building, located at Fourth and Pike in downtown Seattle was built in 1913 and designed by architect John Graham, Sr. It was named after Joshua Green, a leader in Seattle's shipping and banking industries. Signs in image: Hotel. [...] Cafeteria. Lundquist Lilly. Prescriptions. Billiards. Ground Gripper Shoes. Hats - Young's Shirt Shops - Men's Furnishings. United Cigar…
ID Number:1983.10.2876.1
Date:Circa 1922
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Second Avenue, Seattle, 1925
This busy street scene features a streetcar, cars, and pedestrians on Second Avenue in downtown Seattle. Signs in image: Hats and Caps. Chocolates. Young's Clothes Shop. Seattle Shoe Repairing Co. Hotel Seattle. Marion Building. Hotel New Avon. DeLuxe Cafe. Pioneer Dentists. Store No. [...] Bartell Drugs. Best Ever Dairy Lunch. We Control 850 Seattle Stores - Henry Broderick Inc. Florence…
ID Number:1983.10.2930
Date:1925
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Traffic tower at Fourth Avenue and Pike Street, 1925
Between 1922 and 1937, the number of automobiles on Seattle's streets more than tripled. In 1925, the city had a traffic tower at the busy area where Fourth Avenue, Pike Street, and Westlake Avenue met. It would have been hard for drivers to see one another as they neared the intersection. A policeman in the tower could see the vehicles…
ID Number:1983.10.2952.1
Date:1925
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Kent business district, 1925
By the 1920s, Kent was an important commercial center which supported the agricultural and dairy activities in the Green River Valley. This photo, taken on a rainy day in 1925, shows a corner in the Kent business district. The Kent National Bank, founded in 1906, occupies the corner building on First Avenue South, along with a drugstore. On the second…
ID Number:1983.10.3050.9
Date:1925
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Street scene in Renton, 1925
By the mid-1920s, the Sunset Highway had been paved from Seattle through Renton on its way across Snoqualmie Pass. In Renton, automobile-related businesses grew up along the highway. This 1925 Renton photo shows the Clarke brothers' Ford dealership (left) and Mac's Service Station (right) near the highway intersection. Photographer's Reference Number: 113414
ID Number:1983.10.3068.2
Date:1925
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Taggart Motor Co. and Georgetown City Hall, Seattle, 1925
Before it was annexed to Seattle in 1910, Georgetown was a separate city connected to Seattle by streetcar. By the mid-1920s, Georgetown was just a short drive away in the family automobile. This 1925 photo shows evidence of both the old and the new transportation. Taggart Motor Company, the Ford dealership, sits on Stanley Avenue near the streetcar tracks. The…
ID Number:1983.10.3076.3
Date:1925
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Sumner business district, January 16, 1926
Sumner, Washington, is the oldest town in the Puyallup Valley. The area was settled in the early 1850s, and by the 1910s, it had developed into a center of berry growing and dairy farms. This photo shows downtown Sumner in 1925. The small object which appears to float just to the right of the upper center in the photo is…
ID Number:1983.10.3116.3
Date:1926
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West Seattle junction, Seattle, circa 1926
The crossing of two streetcar lines at California Avenue and Alaska Street created what is now commonly referred to as the Junction, as well as the heart of West Seattle. By 1911, the junction became a full-fledged business district. The building shown in this photo stood on the southeast corner of California and Alaska Streets. Built in 1925 by Lawrence…
ID Number:1983.10.3301.2
Date:Circa 1926
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Capitol Hill residential street, Seattle, circa 1926
This view looks east on East Roy Street at 12th Avenue East. These two residences represent the Classic Decorated Box style found on Capitol Hill. Handwritten on sleeve: [Rum...] Gay St Views.Photographer's Reference Number: 120233
ID Number:1983.10.3361.2
Date:Circa 1926