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Image of Western Avenue, Seattle, circa 1905
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Western Avenue, Seattle, circa 1905

Signs in image: Ryan [...] Newton Co. - Commission Merchants - Fruits and Produce. Rainier Beer. Star Grocery Co. (on wagon). Rustler Grocery (on wagon). [...rs] Supply Co. Sandy Beach. West Seattle Ferry. Seattle Sheet Metal Shop. Tent [Factory].Handwritten on sleeve: Western Avenue.Webster & Stevens number: 3302
ID Number:1983.10.7359.1
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Broadway Building at Broadway and Madison Street, 1905
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Broadway Building at Broadway and Madison Street, 1905

By 1905, Seattle businessmen had built many large buildings in the downtown area. Larger commercial buildings were being built in outlying neighborhoods too.This photo shows the Broadway Building, at the corner of Broadway and Madison Street. It had a drugstore and a grocery store on the ground floor and a dancing school upstairs. A horsedrawn grocery cart waits by the…
ID Number:1983.10.7370.1
Date:1905
Image of Schwabacher Grocery Co., 1905
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Schwabacher Grocery Co., 1905

Schwabacher Brothers & Company, a San Francisco firm, opened an branch in Seattle in the 1860s. Within a short time, the firm became Puget Sound's major wholesaler of canned goods, dry goods and other materials to the logging camps, mill towns and farming communities. The first supplies were delivered across the water and upriver by steamer. In later years, the…
ID Number:1983.10.7374.2
Date:1905
Image of The intersection of Yesler and Jefferson Streets, circa 1906
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The intersection of Yesler and Jefferson Streets, circa 1906

Downtown Seattle grew quickly during the late 1890s. This photo, taken sometime after 1903, shows the congested area near Seattle's City Hall (large building in the center). Jefferson Street, to the left of City Hall, is being regraded. The street is partially blocked by a house which is being moved. Streetcars and buggies move along Yesler Street (lower left). The…
ID Number:1983.10.7451.2
Date:Circa 1906
Image of Western Avenue from Marion Street, Seattle, circa 1910
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Western Avenue from Marion Street, Seattle, circa 1910

Signs in image: The Bon Marche - Mail Orders Filled Promptly (on wagon umbrella). [...] Peirano & Sons Fruits and Produce. Sealshift Oysters. [...zie]-Hunt Paper Co. - Wholesale Paper. Spears-Herman Co. Inc. Northwestern Shoe Co. C.R. Winslow & Co. [...] Russell Co. - Butter Eggs & Cheese. Union Meat Company. [Toledo Scales?]. Engraving. Motors Repairs Winding. Forsyth Electric Co. -…
ID Number:1983.10.7471
Date:Circa 1910
Image of Star Theatre, Seattle, circa 1905
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Star Theatre, Seattle, circa 1905

The Star Theatre was located on the southeast corner of First Avenue and Madison Street. Signs in image: Star Theatre - Modern Vaudeville - Admission 10 cents. Star Theatre- Continuous Vaudeville - General Admission. U & I. New German Bakery - Confectionery. Emerson's - Bohemian Beer. "[...] Shape" Shoe Store. King Bros. Palace Hotel. High Grade Alexander Humboldt Havana Cigars.…
ID Number:1983.10.7480.1
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Second Avenue from James Street, Seattle, circa 1905
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Second Avenue from James Street, Seattle, circa 1905

Signs in image: Butler. [...unst] Cigars. Hotel Savoy. Empire Building. Thompson's Cafe. Watches & [Jewelry]. Melhorn [...]. [Alexander?] [Bald...] - Marine & Fire Insurance. Bartell Drug Co. Oriental Bldg. A.H. Rankin M.D. Mais Paper Wrapper - [Ob...] [Mouthpiec...]. Foster & Kleiser Signs. Chinese Cafe - Chop Suey, Noodles. Money to Loan - [...] Stoddard Loan Office. Diamonds Watches Jewelry Bought…
ID Number:1983.10.7495.1
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Pioneer Square, Seattle, circa 1905
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Pioneer Square, Seattle, circa 1905

Signs in image: Theatre - Strand. The [Diamond?].Handwritten on sleeve: Tenderloin District.Webster & Stevens number: 4840
ID Number:1983.10.7546
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Hotel Ramona, Seattle, circa 1905
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Hotel Ramona, Seattle, circa 1905

The Hotel Ramona was located on the northeast corner of 1st Avenue and Seneca Street. Signs in image: Hotel Diller. [Cre...] - Largest Seller in the World. Bell Tailors. Yates. Russells. Model Car. Restaurant. The Seneca - Johnson & Wedeen, Props. - Bohemian Beer. Signs. Boston Cafe. Stone, Fisher & Lane - Linoleum, Window Shades. Sparkman & McLean Real Estate.Handwritten…
ID Number:1983.10.7564
Date:Circa 1905
Image of Second and Yesler, Seattle, circa 1907
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Second and Yesler, Seattle, circa 1907

Signs in image: [Merchants] Despatch Transportation Co. New York Central Lines. Wilson-[M...] Books & [Stationer...]. Furnished Rooms. Globe Medical Co. D. Goldfarb, Tailor. Lovera Havana Cigars - Wm. Gottstein. Standard Laundry (on wagon). Joseph Finkelberg Diamond Broker - Jewelry [...] Spectacles. Chicago Collateral Bank - Chicago Loan Office. The Bohemian. P-I. Idle Hour Cut Plug. C.W. [Mulle...]. Hotel Merchant. Merchants…
ID Number:1983.10.7608
Date:Circa 1907
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