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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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Arcade Building, Seattle, circa 1913
The Arcade Building on the west side of 2nd Avenue between Union and University Streets, was altered twice. The right half was demolished for a larger Rhodes Department Store, and the facade portion of the remaining half was sliced off to create a parking garage. Both of the altered parts were torn down in the 1980s. Signs in image: The…
ID Number:1983.10.9588
Date:Circa 1913
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Denny Building, early home of The Seattle Times, circa 1913
In 1902, The Seattle Daily Times moved to the Denny Building at the corner of Second Avenue and Union. People walking by on the street could read the posted news bulletins and watch the presses through the basement windows. During elections or baseball games, they could stop by to get the latest results.This photo, taken around 1913, shows the The…
ID Number:1983.10.9589
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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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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Epler Building, Seattle, circa 1914
Signs in image: Epler Block. Job Painting. Allen Dale. McDonald Epler Buildings. Cafeteria. Haynes - Candies, Ice Cream - Fancy Confectioner. Hatton-Oliver Co. - The Home of John B. [Stetson?] Hats. Seattle Trunk Factory. Cascade Laundry. Galambie & Co., Tailors. Dr. Van Winter, Dentist.Handwritten on sleeve: Epler Bldg.Webster & Stevens number: 39931
ID Number:1983.10.9829
Date:Circa 1914
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Corner Market at Pike Place, circa 1915
Seattle opened its public market at Pike Place in 1907 so that farmers could sell fresh eggs, dairy products, produce, and other things directly to city dwellers. The Corner Market was built several years later across the street at the corner of First Avenue and Pike Place.In this busy scene, shoppers hurry with their baskets or stop to chat. An…
ID Number:1983.10.10020
Date:Circa 1915
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Totem pole at Pioneer Square, 1915
This Tlingit totem was carved around 1790 to honor a tribal woman named Chief-of-All-Women and it was placed in the village of Tongass on the Alaska coast. In 1899, a group of leading Seattle businessmen on a goodwill tour of southeastern Alaska stole the totem and brought it back to Pioneer Square. The businessmen were indicted for the theft, but…
ID Number:1983.10.10030.1
Date:1915