218 results for: International District
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Seattle Dojo members posing at club, Seattle, November 21, 1952
Established sometime before 1907, Seattle Dojo is the oldest judo dojo in the continental United States. The club moved several times before the present (as of 2019) dojo at 1510 Washington Street in Seattle's Chinatown - International District was built in the 1930s by first generation Japanese Americans. Wartime curfews during World War II and the Japanese American incarceration caused…
ID Number:2000.107.170.25.05
Date:1952
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Monks Club members and friend posing on steps, Seattle, November 1935
The Monks Club was a residential men's club that began May 1, 1904 at 321 Boren Avenue in what is now Seattle's Chinatown - International District neighborhood. The club maintained a boarding house that served as a "home away from home" for young unmarried businessmen. Membership in the club was also extended to nonresidents who gathered for social occasions. From…
ID Number:2000.107.170.30.03
Date:1935
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Members and guests dancing at Monks Club, Seattle, May 23, 1942
The Monks Club was a residential men's club that began May 1, 1904 at 321 Boren Avenue in what is now Seattle's Chinatown - International District neighborhood. The club maintained a boarding house that served as a "home away from home" for young unmarried businessmen. Membership in the club was also extended to nonresidents who gathered for social occasions. From…
ID Number:2000.107.170.30.04
Date:1942
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Members and guests examining busts at Monks Club, Seattle, April 27, 1946
The Monks Club was a residential men's club that began May 1, 1904 at 321 Boren Avenue in what is now Seattle's Chinatown - International District neighborhood. The club maintained a boarding house that served as a "home away from home" for young unmarried businessmen. Membership in the club was also extended to nonresidents who gathered for social occasions. From…
ID Number:2000.107.170.30.05
Date:1960
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Old Rocking Chair Club, 115 14th Ave. S., Seattle, May 3, 1945
The origin of Seattle's Jazz scene grew out of the unique political and social climate of Prohibition and 1920s and was centered around Jackson Street in what is now the Chinatown - International District neighborhood. A decade later, the beginning of the swing era attracted new listeners to jazz music, particularly young people. The relatively small size of the jazz…
ID Number:2000.107.174.16.01
Date:1945
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Entrance to the U&I Club, 1223 Jackson Street, Seattle, May 3, 1945
The repeal of federal prohibition in 1933 was not the end of laws controlling the sale and consumption of liquor in Seattle. Public support for prohibition had waned as liquor-related crime continued to increase and enforcement efforts continued to strain staff and budgets. However, regulating the manufacture and consumption of alcohol remained a regular part of the business of Seattle…
ID Number:2000.107.174.16.07
Date:1945
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Man walking past Tsutakawa sculpture in Chinatown - International District, Seattle June 29, 1988
In this image, an elderly Filipino resident of Seattle's Chinatown - International District neighborhood walks down Maynard Avenue, passing George Tsutakawa's 1979 sculpture, "Heaven, Man and Earth," on South Jackson Street. Mr. Tsutakawa's work demonstrated a “style that blends modernism with philosophical and formal elements of traditional Asian art, a combination that became emblematic of the Northwest school.” Caption information…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.02
Date:1988
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Chinese girls drill team honoring war casualties at memorial ceremony, Seattle, May 30, 1961
In this image, members of the Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team perform the "gin-lai,” the traditional three bows of respect, as a wreath is placed at the base of a memorial bearing the names of Chinese war dead. The whole Chinese community joined in the Memorial Day ceremony at Chong Wa Playfield at Eighth Avenue South and South Weller…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.03
Date:1961
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View west along King Street, Seattle, August 6, 1972
This image looks west down South King Street towards Elliott Bay in Seattle's Chinatown - International District neighborhood, as a liitle girl runs down the street in the foreground. The clock tower of the King Street Station can be seen in the distance. Signs in image: Gom Hong Co. Groceries; Canton Alley South; Coca-Cola; Wah-Mee Club; Atlas Hotel; Hotel Milwaukee;…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.04
Date:1972
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Chong Wa Benevolent Association building on 7th Ave. S., Seattle, January 21, 1973
This image of Seventh Avenue in Seattle's Chinatown - International District neighborhood features the Chong Wa Benevolent Association at 522 Seventh Avenue South at the corner of Weller Street. The building, built in 1929, serves as a meeting place on matters of import to the community, as well as a home base for the Seattle Chinese Community Girls Drill Team,…
ID Number:2000.107.176.19.05
Date:1973