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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
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Second Avenue looking north from Madison Street, Seattle, 1916
Signs in image: Hotel Savoy. Pantages. Alaska Theater. Rathskeller. Bee Hive. Lennon's. Billiards.Handwritten on sleeve: 2nd Ave N. from Madison 1916.Webster & Stevens number: 44483
ID Number:1983.10.10088
Date:1916
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Cars and streetcar stuck in snow on Pike Street, Seattle, 1916
This view taken during the big snow storm of 1916 looks west on Pike Street from 3rd Avenue. Handwritten on sleeve: Cars Stalled in Snow 1916.Webster & Stevens number: 45436
ID Number:1983.10.10099.1
Date:1916
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Pioneer Building, circa 1916
Many of the wooden buildings destroyed in the 1889 fire were replaced with large, modern brick buildings. The Pioneer Building was commissioned by Seattle businessman Henry Yesler and built between 1889 and 1891. Yesler built the building on the site of his original Seattle home. The brick and stone building housed a bank and offices, and it still stands at…
ID Number:1983.10.10242
Date:Circa 1916
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Second Avenue north from Yesler Way, Seattle, 1916
Signs in image: White House. White Cross Dental Co. Rainier Laundry. Confectionery. [Monette?] Hardware. Hotel Seattle. Fatima Cigarettes. The Bon Marche. Empire Building. Dr. Mittan, Dentist. Loan Office. Billiards.Handwritten on sleeve: Second Ave. N. from Yesler.Webster & Stevens number: 48017
ID Number:1983.10.10250
Date:1916
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Seaboard Building, Seattle, 1916
Signs in image: Hotel Central. Oysters. Arne Sunde, Watchmaker. Bank. Dr. [S.S.?] Collins - Eye, Ear [...]. [...] Billiards. Boulevard Chop House. F.M. Kyle, D.M.D. - Dentist.Handwritten on sleeve: Norse Bldg (Seaboard Bldg), 1916.Webster & Stevens number: 49047
ID Number:1983.10.10272
Date:1916
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First and Main, Seattle, 1916
Signs in image: Hotel. [...an] Furnishings - Alaska Outfits - Oiled Cloth. Globe Hotel. Modern Barber College. A. Spenger. Washington Transfer - We Move It - Moving, Storage, Packing, Shipping.Handwritten on sleeve: First & Main St. 1916Webster & Stevens number: 49694
ID Number:1983.10.10285
Date:1916
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Exterior of Oregon-Washington Station, Seattle, 1916
The Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company was formed from several smaller companies in 1896. The Union Pacific Railroad bought a majority stake in the company in 1898 and built its Beaux-Arts style main depot, the Oregon-Washington Station, in Seattle in 1910-1911. The station’s name was later changed to Union Station. Passenger rail service continued at the station until 1971. After…
ID Number:1983.10.10305
Date:1916
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American Bank Building, Seattle, 1916
The American Bank Building, an early skyscraper on the southeast corner of 2nd Avenue and Madison Street, was actually two buildings in one, with two entrances and two lobbies. It was demolished in the 1980s. Signs in image: YMCA - All That's Good for a Man. American Deposit Vaults. [...] Drug Store. Shane & Wolff - Clothes. Empire Building." Light…
ID Number:1983.10.10316
Date:1916
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Securities Building, Seattle, circa 1916
Handwritten on sleeve: Securities Bldg.Webster & Stevens number: 52420
ID Number:1983.10.10350.2
Date:Circa 1916