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Ranke Building, Seattle, circa 1927
The Ranke Building at 1505 Fifth Avenue was designed by Seattle architect Louis Svarz and opened in 1927. Signs in image: Seaboard [Bldg]. Fashion Bootery. Weisfield & Goldberg - Seattle's [...] Jewelers. Pielow Transfer Co. Temporary Entrance to E.J. Worth Co. - Wholesale Millinery. The Owl Drug Co.Handwritten on sleeve: Ranke Bldg Ext.Webster & Stevens number: 121290Caption information source: "Ranke…
ID Number:1983.10.3469.1
Date:Circa 1927
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Fourth Avenue looking north from Seneca Street, Seattle, circa 1927
This view of Fourth Avenue looking north was taken from a building on Seneca Street around 1927. Signs: Grant HotelHandwritten on sleeve: 4th Ave North from Seneca.Photographer's Reference Number: 121310
ID Number:1983.10.3471.1
Date:Circa 1927
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Civic Auditorium, Seattle, circa 1929
The Civic Auditorium was built in the late 1920s as part of a complex of public facilities in what is now Seattle Center. The Civic Arena, Veterans Hall, and a stadium were built at the same time. All provided large, new gathering spaces for Seattle's growing population. The Civic Auditorium was remodeled in 1962 and is now the Seattle Opera…
ID Number:1983.10.3481.1
Date:Circa 1929
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Capitol Hill Service Station, circa 1928
By the late 1920s, Seattle had a number of neighborhood service stations. These offered Seattle car owners a place to buy gasoline and get their cars cleaned or repaired. The gas station in this photo was located on Capitol Hill at 321 15th Avenue North, at the corner of East Thomas Street. Description in handwritten inventory: General Gasoline Capitol Hill…
ID Number:1983.10.3486
Date:Circa1928
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Oxford Hotel, Seattle, circa 1928
The Hotel Oxford is located on the east side of First Avenue between Stewart and Virginia Streets. Signs in image: Terminal Sales Bldg. Hotel Oxford. Parking 25 cents per Day - Weekly and Monthly Rates.Handwritten on sleeve: W.D. Perkins Co. - Oxford Hotel.Webster & Stevens number: 129590
ID Number:1983.10.3487.1
Date:Circa 1928
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Excavation for the new Bon Marche store, circa 1928
When the original Bon Marche department store opened in 1890, Seattle's population stood at around 50,000 residents. The company grew with the city. By the time the Bon Marche moved into its big new store in 1929, the city was over ten times as large. This photo, taken about 1928, shows the excavation for the new Bon Marche building in…
ID Number:1983.10.3490.1
Date:Circa 1928
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Rhodes residence, Seattle, circa 1928
The Rhodes mansion, located at 1901 10th Avenue East on Capitol Hill, was designed by A. Warren Gould and constructed in 1911. The elaborate terra cotta decoration and Mediterranean style sets this home apart. The Rhodes family owned a department store in downtown Seattle. Handwritten on sleeve: Mrs. A.J. Rhodes Res Int's.Photographer's Reference Number: 129656
ID Number:1983.10.3493.1
Date:Circa 1928
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Rhodes residence living room, Seattle, circa 1928
The Rhodes mansion had a formal garden and Mediterranean style exterior. This interior view shows the family's living room with its lovely fireplace. Handwritten on sleeve: Mrs. A.J. Rhodes Res Int's.Photographer's Reference Number: 129656
ID Number:1983.10.3493.7
Date:Circa 1928
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Kinnear Apartments, Seattle, circa 1928
In the first quarter of the twentieth century, many multi-storied apartment buildings were constructed, especially in the First Hill, Capitol Hill, and Queen Anne Hill neighborhoods. The Kinnear Apartments, at 905 Olympic Way, are situated on the lower slope of Queen Anne hill in a fashionable residential district. Handwritten on sleeve: Kinnear Apts.Photographer's Reference Number: 129672
ID Number:1983.10.3495
Date:Circa 1928
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Rhodes residence grounds, Seattle, circa 1928
The Rhodes mansion on Capitol Hill was designed with a formal garden to complement its Mediterranean Renaissance style. The hillside location required extensive reforming and a massive retaining wall. The home was built in 1911. Handwritten on sleeve: Mrs. A.J. Rhodes Res & Grounds.Photographer's Reference Number: 129697
ID Number:1983.10.3502.3
Date:Circa 1928