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Organ loft at St. James Cathedral, circa 1907
The pipe organ at Seattle's St. James Cathedral was installed for the opening of the cathedral in 1907. With its 2,875 pipes in 47 ranks, the organ was the largest in the city at that time, and also one of the largest on the West Coast.This photo, probably taken in 1907, shows a view of the pipe organ and organ…
ID Number:1983.10.7905
Date:Circa 1907
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Cowen Park, Seattle, circa 1911
Cowen Park is located on the west end of Ravenna Park. Charles Cowen deeded the property to the city for park purposes in 1906. Both parks once supported huge old-growth trees, but these disappeared in a series of controversial logging efforts through the years. Handwritten on sleeve: Cowan [sic] Park.Photographer's Reference Number: 8124
ID Number:1983.10.7951
Date:Circa 1911
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Seattle City Hall, circa 1911
In 1890, Seattle's City Hall moved into King County's old courthouse at Third Avenue and Jefferson Street. Seattle's population grew very fast during the next eighteen years. As the city boomed, the city government kept adding on to the old building. The building looked so strange that people nicknamed it the "Katzenjammer Castle" after a popular comic strip of the…
ID Number:1983.10.7972
Date:Circa 1911
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Children in wading pool at Lincoln Park, Seattle, circa 1911
Lincoln Park on Capitol Hill, so named because of the Lincoln Reservoir near Broadway and Pine Streets, once had many attractions for Seattle's children: a wading pool, sand pile, playground, and large ball field. As the city grew and the neighborhood's population changed, there were fewer families with young children. By the 1930s, complaints were heard about deteriorating playground equipment,…
ID Number:1983.10.7988
Date:Circa 1911
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Whittier School, circa 1908
Seattle annexed the city of Ballard in 1907. The Seattle school district built Whittier School in Ballard's Crown Hill neighborhood the following year. This new brick building replaced several smaller wooden schools.This photo, probably taken in 1908, shows Whittier School's first building when it was almost completed. The building was located on Thirteenth Avenue NW in Crown Hill, and was…
ID Number:1983.10.8017
Date:Circa 1908
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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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The Washington Hotel during the Second Avenue Regrade, circa 1906
Workers began regrading Seattle's Denny Hill in 1898. At first, the owners of the Washington Hotel didn't want the city to remove their part of the hill. This left the hotel sitting on a raw peak of land while the blocks to the west were regraded. In 1906, the owners decided to tear the hotel down and regrade the property…
ID Number:1983.10.8123
Date:Circa 1906
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Regrading Third Avenue near Cherry Street, Seattle, circa 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. Handwritten on sleeve: Regrade - 3rd Ave. about Cherry.Photographer's Reference Number: 9123
ID Number:1983.10.8161
Date:Circa 1907
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Washington Hotel during regrading of Second Avenue, Seattle, circa 1906
Workers began regrading Seattle's Denny Hill in 1898. At first, the owners of the Washington Hotel didn't want the city to remove their part of the hill. This left the hotel sitting on a raw peak of land while the blocks to the west were regraded. In 1906, the owners decided to tear the hotel down and regrade the property…
ID Number:1983.10.8163
Date:Circa 1906