Seattle's Public Market or "Pike Place Market" opened in 1907 on the edge of a steep hill and over the years has grown to incorporate several lower levels of the original building as well as several additional buildings. A local preservation movement in 1971 established the seven-acre Pike Place Market Historical District which continues to protect the physical and social character of the market and its buildings.
This image of the backside of the Market was taken from Western Avenue, looking northeast towards the main market building. A team of horses hitched to a delivery wagon wait on Western Avenue beside the stairs leading up to Pike Street. The location of the stairs still exists, now remodeled as the Pike Street Hillclimb.
Signs in image: Refrigeration Supplied; F. D. Day & Co., Wholesale Butter, Eggs, Poultry, Veal and Hogs; Great Northern Express Co.; Foods [backside of the original Meet the Producers sign]. Webster & Stevens number: 46733
Physical Description: 1 negative : glass, b&w ; 8 x 10 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.
