This view of Third Avenue in downtown Seattle shows the Hotel Sterling. The hotel was built in 1903 during a boom in hotel development in conjunction with rising economic opportunities and population growth, as well as the opening of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) in 1909. The building was remodeled in 1934 by Stimson and McDonald, Architects, and still stands on the east side of Third Avenue, between Union Street and Pike Street.
Businesses in image: Grand Buffet Bar; Billiards and Pool; The Sterling; Jones & H[unreadable], Stock Food, Poultry Food, and Kow Kure 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: 1972.5346.15
Date: Circa 1906
Physical Description: 1 photographic print on linen backing : b&w ; 6 x 8 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, 1972.5346.15
