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Image of View west along King Street, Seattle, August 6, 1972
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View west along King Street, Seattle, August 6, 1972

This image looks west down South King Street towards Elliott Bay in Seattle's Chinatown - International District neighborhood, as a liitle girl runs down the street in the foreground. The clock tower of the King Street Station can be seen in the distance. Signs in image: Gom Hong Co. Groceries; Canton Alley South; Coca-Cola; Wah-Mee Club; Atlas Hotel; Hotel Milwaukee;…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.04
Date:1972
Image of Youth performing Chinese lion dance, Seattle, January 1, 1959
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Youth performing Chinese lion dance, Seattle, January 1, 1959

Seattle's vibrant Chinatown - International District neighborhood hosts an annual celebration of the Chinese, or Lunar, New Year, featuring traditional dragon and lion dances, Japanese Taiko Drumming, martial arts, and other cultural performances. The Chinese lion dance is performed in costume on big occasions to bring good luck, and is accompanied by beating drums, clashing cymbals, and resounding gongs.In this…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.21
Date:1959
Image of Waitress taking orders at the Dog House Restaurant, Seattle, June 7, 1981
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Waitress taking orders at the Dog House Restaurant, Seattle, June 7, 1981

Originally located on Denny Way, the Dog House restaurant was conveniently located for northbound travelers on Aurora Avenue, the Seattle section of Route 99. The Dog House restaurant and bar were also popular with locals. After the location was bypassed by the Battery Street tunnel in the 1950s, the restaurant moved nearby to Seventh Avenue and Bell Streets, where it…
ID Number:2000.107.185.19.06
Date:1981
Image of Pike Street at 7th Avenue, Seattle, December 18, 1978
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Pike Street at 7th Avenue, Seattle, December 18, 1978

In this image pedestrians walk southwest down Pike Street between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue in downtown Seattle. In 1978 most of the venues on this block were torn down for construction of the new Sheraton Hotel and Towers. Signs in image: Gay Nineties Restaurant; Chi-Chi; Smitty's; Take "5" Broiler; Canton Garden; Caption information also derived from captions written by…
ID Number:2000.107.185.20.05
Date:1978
Image of Diners eating at Scandia Cafe, Seattle, June 8, 1981
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Diners eating at Scandia Cafe, Seattle, June 8, 1981

First opened around 1910 on Howell Street at Eighth Avenue, the Scandia Cafe was located on the street level of the Howell Hotel, a by-the-week hotel patronized by mostly Swedish seamen and off-season loggers. Owned since 1947 by Esther Johanson (1898-1989), the cafe moved to the Soames-Dunn Building at the Pike Place Market in September 1976 when the original building…
ID Number:2000.107.185.25.03
Date:1981
Image of Interior of Trader Vic's restaurant at Washington Plaza Hotel, Seattle, July 6, 1969
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Interior of Trader Vic's restaurant at Washington Plaza Hotel, Seattle, July 6, 1969

Trader Vic's was a Polynesian-themed chain restaurant founded in 1934 by Victor Jules Bergeron, Jr. (1902-1984) in California. The first franchised Trader Vic's opened in Seattle in 1940, and the chain expanded quickly during the Tiki culture fad of the 1950s and 1960s. The Seattle branch moved to the Washington Plaza Hotel (now the Westin) in 1969, however it closed…
ID Number:2000.107.185.26.01
Date:1969
Image of Supporters of the Turf Grill and Smoke Shop gathering for protest, Seattle, November 28, 1984
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Supporters of the Turf Grill and Smoke Shop gathering for protest, Seattle, November 28, 1984

The Turf Grill and Smoke Shop opened in Seattle in the 1920s at 1407 Third Avenue. In addition to food, it sold beer and wine, cigars and cigarettes, and also had a barber shop. The Turf moved to Second and Pike in 1984 when 3rd Avenue was closed for the building of the Bus Tunnel (now the Transit Tunnel). In…
ID Number:2000.107.185.26.02
Date:1984
Image of Exterior of Von's Café on 4th Ave., Seattle, July 1, 1955
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Exterior of Von's Café on 4th Ave., Seattle, July 1, 1955

Begun by Frank Rippe (1871-1934) in 1910, Rippe's Cafe catered to Seattle's upscale late-night crowd with mahogany and brass booths and 24-hour service. Purchased in 1940 by movie theater magnate John Grey Von Herberg (1877-1947) and renamed Von's Cafe, the restaurant remained a local favorite until its closure in 1963. This image of Von's Cafe at 1421 Fourth Avenue was…
ID Number:2000.107.185.26.05
Date:1955
Image of Carroll's Fine Jewelry street clock on Fourth Avenue, Seattle, January 4, 1974
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Carroll's Fine Jewelry street clock on Fourth Avenue, Seattle, January 4, 1974

This street clock was commissioned by Thomas J. Carroll, the founder of Carroll's Fine Jewelry, established in 1895 in Seattle. The clock was made by Seattle clockmakers Joseph Mayer and Sons and stood for decades at the jewelry store’s entrance at Fourth Avenue and Pike Street. Carroll's Fine Jewelry closed in 2008, and that same year the clock was donated…
ID Number:2000.107.189.13.01
Date:1974
Image of Carroll's Fine Jewelry street clock on Fourth Avenue, Seattle, January 4, 1974
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Carroll's Fine Jewelry street clock on Fourth Avenue, Seattle, January 4, 1974

This street clock was commissioned by Thomas J. Carroll, the founder of Carroll's Fine Jewelry, established in 1895 in Seattle. The clock was made by Seattle clockmakers Joseph Mayer and Sons and stood for decades at the jewelry store’s entrance at Fourth Avenue and Pike Street. Carroll's Fine Jewelry closed in 2008, and that same year the clock was donated…
ID Number:2000.107.189.13.02
Date:1974
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