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Image of Capitol Hill residential street, Seattle, circa 1926
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Capitol Hill residential street, Seattle, circa 1926

This view looks north on 12th Avenue East at East Roy Street on Capitol Hill. Most of these homes are still in existence. Handwritten on sleeve: [Rum...] Gay St Views.Photographer's Reference Number: 120233
ID Number:1983.10.3361.3
Date:Circa 1926
Image of Fourth Avenue looking north from Seneca Street, Seattle, circa 1927
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Fourth Avenue looking north from Seneca Street, Seattle, circa 1927

This view of Fourth Avenue looking north was taken from a building on Seneca Street around 1927. Signs: Grant HotelHandwritten on sleeve: 4th Ave North from Seneca.Photographer's Reference Number: 121310
ID Number:1983.10.3471.1
Date:Circa 1927
Image of Christmas tree on University Street, circa 1927
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Christmas tree on University Street, circa 1927

During one holiday season in the late 1920s, downtown decorations included a large Christmas tree with lights and ornaments. Groups performed nearby on a small stage. This photo shows the decorated tree in the center of an island in University Street, outside the Olympic Hotel. Description in handwritten inventory: P.S. Power & Light Co. Metropolitan X-mas treePhotographer's Reference Number: 128388
ID Number:1983.10.3883.2
Date:Circa 1927
Image of Second Avenue looking north from University Street, Seattle, circa 1929
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Second Avenue looking north from University Street, Seattle, circa 1929

This streetview of Second Avenue in downtown Seattle looks north from University Street. Signs in image: [Rhodes Department Store]. [...te] Rankin's Furniture. Neon. New Washington. Billiards. Burnett Bros. Phillips - Established 1892. Frank J. Victor Inc. Handwritten on sleeve: Russell W. Sayne - 2nd Ave looking North Night [sic].Webster & Stevens number: 133598
ID Number:1983.10.4063.1
Date:Circa 1929
Image of Pike Street east from First Avenue, Seattle, September 6, 1929
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Pike Street east from First Avenue, Seattle, September 6, 1929

This street view looking east on Pike Street from First Avenue, shows the streetcar tracks that converge to go north or south on First. Signs in image: United Cigars. Dr. Mellor's System - Dentist - Painless Dentistry. Studio of James & Merrihew Photographs - Live Forever. Eclipse Fine Repairing. Huteson-Donahey Optical Co. Coffee Shop. Ben Paris - Fountain Lunch -…
ID Number:1983.10.4108.2
Date:1929
Image of First and Columbia, Seattle, March 20, 1931
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First and Columbia, Seattle, March 20, 1931

This downtown street view looks south on First Avenue, at the intersection of Columbia Street. Signs in image: Dr. E.L. Brown, Dentist. Mission Hotel. Signs. Columbia Clothing & Tailors - Quality, Value, Service. Filmore Lunch. [...] Jewelry Co. Right Hotel. Tents. Postal Telegraph Cable Co. Caption on image: 3-20-31.Handwritten on sleeve: Street Scene 1st & Columbia.Photographer's Reference Number: 136488
ID Number:1983.10.4259
Date:1931
Image of New streets in the Denny Hill Regrade, Seattle, July 30, 1935
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New streets in the Denny Hill Regrade, Seattle, July 30, 1935

During the second Denny Hill regrading project, street paving, sewers, water mains, sidewalks, and other improvements were done under a single contract. This meant that rebuilding the city streets could proceed in a coordinated manner. However, the Depression hit Seattle during the 1930s, and rebuilding took a long time. In this photo, taken around 1935, the newly-extended Sixth, Seventh, and…
ID Number:1983.10.4533.1
Date:1935
Image of Second and Yesler, Seattle, January 8, 1938
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Second and Yesler, Seattle, January 8, 1938

This view of Second Avenue and Yesler Street highlights the streetcar tracks in the middle of the street. Signs in image: Fountain Lunch - A Bite or a Meal - G.O. Guy Drugs. GallenKamp's All Leather Mens' Shoes. Seattle Hotel. Puget Sound Power & Light. Florence Theatre - Open All Night. Smith Tower. Northern Pacific.Handwritten on sleeve: 2nd Ave &…
ID Number:1983.10.4618
Date:1938
Image of Greenwood street scene, circa 1932
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Greenwood street scene, circa 1932

In the 1930s, Seattle's northern city limits were at 85th Street, in the Greenwood neighborhood. People could take the streetcar to Greenwood and catch the interurban railway north to Everett and other outlying towns.This photo shows what the Greenwood business district looked like around 1932. Webster & Stevens number: P1304
ID Number:1983.10.4969.24
Date:1932
Image of Exchange Building, Seattle, circa 1930
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Exchange Building, Seattle, circa 1930

The Exchange Building is one of several Art Deco office buildings in Seattle. It was designed as a home for stock and commodity exchanges. The Exchange Building was the last large downtown building built before the Depression of the 1930s hit the city. It was Seattle's tallest building until after World War II ended in 1945. Sign in image: The…
ID Number:1983.10.4971.41
Date:Circa 1930
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