253 results for: Washington Hotel
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Bob Santos visiting apartment in need of renovation, Seattle, December 15, 1980
Robert Nicholas "Bob" Santos (1934-2016), was a Filipino American born and raised in Seattle's Chinatown - International District. He spent most of his life as an activist in his old neighborhood -- saving it, nurturing it, defending it against outside threats, whether environmental, cultural, or political. Mr. Santos developed a close relationship with other activists for racial justice, in particular…
ID Number:2000.107.160.07.01
Date:1980
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Peoples Bank and Trust Company building, Seattle, March 24, 1934
This image shows the opening of the new building of the Peoples Bank and Trust Company, which took over the building from the defunct Puget Sound Savings and Loan Association. Built in the early 1920s at 300 Pike Street in downtown Seattle, the building was later demolished and the site has been occupied since 1985 by the Century Square Office…
ID Number:2000.107.165.15.01
Date:1934
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Street entrance of Millionair Club, Seattle, May 1, 1925
Seattle's Millionair club was started in 1921 by Martin G. Johanson (1887-1984) as a lunch counter in a Pioneer Square basement, expanding in 1940 into its current location on Western Avenue in Belltown. Johanson retired in 1974, but the club continues to provide bus tokens, a soup kitchen, vision clinic, résumé service, and a shower-and-laundry facility so workers can clean…
ID Number:2000.107.170.29.05
Date:1925
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Interior of Trader Vic's restaurant at Washington Plaza Hotel, Seattle, July 6, 1969
Trader Vic's was a Polynesian-themed chain restaurant founded in 1934 by Victor Jules Bergeron, Jr. (1902-1984) in California. The first franchised Trader Vic's opened in Seattle in 1940, and the chain expanded quickly during the Tiki culture fad of the 1950s and 1960s. The Seattle branch moved to the Washington Plaza Hotel (now the Westin) in 1969, however it closed…
ID Number:2000.107.185.26.01
Date:1969
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Diane Wong, July 1, 1979
This photo of Diane Wong was taken to accompany an interview published in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. At the time, Diane Wong was the director of Washington State Commission on Asian American Affairs.Diane Wong grew up in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle. She attended Garfield High School, where she became involved in the civil rights movement, and the University of…
ID Number:2000.107.232.27.01
Date:1979
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Kayla Skinner and Harry Wong at Trader Vic's restaurant, June 20, 1991
Trader Vic's was a Polynesian-themed chain restaurant founded in 1934 by Victor Jules Bergeron, Jr. (1902-1984) in California. The first franchised Trader Vic's opened in Seattle in 1949, and the chain expanded quickly during the Tiki culture fad of the 1950s and 1960s. The Seattle restaurant moved to the Washington Plaza Hotel (now the Westin) in 1969, and closed in…
ID Number:2000.107.232.27.02
Date:1991
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Harry Wong, manager of Trader Vic's Restaurant, Seattle, May 18, 1978
Trader Vic's was a Polynesian-themed chain restaurant founded in 1934 by Victor Jules Bergeron, Jr. (1902-1984) in California. The first franchised Trader Vic's opened in Seattle in 1949, and the chain expanded quickly during the Tiki culture fad of the 1950s and 1960s. The Seattle restaurant moved to the Washington Plaza Hotel (now the Westin) in 1969, and closed in…
ID Number:2000.107.232.27.03
Date:1978
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Crowd at victory parade for NBA Champions the Seattle SuperSonics, June 4, 1979
This photograph of the victory parade for the Seattle SuperSonics, taken by staff photographer Bob Miller, appeared on the front page of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer on June 5, 1979.The parade on June 4, 1979, was given in honor of the Sonics victory over the Washington Bullets on June 1, 1979 in game 5 of the NBA Championship. An estimated 300,000…
ID Number:2000.107.240.01.01
Date:1979
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Balloon floats parading south on Third Avenue, Seattle, November 20, 1954
In this image, spectators line Third Avenue in downtown Seattle to watch the 6th annual Santa Claus Parade. The parade theme was "1954 Story Book Parade," and featured 30 giant balloon floats. The train balloon in the center of the image was the largest in the parade, at 65 feet long and about 14 feet high. The balloons were escorted…
ID Number:2000.107.244.05.01
Date:1954
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Apolo Ohno signing autograph for a fan at P-I Sports Star banquet, Seattle, January 27, 2003
Apolo Ohno (b. 1982) is a retired short-track speed skating competitor. Ohno won eight Olympic medals, was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2017 and the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 2019. Born and raised in Seattle, Ohno began swimming and quad-speed rolling skating at age 6, and committed to short-track speed skating at age 13.…
ID Number:2000.107.200301.CD01.41.001
Date:2003