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West-facing view of Queen Anne Hill, Seattle, circa 1905
This image of Seattle's Queen Anne Hill neighborhood was taken facing west from Queen Anne Avenue up West Highland Drive. The cable car visible on West Highland Drive is probably part of the northern segment of the Front Street Cable Railway, which ran north along Second Avenue North from the cable car power house at Denny Way, turned west at…
ID Number:SHS3127
Date:Circa 1905
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Alaskan Way Viaduct from 1st Ave., Seattle, 1960
The Alaskan Way Viaduct was an elevated highway in Seattle which was completed in 1966 after 16 years of construction and decades of planning. The double-decked highway ran along the Elliott Bay waterfront above the surface street, Alaskan Way, following previously existing railroad lines. The viaduct provided Seattle with its first bypass route around the downtown business district. The viaduct…
ID Number:SHS3978
Date:1960
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Greenwood Avenue and 85th Street, Seattle, 1904
Signs in image: J.W. Osterhout Groceries. F.B. Mills Cash Grocery. Wholesale and Retail, Hay Grain Feed Wood and Coal.Handwritten on verso: John W. Osterhout, N. 85th, NE corner Greenwood (1909). Mills - 8420 Greenwood Ave.Typed on verso: Greenwood District view north on Greenwood at 85th, 1904.SHS category: Views - Districts
ID Number:SHS5185
Date:1904
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Downtown Seattle from Beacon Hill, 1914
Seattle’s Beacon Hill blocked easy access for people and goods between the downtown commercial area of Seattle and the more agricultural Rainier Valley. Starting in 1906, a series of regrades cut through Beacon Hill, first at Jackson Street and a few years later at Dearborn Street.Here, standing on Beacon Hill, the photographer looks northwest over Chinatown (now the Chinatown -…
ID Number:SHS5194
Date:1914
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Second and Union, looking southeast, Seattle, circa 1885
Between about 1888 and 1893, Seattle grocer Charles Louch sold groceries, seeds, cigars and other goods from his store on Front Street (now First Avenue). At some point, he advertised his store, and his 1888 brand of hams and bacon, using give-away photographs of downtown Seattle with his roof sign prominently displayed in the foreground.This photo, taken by Walter Davis…
ID Number:SHS5336
Date:Circa 1885
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Boy and dog in snow on 3rd Avenue, Seattle, 1897
The winter of 1896-1897 was particularly harsh in Seattle; a November record was set in 1896 with an accumulation of 20.5 inches of snow. Here, a young boy and his dog pose on the northeast corner of Third Avenue and Marion Street. The boy looking on from the right edge of the frame (who seems to have just been in…
ID Number:SHS6350
Date:1897
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View of Third Avenue from Bon Marche sky bridge, Seattle, 1960
This north-facing image of Third Avenue in downtown Seattle was taken from the Bon March sky bridge between Pine and Stewart Streets. The distinctive 10-story garage building at the left of the frame was initially called the Circular Ramp Garage and is commonly known as the Bon Marche Parking Garage, built in 1959. Queen Anne Hill rises in the background…
ID Number:SHS7060
Date:1960
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Water tank at Firlands Sanatorium, circa 1935
By 1930, the Seattle Water Department had built water mains as far north as the 85th Street city limits. Firlands Sanatorium was located far outside the city limits. While it had enough well water for most uses, it lacked a good supply for fighting fires. The water department was reluctant to run mains that far north because planners were unsure…
ID Number:SHS7174
Date:Circa 1935
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Waterfront and downtown, Seattle, 1888
Signs in image: Our House. Clothiers. Safe Deposit Co. Gordon Hardware Co. Seattle Hardware Co. The Arcade - W.P. Boyd & Co. Drugs - [Asten?] & Co. Columbia House [...]. San Francisco Store - Dry Goods. St. Elmo Hotel. New England Hotel. Live Stable.Caption on mount: Peiser - 817 and 819 Second Street, Seattle, W.T.Caption on verso: First-class Work Guaranteed,…
ID Number:SHS7637
Date:1888
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Pioneer Building and Pergola at Pioneer Square, Seattle, 1970
This unusual 1970 view, taken in Seattle's Pioneer Square district, captures two landmark structures built after the 1889 Great Fire. The 1889 brick Pioneer Building, designed by Elmer Fisher and built by Henry Yesler, occupies the corner of First Avenue and James Street. The 1909 cast iron and glass Pergola sits across the street on Pioneer Square itself. The square…
ID Number:SHS8189
Date:1970