65 results for: Regrades
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View of Seattle, looking northwest from 12th St. and Dearborn, circa 1882
Much of Seattle was built on land reclaimed from Elliott Bay and the mouth of the Duwamish River. Muddy tide flats once extended all the way to the foot of Beacon Hill. Roads and railroad tracks were built over the flats on wooden trestles. Regrades in the early 20th century flattened Seattle’s hills and also provided more material for reclaimed…
ID Number:1983.10.6089
Date:Circa 1882
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Regrading Denny Hill at Third Avenue, circa 1908
Third Avenue ran through downtown Seattle to the foot of Denny Hill. Visitors could take a cable car up the hill to the Washington Hotel. By 1908, workers had torn down the hotel and removed part of the hill. Most of the dirt was dumped into Elliott Bay.This photo was taken in 1908 or 1909 near the intersection of Third…
ID Number:1983.10.8070
Date:1908
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Fifth Avenue being regraded, Seattle, May 22, 1909
Seattle's hills are steep, but they used to be steeper. During various regrading projects, the city tried to make the streets and avenues more level. Some areas were raised and some were lowered. Nearby buildings were raised or lowered too. Others were torn down or moved away. Sign in image: Y.W.C.A.Handwritten on sleeve: Regrade 5th & Seneca, May 22, 1909.Photographer's…
ID Number:1983.10.8105
Date:1909
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Regrading Third Avenue, 1907
Seattle's hills are steep, but they used to be steeper. During various regrading projects, the city tried to make the streets and avenues more level. Some areas were raised and some were lowered. Nearby buildings were raised or lowered too. Others were torn down or moved away.This 1907 photo shows the regrading of Third Avenue. The street in this area…
ID Number:1983.10.8118
Date:1907
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The Washington Hotel during the Second Avenue Regrade, circa 1906
Workers began regrading Seattle's Denny Hill in 1898. At first, the owners of the Washington Hotel didn't want the city to remove their part of the hill. This left the hotel sitting on a raw peak of land while the blocks to the west were regraded. In 1906, the owners decided to tear the hotel down and regrade the property…
ID Number:1983.10.8123
Date:Circa 1906
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Workers using water hoses to regrade Denny Hill, Seattle, circa 1909
Workers in the first Denny Hill regrading project sometimes used high pressure jets of water to wash away the hill. Over five million gallons of water were pumped from Elliott Bay and Lake Union every day. The dirt was washed out into the bay through tunnels and flumes. Handwritten on sleeve: Regrade Denny Hill.Photographer's Reference Number: 9026
ID Number:1983.10.8127
Date:Circa 1909
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Steam shovel and locomotive at Denny regrade site, Seattle, circa 1909
Handwritten on sleeve: Train & Steam Shovel at 2nd & Virginia.Photographer's Reference Number: 9035
ID Number:1983.10.8130
Date:Circa 1909
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Jackson Street regrade, Seattle, circa 1908
Before the Jackson Street regrading project, Beacon Hill formed a barrier between Seattle's waterfront and the Rainier Valley. Between 1907 and 1910, over three million cubic yards of earth were moved to make a cut through the hill. Most of the dirt was used to fill in Seattle's tidal flats. Handwritten on sleeve: Jackson St. Regrade.Photographer's Reference Number: 9036
ID Number:1983.10.8131
Date:Circa 1908
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Second Avenue, Seattle, circa 1909
Handwritten on sleeve: Regrade Hill 2nd Ave.Webster & Stevens number: 9061
ID Number:1983.10.8150
Date:Circa 1909
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Men "rubbernecking" during regrade project, Seattle, circa 1909
Handwritten on sleeve: Regrade Rubbering.Photographer's Reference Number: 9004
ID Number:1983.10.8151
Date:Circa 1909