The United Shopping Tower at Third Avenue and Pine Street in downtown Seattle was designed as a vertical shopping building for different retailers. In 1932, the shopping center closed and became the Northwestern Mutual Insurance Building. In 1974, Northwestern Mutual left the building and by 1980, the building was the headquarters of Olympic Savings and became known as the Olympic Tower.

Signs in image: Best's. Joseph Vance Building. Hethelton. Capitol [...]. Winter Garden. Fischer Studio Apartments. Turrells Good Shoes - Quality First Since 1884 - For Men Women and Children. Northwestern Mutual - Insurance - Fire, Auto. Good Housekeeping Shop.
Handwritten on sleeve: N.W. Mutual Fire/Auto Ins. Bldg 5/6/35.
Photographer's Reference Number: 140710

Caption information source: "United Shopping Tower, Downtown, Seattle, WA," PCAD, https://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/6271/