469 results for: Street Views
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South end of Seattle, looking west, circa 1949
This photo overlooks the south end of Seattle, looking west, possibly from 8th Avenue. Puget Sound, Smith Tower, and King Street Station are in the background. On the left is Dearborn Street.
ID Number:2014.49.010.002.0004
Date:Circa 1949
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Smith Tower and 2nd Ave., Seattle, circa 1953
This street view looks north up Second Avenue. At right is the Smith Tower, with the offices of the Northern Pacific Railway advertised on the ground floor. Other signs in the image identify the Phoenix Jewelry Co.; Circle Theatre, Rath Cigar Co.; Metropole Hotel; Gogg Drugs; Florence Theatre; and Golden Goose.
ID Number:2014.49.010.048.0096
Date:Circa 1953
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Eastside Hall, Seattle, circa 1951
The growing popularity of ballroom dancing and swing prompted the opening of numerous ballrooms around Seattle. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith took many photographs in and around the jazz clubs.This former movie theater at East Madison Street and 22nd Avenue in Seattle’s Central District later claimed fame as a dance and supper club. Ray Charles, Ron Holden, Jimi Hendrix and others…
ID Number:2014.49.11.02.01
Date:1951
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Eastside Hall exterior, Seattle, circa 1951
The growing popularity of ballroom dancing and swing prompted the opening of numerous ballrooms around Seattle. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith took many photographs in and around the jazz clubs.Once known as the Gala movie theater at East Madison Street and 22nd Avenue in Seattle's Central District, the building shown here later claimed fame as a dance and supper club. Ray…
ID Number:2014.49.11.02.02
Date:Circa 1951
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Duplex in Central District, Seattle, circa 1952
This image of a brick duplex in Seattle's Central Area neighborhood was taken by local photographer Albert Joseph "Al" Smith, Sr. (1916-2008). A postal carrier during the week, Al Smith spent weekends taking pictures for his photography business "On The Spot." His photographs tell the stories of everyday people who shaped the dynamic character of Seattle, offering rare views into…
ID Number:2014.49.011.016.0089
Date:Circa 1952
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Exterior of the Black Elks Club, Seattle, circa 1945
This image shows the Black Elks club on Jackson Street between Maynard and Seventh Avenues. The Elks fraternal order was racially segregated until the late 20th century and the local Black chapter in Seattle was a popular nightclub with a racially mixed, but mostly Black, clientele. After arriving in Seattle in 1948, Ray Charles played his first regular gig as…
ID Number:2014.49.15.108.06
Date:Circa 1945
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Joe Smith sitting in Jeep, Seattle, circa 1947
Here, Joe Smith, a friend of the photographer, sits in a shiny Willys jeep. Jeeps were popular surplus items after World War II.
ID Number:2014.49.018.043.0093
Date:Circa 1947
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Al Smith and a friend in Japan, circa 1936
Al Smith, Sr. (1916-2008) was a photographer and prolific chronicler of life in Seattle's Central Area during the mid- to late-20th century, capturing life in the city’s Black African American community, the Central Area neighborhood, and the local jazz scene.Al Smith left O'Dea High School in 1935 and joined the Merchant Marine Union, working as a steward on passenger ships.…
ID Number:2014.49.094.011.04
Date:Circa 1936
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Nile Temple Band in front of King Street Station, Seattle, June 3, 1919
In this image Nile Temple of Seattle musicians pose with their instruments in front of King Street Station. The band was part of a delegation from Seattle headed to Indianapolis for the 45th annual session of the Imperial Council, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, which was held from June 10-12, 1919. Handwritten on image: Nile Temple…
ID Number:2014.66.2
Date:1919
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Exterior of KIRO Radio Station at Federal Old Line Insurance Building, Seattle, circa 1957
KIRO was founded by Moritz Thomsen of the Pacific Biscuit Company and began broadcasting on April 27, 1927 as the 100-watt station KPCB 650. Over the years, the Seattle KIRO broadcast station moved several times. The first location was at Fourth and University. As of 2025, the KIRO station studios are located in the Belltown neighborhood, with a transmitting tower…
ID Number:2014.67.14
Date:Circa 1957