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Image of Crystal Pool Natatorium, Seattle, circa 1927
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Crystal Pool Natatorium, Seattle, circa 1927

The Crystal Pool Natatorium was designed by B. Marcus Priteca and constructed in 1915 and 1916. Seated at Second Avenue and Lenora Street, it housed a heated, saltwater pool with water from Elliott Bay. The pool could be covered by wood flooring, and the surface used to host dances or boxing matches. In 1942, Reverend William H. Offiler purchased the…
ID Number:1983.10.769
Date:circa 1927
Image of First Lieutenant George W. Puryear, Seattle, April 2, 1919
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First Lieutenant George W. Puryear, Seattle, April 2, 1919

Aviator George Puryear was a member of the Victory Loan Flying Circus that toured the Western states in April and May 1919. The flying circus performed a daily air show with several types of airplanes. Puryear normally flew a German Fokker D.VII. This photo was taken at the railroad siding near King and Occidental Streets in Seattle. The inclined ramps…
ID Number:1983.10.1510
Date:1919
Image of Organ at Coliseum Theatre, Seattle, circa 1920
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Organ at Coliseum Theatre, Seattle, circa 1920

By 1915, Seattle's downtown commercial core was booming. In March 1915, local lumber baron and businessman C. D. Stimson leased lots on the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Pike Street to the newly-formed Coliseum Company to build a theater designed specifically for movies, then called photoplays. The Coliseum Photo Playhouse was designed by noted theater architect B. Marcus Priteca,…
ID Number:1983.10.1883
Date:Circa 1920
Image of Palace Hip, Seattle, April 13, 1921
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Palace Hip, Seattle, April 13, 1921

Vaudeville was a popular form of live entertainment in the 1920s. The Palace Hip was one of Seattle's most popular vaudeville theaters. It cost only ten cents to see seven live performances of singing, dancing, and comedy. The theater was located at the corner of Second and Spring Streets. Signs in image: Vaudeville - Palace Hip - Pictures. Loew's Palace…
ID Number:1983.10.2110.2
Date:1921
Image of Amusement park near entrance to Woodland Park, circa 1925
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Amusement park near entrance to Woodland Park, circa 1925

In June 1919, George (1874-ca. 1938) and Lucy Vincent (1893-1990) opened a carousel, Ferris wheel, and dance pavilion at 5501 Phinney Avenue, directly across the street from Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo. Despite initial protests by neighbors and the Seattle Board of Park Commissioners, who objected to having the dance pavilion so close to Woodland Park, the Vincents operated the business…
ID Number:1983.10.2913.2
Date:Circa 1925
Image of Ken Schoenfeld and Mario Bianchi with racing cars, circa 1928
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Ken Schoenfeld and Mario Bianchi with racing cars, circa 1928

A group of auto racing enthusiasts formed the Northwest Auto Track Association in 1906 and held regular auto races in Tacoma. By the 1920s, both cars and racing were even more popular. Ken Schoenfeld, whose family ran the Standard Furniture Company, seems to have been an avid auto racing promoter. In this photo, taken around 1928, he poses with two…
ID Number:1983.10.3548.3
Date:Circa 1928
Image of Ken Schoenfeld and Mario Bianchi with racecar, Seattle, circa 1928
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Ken Schoenfeld and Mario Bianchi with racecar, Seattle, circa 1928

A group of auto racing enthusiasts formed the Northwest Auto Track Association in 1906 and held regular auto races in Tacoma. By the 1920s, both cars and racing were even more popular. Ken Schoenfeld (in suit), whose family ran the Standard Furniture Company, seems to have been an avid auto racing promoter. In this photo, he stands on 5th Avenue…
ID Number:1983.10.3548.4
Date:Circa 1928
Image of The New Orpheum Theatre, 1928
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The New Orpheum Theatre, 1928

Seattle's New Orpheum Theatre opened in 1927. It was one of the largest and most elegant members of the Orpheum Circuit, a nationwide chain of "photo play" and vaudeville theaters. The August 1927 program included music on the Wurlitzer organ, a feature movie (Rod LaRocque in "The Fighting Eagle"), a newsreel, and a song and dance revue ("Ned Wayburn's Buds…
ID Number:1983.10.3603.1
Date:1928
Image of Orpheum Theatre entrance, Seattle, circa 1928
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Orpheum Theatre entrance, Seattle, circa 1928

Seattle's new Orpheum Theatre opened in 1927. It was one of the largest and most elegant members of the Orpheum Circuit, a nationwide chain of "photo play" and vaudeville theaters. The August 1927 program included music on the Wurlitzer organ, a feature movie (Rod LaRocque in "The Fighting Eagle"), a newsreel, and a song and dance revue ("Ned Wayburn's Buds…
ID Number:1983.10.3965.2
Date:Circa 1928
Image of Seattle's downtown before the Great Fire, 1883
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Seattle's downtown before the Great Fire, 1883

In the 1880s, Seattle's business district was near Pioneer Square. Loggers, miners, and others came to this part of the city to find work, supplies, and entertainment. Others came to Seattle to attend the Territorial University, which stood on a hill above the city.This photo, taken around 1884, shows the intersection of Commercial Street (now First Avenue South) and Main…
ID Number:1983.10.6343
Date:1883
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