The King Street Coal wharf was erected in 1877 to enable coal mined in Newcastle, WA, and brought by railcar to Seattle's waterfront, to be loaded onto ships, many of which were destined for the Pacific Coast's main metropolis, San Francisco.This photo shows the King Street Coal Works at Second Avenue and Columbia Street, with Northern Pacific rail cars on the tracks, and downtown Seattle in the distance. The Central School, built in 1883 on Sixth Avenue and Madison Street, is prominent on the hill at the top of the frame.
Businesses in image: The Arcade, W. P. Boyd & Co; Drugs, S. Stewart & Co.; Columbia House; Central School; San Francisco Store, Dry Goods; Squire's Opera House; St. Elmo Hotel; New England Hotel; Occidental Hotel; Coppin's Water Works Signs in image: Northern Pacific; Real Estate
Caption information source: Pacific Coast Architecture Database at http://pcad.lib.washington.edu
ID Number: 2008.54.27
Date: Circa 1885
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : b&w ; 4.5 x 7.75 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv40124
Credit: MOHAI, Robert Roblee Collection of William N. Bell Family Materials, 2008.54.27
