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Sorrento Hotel dining room, Seattle, circa 1921
By 1910, a number of hotels had been built just outside Seattle's downtown area for people traveling on business or pleasure. The Sorrento Hotel, which advertised itself as "a hotel in the heart of things," opened on First Hill in 1908. It had Seattle's first rooftop restaurant, a roof garden, and scenic views of the city, the bay, and the…
ID Number:1983.10.2195.3
Date:Circa 1921
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Hotel Gowman entrance, Seattle, circa 1921
During the 1920s Seattle had several large downtown hotels, including the Hotel Gowman at 1620 Second Avenue. It later became known as the Stewart Hotel. Handwritten on sleeve: Hotel Gowman Ext. & Marquee.Photographer's Reference Number: 95519
ID Number:1983.10.2701.3
Date:Circa 1921
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Hotel New Vendome, Seattle, circa 1926
The Hotel New Vendome was located at 1317 1st Avenue, and later became the location of the Lusty Lady cabaret. The portion of the building to the right of the entrance bay was razed in the 1970s for an expansion of the parking garage at 1st and Union. Signs in image: Eagle Stores Co. Golden Eagle Sporting Goods Sale. Clearance…
ID Number:1983.10.3363
Date:Circa 1926
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Pickwick Hotel, Seattle, circa 1926
This relatively small residential hotel was located at 1409 Boren Avenue on First Hill. Signs in image: Hotel Pickwick. Meals Served to Transients.Handwritten on sleeve: Pickwick Hotel.Photographer's Reference Number: 120238
ID Number:1983.10.3364.2
Date:Circa 1926
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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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Frye Hotel, circa 1926
Seattle's economy boomed in the years following 1900. In 1911, local businessman George Frye completed the Frye Hotel to cater to businessmen and other visitors who sometimes stayed for extended periods of time. The building is located on Yesler Way at Third Avenue South in the heart of the downtown area. It was converted to low-income housing in the early…
ID Number:1983.10.3538.2
Date:Circa 1926
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Olympic Hotel addition under construction, Seattle, March 30, 1929
Seattle's Olympic Hotel is still a downtown landmark. It was built from steel, brick, concrete, and terra cotta. Like many taller city buildings, the decoration on the lower floors is much more detailed than that on the upper floors. The elegance of the lower floors was meant to attract people at street level. Handwritten on sleeve: John L. Wick -…
ID Number:1983.10.3661
Date:1929
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New Washington Hotel lobby, Seattle, circa 1928
In 1908 real estate investors John Edward Chilberg (1867-1954) and James Crawford Marmaduke (1871-1945) opened the New Washington Hotel on the northeast corner of Stewart Street and Second Avenue in what is now Seattle's Belltown neighborhood. The 13-story hotel was designed in the Italian Renaissance Revival Style and, as the city's premier hotel for several decades, welcomed many prominent guests,…
ID Number:1983.10.3996.4
Date:Circa 1928
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Lodge at Lake Lucerne, circa 1928
Lake Lucerne is located in Maple Valley, Washington. In the 1920s the lake added a lodge, part of increasingly popular lake resorts in Western Washington catering to automobile tourism. Handwritten on sleeve: Lake Lucerne Views.Photographer's Reference Number: 129277Caption information source: "When Coal Was King: 1934 Log Bridge between Pipe Lake & Lake Lucerne," by Bill Kombol, Voice of the Valley,…
ID Number:1983.10.4003.5
Date:Circa 1928
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Hotel Gowman with decorations, Seattle, June 19, 1928
The Hotel Gowman was one of Seattle's downtown hotels built to accommodate large numbers of visitors. Here the hotel is decorated with flags and buntings, as well as banners indicating the Kiwanis International were holding a convention here. T. Harry Gowman was the president of the Kiwanis. The building later became known as the Stewart Hotel. Handwritten on sleeve: Gowman…
ID Number:1983.10.4036.4
Date:1928