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Grand opening of the 5th Avenue Theatre, September 24, 1926
The 5th Avenue Theatre opened on September 24, 1926. It was located between Union and University Streets and featured movies and performing acts.In this photo, spotlights shine on the front of the building, as a crowd gathers for opening night. Admission to the opening was 65 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. Description in handwritten inventory: Fifth Ave.…
ID Number:1983.10.3380.5
Date:1926
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Fifth Avenue Theatre opening, Seattle, 1926
The 5th Avenue Theatre opened on September 24, 1926. It was located between Union and University Streets and featured movies and performing acts. Handwritten on sleeve: Skinner Building.Webster & Stevens number: 120305
ID Number:1983.10.3381.1
Date:1926
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First building of the University of Washington library, circa 1926
The University of Washington completed the cathedral-like Unit 1 of its library in about 1926. President Suzzallo believed that the library should be the focus of the university, inspiring both mind and spirit. It had shelving for 200,000 books and a large upstairs reading room with tall windows and seating for 750 readers. This photo shows the oldest part of…
ID Number:1983.10.3384
Date:Circa 1926
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Camlin Apartments, Seattle, circa 1926
The historic Camlin Hotel opened in 1926 as the Camlin Apartment Hotel, located at 1619 Ninth Avenue in downtown Seattle. Architect Carl Linde designed the building in the Italianate style for developers Edmund Campbell and Adolph Linden, who lost the hotel after their convictions for fraud. The hotel has been operated by many different owners over the years, and as…
ID Number:1983.10.3408.1
Date:Circa 1926
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Kitchen at Standard Furniture store display, Seattle, circa 1926
This photo of a kitchen was likely from the "Casa El Sereno," a Spanish Bungalow on the fifth floor of Standard Furniture's downtown Seattle store. Handwritten on sleeve: Standard Furniture Co. - Bungalow Ints.Photographer's Reference Number: 120515Caption information source: "The Christmas Store," Seattle Daily Times, December 19, 1926; "A Range, If You Desire the Practical in Gifts," Seattle Daily Times,…
ID Number:1983.10.3409.1
Date:Circa 1926
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Friedlander Court Apartments, Seattle, circa 1926
The initiation of streetcar service from downtown Seattle to West Seattle in 1907 created a boom for the neighborhood. Apartment buildings such as Friedlander Court at 2246 Alki Avenue were located in the heart of West Seattle. The streetcar tracks are visible in the foreground of this picture. Handwritten on sleeve: Apt at Alki - Friedlander Court & Sons.Photographer's Reference…
ID Number:1983.10.3415
Date:Circa 1926
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Busload of children from the Theodora Home, circa 1927
The Volunteers of America founded the Theodora Home, in the northern part of Seattle, as a refuge for homeless women and their children. In this photo, taken around 1927, a group of children from the home are riding on a bus in downtown Seattle. Description in handwritten inventory: Theodora Home, Mayor Landes & KiddiesPhotographer's Reference Number: 120998
ID Number:1983.10.3427.3
Date:Circa 1927
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Mayor Landes and children from The Theodora Home, circa 1927
In 1912, the Volunteers of America, a national human-services organization, built the Theodora Home on 35th Avenue NE in Seattle. It was a refuge for homeless women and their children. The home is still in existence in a newer building on its original site. It is called The Theodora and provides housing for the elderly.In this photo, a group of…
ID Number:1983.10.3427.4
Date:1927
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Christmas decorations on University Way, Seattle, circa 1926
University Way, nicknamed "The Ave" is the business district closest to the University of Washington. University students, faculty, and staff can easily walk to the University Bookstore, restaurants, banks, and other businesses in the area. This photo, taken around 1926, shows the Ave decorated for Christmas. Signs in image: Enterprise Furniture Co. [Mar...tts]. Wallin [...]. Music Store. Store No. 11…
ID Number:1983.10.3434.2
Date:Circa 1926
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Fifth Avenue Theatre entrance, September 1926
Audiences were fascinated with the decor of the new Fifth Avenue Theatre. Its brightly-painted woodwork had been inspired by traditional Chinese decorated wood structures in Beijing's Forbidden City. The Asian theme was in keeping with Seattle's position as a gateway for Pacific trade. This photo was taken around the time of the 1926 opening of the Fifth Avenue Theatre. It…
ID Number:1983.10.3439
Date:1926