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Seaview Hall at Alki, Seattle, circa 1905
By the early 1900s, Alki had grown from a out-of-the-way campground to a full-fledged summer resort. Nestled along the beach were dozens of summer cottages, many with wistful names such as "Kill Time" and "La Siesta."This photo shows Seaview Hall, a sizable structure similar to The Stockade, which was a popular hotel at Alki. The vacationers would come by ferry…
ID Number:1983.10.7366.2
Date:Circa 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
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Luna Park, Seattle, 1905
West Seattle's Luna Park was named for Luna, the Roman goddess of the moon. The amusement park was a popular place for Seattleites to swim, dance, and have fun. They could ride on a giant water slide, a roller coaster, or a carousel, or have a drink at what was advertised as "the longest bar on the bay." They could…
ID Number:1983.10.7424.1
Date:1905
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Dedication of pioneer monument at Alki, Seattle, November 18, 1905
On November 18, 1905, the surviving members of the Denny Party gathered at their old landing place on Alki Beach to dedicate a monument to the founding of Seattle. According to the inscription, the monument was erected by the Washington University State Historical Society and presented by Leonora Denny. Handwritten on sleeve: Unveiling Monument, Pioneer Day, Alki, 1905?Webster & Stevens…
ID Number:1983.10.7430.1
Date:1905
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Pioneer group at Alki monument, November 18, 1905
On November 18, 1905, the surviving members of the Denny Party gathered at their old landing place on Alki Beach to dedicate a monument to the founding of Seattle. According to the inscription, the monument was erected by the Washington University State Historical Society and presented by Leonora Denny.This photo shows the remaining pioneers standing by the monument. The bearded…
ID Number:1983.10.7432
Date:1905
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West Queen Anne School, 1905
In 1895, the West Queen Anne School replaced the first school in the Queen Anne neighborhood. The new brick building had eight classrooms. It was expanded in 1899 and 1901 as the neighborhood grew. West Queen Anne School had Seattle's first woman principal, Adelaide Pollock, who served from 1900-1918. The school building still stands on Queen Anne Hill and is…
ID Number:1983.10.7436
Date:1905
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Summit School, Seattle, circa 1905
This architecturally distinctive school building was designed by James Stephen. Summit School opened with a full house of elementary and high school students in 1905, but the older classes moved the following year to their own building, known as Franklin School. As the surrounding neighborhood became more commercial, the school population declined, but Summit was used for a variety of…
ID Number:1983.10.7457
Date:Circa 1905
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Trinity Parish Episcopal Church, Seattle, 1905
Built in 1892, the Trinity Parish Episcopal Church is located at 609 Eighth Avenue. This early photo shows the rectory that stood next door. Handwritten on sleeve: Trinity Parish Church 1905.Webster & Stevens number: 4390
ID Number:1983.10.7473.1
Date:1905
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Rainier School, Seattle, circa 1905
In 1891, Seattle's Rainier School opened in the Rainier Heights neighborhood with 422 students and twelve teachers. The area grew so fast that by 1901, there were almost twice as many students and twenty teachers. The school closed in 1940 but later reopened as part of Edison Technical School. The building was torn down in 1957. Handwritten on sleeve: Ranier…
ID Number:1983.10.7491
Date:Circa 1905
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St. Mark's Church, 1905
St. Mark's Church was formed in 1889. It was Seattle's second Episcopal church. For a while, the members held services in a building at Olive and Stewart Streets, where the Times Square Building now stands. In 1897, they dedicated their new church building on First Hill.This 1905 photo shows St. Mark's Church on Harvard Avenue, between Seneca and Spring Streets.…
ID Number:1983.10.7523
Date:1905