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Central Building, Seattle, 1909
The Central Building at Third and Marion Streets had been recently completed when this photo was taken. It was designed by architect C. R. Aldrich. Signs in image: The Boston Tailoring Co. Central Building.Handwritten on sleeve: Central Bldg.Webster & Stevens number: 8653
ID Number:1983.10.8045
Date:1909
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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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Fourth and Pike looking north, Seattle, circa 1911
Signs in image: Oil Paintings for Sale. Harvard Cafe. Nome Cafe [...]. [Sang?] Wo Laundry. Table Rock [Mineral] Water - It's Alive - The [...] Bottled. [Dancing] Taught 4 Private Lessons. Millinery. Hotel Plaza. Mission [...]. Bank. Fred J. Carver, Lawyer. Branch Office - The Prudential.Handwritten on sleeve: Fourth & Pike, N on 4th.Photographer's Reference Number: 9019
ID Number:1983.10.8120
Date:Circa 1911
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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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Looking up the counterbalance, Queen Anne Avenue, circa 1900
Cable cars were well suited to Seattle's steep hills. The North Seattle Cable Railway Company began construction on the Queen Anne cable car line in 1890. On Queen Anne Avenue, the car was linked by cable to a 16-ton counterbalance weight. As the weight slid down the hill in its underground tunnel, it pulled the cable car up. When the…
ID Number:1983.10.8356
Date:Circa 1900
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AYPE Welcome Arch on Second Avenue, Seattle, 1909
This photo shows Second Avenue in Seattle bustling with pedestrians and traffic, as cars and horse-drawn carts pass under the Welcome Arch for the Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition (AYPE). Signs in image: [Turkish] Baths. [...] Theatre. Hair Dressing and [Manic...]. [...] Clark Dentist. Welcome. Finer Tailor, Better Fabric. Turrell's Shoes. National Meat Co. (on wagon).Handwritten on sleeve: 2nd Ave. section.Webster &…
ID Number:1983.10.8382
Date:1909
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Second and Washington, Seattle, circa 1909
Signs in image: C.C.H. Block. Paints Oils Glass. Restaurant. Lexington Hotel - Furnished Rooms. Phoenix Hotel. Shave 10 Cents, Baths 2 for 25 Cents, Laundry. Barber Shop - Baths 15 Cents. M. Hee Wo Chinese Medicine Co.Handwritten on sleeve: Lexington & Phoenix Hotel, 2nd & Wn.Photographer's Reference Number: 11410
ID Number:1983.10.8470
Date:Circa 1909
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Armour Building, Seattle, circa 1909
The former Armour Meat Packing Company building is located on South Jackson Street at 3rd Avenue South across from the King Street Station. Signs in image: Packers - Supreme Hams and Bacon. Armour Building. Handwritten on sleeve: Armour Bldg.
ID Number:1983.10.8484
Date:Circa 1909
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Eagles Hall, Seattle, circa 1909
In February 1898, a group of Seattle Theater owners met to discuss business and ended up founding a new organization - the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Like many other fraternal organizations, the group provided members with medical and funeral benefits, before these became widely available. This early Eagles Hall was located on the southwest corner of 7th and Pine. The…
ID Number:1983.10.8486
Date:Circa 1909