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Image of Block party protesting development, Seattle, August 28, 1977
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Block party protesting development, Seattle, August 28, 1977

In this image, spectators and dancers enjoy music provided by the Maraire Marimba Ensemble at a block party on 13th Avenue East between E. Republican Street and E. Mercer Street in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. The house behind the band at 516 13th Avenue E. is one of the older housing units that developers wanted to tear down and replace…
ID Number:2000.107.168.11.01
Date:1977
Image of Volunteers cleaning vacant houses on Capitol Hill, Seattle, June 14, 1975
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Volunteers cleaning vacant houses on Capitol Hill, Seattle, June 14, 1975

In this image, volunteers removed weeds, brush, and grass from nine houses on the 1200 block of 15th Avenue East on Capitol Hill which had been vacant for eight years. Plans by Parkridge Development to tear the houses down and build a 50-unit apartment building at the site had been delayed by a zoning dispute and the properties had become…
ID Number:2000.107.168.11.02
Date:1975
Image of Car passing vacant houses on Capitol Hill, Seattle, April 13, 1982
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Car passing vacant houses on Capitol Hill, Seattle, April 13, 1982

This image of the exterior of turn-of-the-century houses on the 1200 block of 15th Avenue East on Captiol Hill shows their derelict state. Nine houses across from Volunteer Park were purchased by Parkridge Development eight years prior with the intention of tearing them down and building a 50-unit apartment building at the site. The plans were delayed by a zoning…
ID Number:2000.107.168.11.03
Date:1982
Image of Boarding up a vacant house on Capitol Hill, Seattle, April 13, 1982
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Boarding up a vacant house on Capitol Hill, Seattle, April 13, 1982

This image shows Dennis Lehtinsen, an employee of the owners, boarding up one of nine turn-of-the-century houses on the 1200 block of 15th Avenue East on Capitol Hill. The houses across from Volunteer Park were purchased by Parkridge Development eight years prior with the intention of tearing them down and building a 50-unit apartment building at the site. The plans…
ID Number:2000.107.168.11.04
Date:1982
Image of Activists posing in vacant lot, Seattle, February 28, 1981
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Activists posing in vacant lot, Seattle, February 28, 1981

In this image, members of the Central Area Housing Alliance stand in the vacant lot they want to purchase at 24th Avenue and Yesler Way. From left are, Rena Boyd, Anna David, Viola Johnson, Eloise Graham, Gerald Lenoir, and Lillian Feist. The Alliance protested the proposed sale of the property to build a 50-unit condominium, saying they wanted new housing…
ID Number:2000.107.168.29.03
Date:1981
Image of Man entering the First Avenue Service Center, Seattle, August 25, 1988
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Man entering the First Avenue Service Center, Seattle, August 25, 1988

Seattle's First Avenue Service Center was one of many service organizations seeking to help the homeless and others needing help. Located near Pike Place Market, the Center operated as a daytime drop-in center, with laundry, bathrooms, and shower, and it offered shelter on cold nights. The organization had problems from time to time due to drug dealing on the premises.…
ID Number:2000.107.172.34.01
Date:1988
Image of Men sleeping at the First Avenue Service Center, November 15, 1982
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Men sleeping at the First Avenue Service Center, November 15, 1982

Seattle's First Avenue Service Center was one of many service organizations seeking to help the homeless and others needing help. The Center operated as a daytime drop-in center, with laundry, bathrooms, and shower, and it also offered all-night shelter on cold nights. Here, three men sleep in the day room. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and…
ID Number:2000.107.172.34.02
Date:1982
Image of People at the First Avenue Service Center, Seattle, January 4, 1983
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People at the First Avenue Service Center, Seattle, January 4, 1983

Seattle's First Avenue Service Center was one of many service organizations seeking to help the homeless and others needing help.The Center operated as a daytime drop-in center, with laundry, bathrooms, and shower, and it offered all-night shelter on cold nights. Here, First Avenue Service Center clients sit together at tables. Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and…
ID Number:2000.107.172.34.03
Date:1983
Image of Howard Vail at the First Avenue Service Center, Seattle, December 20, 1979
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Howard Vail at the First Avenue Service Center, Seattle, December 20, 1979

Seattle's First Avenue Service Center was one of many service organizations seeking to help the homeless and others needing help. Located at 98 Union Street, the Center operated as a daytime drop-in center, with laundry, bathrooms, and shower, and it offered all-night shelter on cold nights. Late in 1979, it was announced that the Center would be evicted due to…
ID Number:2000.107.172.34.04
Date:1979
Image of Men working at General Housing Corporation, Seattle, February 10, 1939
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Men working at General Housing Corporation, Seattle, February 10, 1939

This image shows employees working on the assembly line at the General Housing Corporation in Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood. The company manufactured "pre-built" (also called prefabricated or modular) homes. The four room, wooden frame houses were made in two 12-foot-wide sections which were delivered completely finished with all electric, heating, and plumbing equipment installed, then bolted together on site. Caption informations…
ID Number:2000.107.173.07.01
Date:1939
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