453 results for: Hotel Seattle
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Hotel Sorrento, circa 1912
By 1912, a number of hotels had been built just outside Seattle's downtown area for people traveling on business or pleasure. The Hotel Sorrento, which advertised itself as "A hotel in the heart of things," opened on First Hill in 1908. It had Seattle's first rooftop restaurant, a roof garden, and scenic views of the city, the bay, and the…
ID Number:1983.10.9468.1
Date:Circa 1912
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Pioneer Square, Seattle, circa 1912
This photo looks north on First Avenue from Yesler Way and shows Pioneer Square when it was a vital part of Seattle's commercial life. The buildings seen across the square include, left to right: the Lowman Building, the Lowman and Hanford Building, the Howard Building, and the Pioneer Building. The Hoge Building towers over them on Second Avenue. Signs in…
ID Number:1983.10.9474
Date:Circa 1912
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Frye Hotel, Seattle, circa 1913
Seattle's economy boomed in the years following 1900. In 1911, local businessman George Frye completed the Frye Hotel to cater to businessmen and other visitors who sometimes stayed for extended periods of time. It was located on Yesler Way at Third Avenue South in the heart of the downtown area. Signs in image: Stewart & Holmes Drug [C...]. [...] Engraving…
ID Number:1983.10.9592
Date:Circa 1913
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Arlington Hotel, Seattle, circa 1913
Signs in image: Billiards. Arlington Hotel. Optimo Cigars. Atlas Liquor Co. Atlas Buffet. Seattle Adjustment and Sales Co. - Sold Direct to You - Wholesale & Retail - Sale on Manufacturers Samples - Clothing, Shoes, Hats & Furnishings - Direct From the Manufacturers to You - Save the Middleman's Profit. The Philip Carey Co. - Manufacturers & Distributors of Carey's…
ID Number:1983.10.9613.1
Date:Circa 1913
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Occidental and Yesler, Seattle, circa 1913
Signs in image: Chas. F. Keenan Co. Grocers. Chauncey Wright. Restaurant. Queen City Hotel.Handwritten on sleeve: Occidental & YeslerWebster & Stevens number: 26906
ID Number:1983.10.9631
Date:Circa 1913
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Smith Tower under construction, 1913
The Smith Tower was Seattle's first skyscraper. When it opened in 1914, it was described as the "monster structure that acts as a guiding beacon to vessels in and out of Elliott Bay." For many years, it was the tallest building west of the Mississippi.In this photo, Smith Tower dwarfs an earlier landmark, the Hotel Seattle. The triangular hotel building,…
ID Number:1983.10.9738
Date:1913
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Yesler Way from Fourth Avenue, circa 1913
In 1913, Seattleites looking west from the top of the stairway from Fourth Avenue to Yesler Way would have seen several new buildings. Most eye-catching was the almost-complete Smith Tower, then the tallest building west of the Mississippi River.In this photo, taken around 1913, the new Hotel Seward stands at the base of Smith Tower, and the Frye Hotel stands…
ID Number:1983.10.9741
Date:Circa 1913
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Frye Hotel and Smith Tower, Seattle, circa 1914
This view west along Yesler Avenue shows the 42-story Smith Tower looming above the Frye Hotel. Built in 1914 as Seattle's first skyscaper, the Smith Tower boasts the last manually operated elevators on the west coast. Handwritten on sleeve: Smith Tower Pan from 1st Hill.Webster & Stevens number: 39869
ID Number:1983.10.9825.1
Date:Circa 1914
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Northern Hotel bus, Seattle, 1914
Handwritten on sleeve: Northern Hotel Bus, 1914Webster & Stevens number: 42275
ID Number:1983.10.9901
Date:1914
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First Avenue looking south from Battery Street, circa 1915
The Belltown area of Seattle was named for William Bell, one of Seattle's first settlers. At first, this mainly residential area was almost completely separated from the downtown area by Denny Hill. By 1911, part of Denny Hill had been removed and a big fire had destroyed many of the homes and small businesses. These were replaced by hotels and…
ID Number:1983.10.10038
Date:1915