272 results for: Lake Union
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Abandoned gas plant, Seattle, circa 1967
Seattle’s Lake Union was once primarily an industrial lake ringed by lumber mills, shipyards, tar and asphalt companies, and a gas works. Starting in the early 1900s, the Seattle Gas Company supplied natural gas, made from coal, to Seattle's homes and businesses. Its nearby tar plant produced coal tar products. The plants were shut down in 1956. By the late…
ID Number:1980.7067.1.1.2
Date:Circa 1967
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Floating homes on Lake Union, Seattle, circa 1967
Houseboats have been popular in Seattle for many years. These included fancy summer houseboats on Lake Washington soon after the opening of the Yesler cable car line in 1888 and both upper class and working-class floating homes on Lake Union. Most houseboats were cheap to live in, and public opinion against them was sometimes strong. By 1967, fewer than 500…
ID Number:1980.7067.1.15.2
Date:Circa 1967
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People waiting to cross Pike Street at Fourth Ave., Seattle, 1967
This image shows the intersection of 4th Avenue and Pike Street, looking south along 4th. A Sander's Lunch diner advertising Arden ice cream is visible across the intersection, in the Joshua Green Building. The Carroll's Fine Jewelry street clock, which is now located at the Museum of History & Industry in Lake Union Park, can be seen behind the Pike…
ID Number:1980.7067.1.17.1
Date:1967
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Aerial view of Lake Union, taken from the southwest, Seattle, 1967
In 1882, lumber mills, shipyards, and other industries began to move north from Seattle’s waterfront to the shores of Lake Union. Industrial development continued with Seattle’s growth but shrank after World War II. A few shipyards remained by the late 1960s, plus some light industry, apartments, parking lots, fast food restaurants, marinas, and a seaplane terminal. Roads were built and…
ID Number:1980.7067.1.24.1
Date:1967
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Aerial view of Lake Union looking northeast, Seattle, 1967
In 1882, lumber mills, shipyards, and other industries began to move north from Seattle’s waterfront to the shores of Lake Union. Industrial development continued with Seattle’s growth but shrank after World War II. A few shipyards remained by the late 1960s, plus some light industry, apartments, parking lots, fast food restaurants, marinas, and a seaplane terminal. Roads were built and…
ID Number:1980.7067.1.29.1
Date:1967
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Aerial view of South Lake Union looking northeast, Seattle, 1967
In 1882, lumber mills, shipyards, and other industries began to move north from Seattle’s waterfront to the shores of Lake Union. Industrial development continued with Seattle’s growth but shrank after World War II. A few shipyards remained by the late 1960s, plus some light industry, apartments, parking lots, fast food restaurants, marinas, and a seaplane terminal. Roads were built and…
ID Number:1980.7067.1.36.1
Date:1967
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Aerial view of the northern part of Lake Union, looking northeast, Seattle, 1967
In 1882, lumber mills, shipyards, and other industries began to move north from Seattle’s waterfront to the shores of Lake Union. Industrial development continued with Seattle’s growth but shrank after World War II. A few shipyards remained by the late 1960s, plus some light industry, apartments, parking lots, fast food restaurants, marinas, and a seaplane terminal. Roads were built and…
ID Number:1980.7067.1.36.2
Date:1967
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Brace & Hergert Mill Co., Western Mills receipt, April 10, 1911
In 1899, John S. Brace and Frank Hergert, purchased the Western Mill on the southern shore of Lake Union from it's founder, early Seattle settler David Thomas Denny (1832-1903). They had both previously been employed at the mill, and lived in the small community that had grown up around the mill. They changed the mill's name to Brace & Hergert,…
ID Number:1982.200.3
Date:1911
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Sailors in the Naval Training Station bowling alley, circa 1918
During World War I, the University of Washington had a U.S. Navy training station on the shores of Lake Union. Before the camp closed in 1919, over 5,000 men had been trained there for both naval and naval aviation units.In this photo, sailors at the Naval Training Center bowl during their off-duty hours. At the far end of the alleys,…
ID Number:1983.10.68
Date:Circa 1918
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Sailors peeling potatoes at naval training camp, Seattle, circa 1918
During World War I, the U.S. Navy had a training station on the University of Washington campus. The Navy buildings were on the shore of Lake Union, near where the university's health sciences center is now located. This image shows sailors at the training station peeling potatoes. Handwritten on sleeve: U.S.N.T. Camp Spud PeelingWebster & Stevens number: 66157
ID Number:1983.10.69
Date:Circa 1918