Downtown Seattle still has a number of older buildings which are surfaced in terra cotta tile. This building material was particularly popular in the 1920s. It was inexpensive and easy to cast in many colors, shapes and designs. This picture shows the tile-covered Fourth & Pike Building at its busy downtown intersection. At that time, it was called the Liggett Building.

Signs in image: The [...ifty] Boot Shop. Golden Gate Cafe. Liggett Building - "Where Traffic Flows" - Store, Shop & Office Space - For [...] and [...] Tenants - Goodwin Real Estate Co. Hotel Georgian. Boulevard Cafe. Handwritten on sleeve: Liggett Bldg., Goodwin Realty Co.
Webster & Stevens number: 122261