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Fisherman's Terminal, Seattle, February 21, 1952

On May 17, 1952 the Port of Seattle's Fishermen's Terminal at Salmon Bay between the Interbay and Ballard neighborhoods was rededicated as the home of the Pacific Northwest fishing fleet after an expansion and modernization that allowed for moorage, drydock, repair, maintenance, and supply facilities for 1,000 vessels. This image of fishing boats docked at Fishermen's Terminal was taken facing…
ID Number:2000.107.171.31.01
Date:1952
Image of Band playing at Fisherman's Festival, Seattle, September 19, 1937
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Band playing at Fisherman's Festival, Seattle, September 19, 1937

This image was taken during a performance by the Seattle Symphonic Band at the Fisherman's Festival, held September 17-18, 1937, at the Port of Seattle's Fishermen's Terminal (then Fishermen's Dock) at Salmon Bay between the Interbay and Ballard neighborhoods. The large storage shed, visible behind the revelers, had recently been competed for fishermen to hang their nets and other gear…
ID Number:2000.107.171.31.02
Date:1937
Image of View of Grand Trunk dock from Elliott Bay, Seattle, circa 1912
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View of Grand Trunk dock from Elliott Bay, Seattle, circa 1912

The Grand Trunk Pacific dock was a shipping pier located on the Seattle waterfront at the foot of Marion Street. The largest wooden pier on the West Coast when it opened in 1910, the dock was built atop 5,000 creosote-soaked piles, and constructed using 3,700,000 board feet of lumber. In 1914 the dock was destroyed in a deadly fire, then…
ID Number:2000.107.171.32.01
Date:Circa 1912
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Hanford Street terminal, Seattle, March 22, 1927

The creation of the Port of Seattle in 1911 transformed a messy jumble of privately-owned and competing waterfront companies into a publicly owned and organized entity capable of propelling Seattle into a major center for trade. In 1915 the Port constructed the Hanford Street Grain Terminal (Pier 25), on the Duwamish East Waterway, in what is now the SoDo neighborhood.…
ID Number:2000.107.171.32.02
Date:1927
Image of Piers 62 and 63, Seattle, May 23, 1988
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Piers 62 and 63, Seattle, May 23, 1988

Built in 1901 and 1905, respectively, Pier 62 and Pier 63 (originally Pier 10, also Holden Dock, Virginia Dock, or Virginia Street Dock) join together to span nearly two acres on the Seattle waterfront. A thriving ocean terminal before World War II, by the mid-1980s the piers were in disrepair and became part of city plans to revive the central…
ID Number:2000.107.171.34.01
Date:1988
Image of Longshoreman spreading corn at Pier 86, Seattle, March 28, 1988
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Longshoreman spreading corn at Pier 86, Seattle, March 28, 1988

In 1970 the Port of Seattle spent millions of dollars finishing and upgrading container terminals, airport projects, and new property acquisitions to support what is a major contributor to regional economic growth. Seattle's grain exports were moved at the time to the $15 million Pier 86 Grain Facility in the Interbay neighborhood. This property replaced the Port’s Hanford Street Grain…
ID Number:2000.107.171.36.01
Date:1988
Image of Exterior of Pier 86 grain terminal, Seattle, January 6, 1970
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Exterior of Pier 86 grain terminal, Seattle, January 6, 1970

In 1970 the Port of Seattle spent millions of dollars finishing and upgrading container terminals, airport projects, and new property acquisitions to support what is a major contributor to regional economic growth. Seattle's grain exports were moved at the time to the $15 million Pier 86 Grain Facility in the Interbay neighborhood. This property replaced the Port’s Hanford Street Grain…
ID Number:2000.107.171.37.01
Date:1970
Image of Employees operating Pier 86 grain terminal control panel, Seattle, October 28, 1970
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Employees operating Pier 86 grain terminal control panel, Seattle, October 28, 1970

In 1970 the Port of Seattle spent millions of dollars finishing and upgrading container terminals, airport projects, and new property acquisitions to support what is a major contributor to regional economic growth. Seattle's grain exports were moved at the time to the $15 million Pier 86 Grain Facility in the Interbay neighborhood. This property replaced the Port’s Hanford Street Grain…
ID Number:2000.107.171.37.02
Date:1970
Image of Spokane Street terminal, Seattle, March 22, 1927
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Spokane Street terminal, Seattle, March 22, 1927

The creation of the Port of Seattle in 1911 transformed a messy jumble of privately-owned and competing waterfront companies into a publicly owned and organized entity capable of propelling Seattle into a major center for trade. In 1915 the Port constructed the Spokane Street Terminal at Pier 24 (now Terminal 30), on the Duwamish East Waterway, in what is now…
ID Number:2000.107.171.38.01
Date:1927
Image of The Donut House, Seattle, October 17, 1981
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The Donut House, Seattle, October 17, 1981

The Donut House, on the southeast corner of First Avenue and Pike Street, was a popular hangout for runaways and street people. In 1979, a youth was stabbed to death in the doorway. Yet, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the young people who hung out at The Donut House thought of themselves as a family, and the shop as a…
ID Number:2000.107.172.01.01
Date:1981
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