Denny Hill once stood north of what is now Seattle’s central business district, between Second and Fifth Avenues. Between 1889 and 1906, the Denny (later Washington) Hotel dominated its southern slope. Workers began regrading Seattle's Denny Hill in 1898 and at first, the owners of the Washington Hotel didn't want the city to remove their part of the hill. This left the hotel sitting on a raw peak of land while the blocks to the west were regraded. In 1906, the owners decided to tear the hotel down and regrade the property after all. The hotel was torn down in 1907.

This photo looks west from the hotel, with Elliott Bay in the distance. In the foreground, workers can be seen using high pressure jets to wash away the hill.

Original photo copied by Webster & Stevens.
Handwritten on sleeve: Views from Wash Hotel.
Webster & Stevens number: 359x

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