218 results for: International District
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Chin Gee Hee Building, Seattle, circa 2018
Local Chinese merchant and labor contractor Chin Gee Hee (1844-1929) and a partner built two commercial buildings on the northeast corner of Washington Street and Second Avenue, in Seattle’s original Chinatown. After these were destroyed by Seattle’s 1889 Great Fire, the partners rebuilt them in brick. These were the Phoenix Hotel, facing Second Avenue, and the neighboring Chin Gee Hee…
ID Number:2014.43.2.2.ARCH121B
Date:Circa 2018
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Ichiban restaurant at 6th Ave. S. and S. Main St. , Seattle, 2008
Koji and Mayumi Ogawa opened Ichiban restaurant at 601 Main Street, in the Panama Hotel building, around 1983. The small restaurant served homestyle Japanese food to its customers in the Nihonmachi or Japantown area in Seattle’s Chinatown - International District for 27 years. In early May 2010, the Ogawas posted a “Farewell letter to our loyal customers and friends” announcing…
ID Number:2014.43.2.2.MISC178
Date:2008
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Protesters at the groundbreaking for Seattle's Kingdome, November 2, 1972
A deputy of the King County Department of Public Safety attempts to confront demonstrators who are protesting the construction of the Kingdome stadium at the western edge of the Chinatown - International District, Seattle's longtime Asian American neighborhood. A lawsuit to stop the stadium had failed, and activists were concerned that its construction and need for more parking would overwhelm…
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder23.001
Date:1972
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Protestors at a meeting about Kingdome construction, circa 1972
Here, a KOMO television news cameraman films a protest meeting at an unidentified office. Asian activists and others fill the room, signs read: "Preserve the International District" and "... a Parking Lot" and "Chinatown. It's not Only A Place to Eat. People Live There Too." This meeting is probably part of the 1972 protest against construction of the Kingdome stadium…
ID Number:2014.49.Box22.Folder23.002
Date:Circa 1972
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Elks Club bartender, Seattle, circa 1947
The bartender smiles from behind the bar at the Elks Club at 662 Jackson St.
ID Number:2014.49.002.023.0072
Date:Circa 1947
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Woman singing in front of a band at Club Rizal, Seattle, March 1, 1944
A female vocalist sings at the microphone in front of a band at Seattle's Club Rizal. The singer has tentatively been identified as Deedee Hackett. The man to her right is Milt Green. Written on negative page: JazzWritten on individual negative sleeve: Rizal 3-1-44
ID Number:2014.49.002.034.0150
Date:1944
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Group sitting during International Carnival, Seattle, circa 1949
Seafair Royalty have been a part of Seattle's annual ten-week-long celebration since the festival's beginnings in 1950. Young women are chosen for the court to represent their neighborhood and/or ethnic community and are awarded academic scholarships. Throughout the summer, Seafair Royalty participate in festival events and perform knighting ceremonies recognizing outstanding citizens in the Seattle area.The Chinatown - International District…
ID Number:2014.49.010.012.0020
Date:Circa 1949
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Chinese dancers performing in a parade, Seattle, circa 1953
In this image unidentified Chinese dancers perform with a dragon costume in a street parade, likely for Chinese New Year. The location appears to be Jackson Street in Seattle's Chinatown - International District. A crowd watches from the sidewalk in front of a record store and an optometrist's office.
ID Number:2014.49.010.046.0092
Date:Circa 1953
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East Madison/East Union float in the Seafair International Parade, August 5, 1952
Seattle’s 1952 Seafair celebrated the Centennial of the city’s founding. The many events included five parades in different parts of the city. The International Parade, on August 5, took place downtown, on Fourth Avenue and headed south into the Chinatown - International District.Starting that same year, Seattle’s Black community held a Mardi Gras festival that participated in Seafair. This photo…
ID Number:2014.49.11.01.107
Date:1952
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Ruby Chow float in the Seafair Parade, August 5, 1952
Seattle’s 1952 Seafair celebrated the Centennial of the city’s founding. The many events included five parades in different parts of the city. The International Parade, on August 5, took place downtown, on Fourth Avenue and headed south into the Chinatown - International District. This photo, taken from the west side of Fourth Avenue, shows the Ruby Chow float in the…
ID Number:2014.49.11.01.109
Date:1952