This street view shows the east side of Second Avenue between Seneca and University Streets in downtown Seattle. The large white building in the center of the frame is the Stone building, commissioned in 1902 by Seattle's third mayor, Corliss P. Stone (1838-1906), and designed by Edwin Walker Houghton (1856-1927), the architect of the Moore Theatre and Hotel. The C. P. Stone building housed the Hotel Berkshire; it is no longer standing.
Businesses in image: Tailors; Dokery's, Cloaks, Suits, Furs; Berkshire; Smith Premier Typewriter; Berry Tea and Coffee Co.; The White Butter Store; Gon Wing & Co., Manufacturers of Ladies and Children's Underwear; J. K. Baskye Emporium Signs in image: C. P. Stone, 1902 This photograph is part of an album titled "Views of Businesses and Buildings, Area: Pine to Madison, 4th to Western."
Caption information source: Pacific Coast Architecture Database
ID Number: 1972.5346.10
Date: 1904
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on linen backing : b&w ; 5 x 7.5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Businesses and Buildings Photograph Album, 1972.5346.10
