Emil Sabastian Schanno (1872-1936) was born in The Dalles, Oregon, to Charles Francis Schanno (1833-1889), a brewer born in France, and Emma Hannah (Bartlett) Schanno (1848-1894). In 1904 in Walla Walla Emil married Alice May (Cameron) Schanno (1869-1952); by 1910 they were living near Alki Point in West Seattle, where they operated one of the area's first restaurants, at 2758 Alki Avenue SW. Around the same time that the Schannos opened their restaurant, Alki Point had begun to grow into a destination resort area for Seattleites escaping rapid urbanization. Along with restaurants, other attractions included a natatorium (a building housing a swimming pool), a dance hall, the Stockade Hotel and cottages, a steamer providing hourly service from Seattle’s central waterfront, and in 1908 a trolley line.
In this image Emil Schanno poses on a bridge that leads into the woods, likely part of a trail for nature enthusiasts, and probably located about at today's 64th Avenue SW and Alki Avenue SW.
Caption information source: The Seattle Daily Times, March 25, 1952, p. 31 Caption information source: https://pauldorpat.com/2016/10/15/seattle-now-then-the-first-and-forgotten-alki-natatorium
ID Number: 2000.52.21
Date: 1890
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 3.75 x 4.75 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
