View of street and flour mill, looking southeast on Alki Avenue, March 19, 1913

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View of street and flour mill, looking southeast on Alki Avenue, March 19, 1913

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In the winter of 1913, the Seattle-based hydraulic contracting firm Lewis, Wiley & Morse began work on a regrade, fill, and seawall project along Alki Avenue in West Seattle. The construction continued through 1913 and was completed in the spring of 1914. The project involved a hydraulic hillside regrade near the intersection of Fairmount Avenue and Alki Avenue. A new seawall was constructed along Elliott Bay and a municipal water system pipeline installed along Alki Avenue. The existing wood plank roadbed was also widened during the 1913-1914 projects. Alki Avenue was eventually paved in 1923.

This photo shows a snowy Alki Avenue, looking northeast from Fairmont Avenue, with the Novelty flour mill visible in the distance.

Caption on photo: Lewis. Wiley & Morse, Inc. Alki Ave. regrade. Looking S.E. on Alki Ave. from the N. boundary of Fairmont Ave. Mar 19 1913.
Sign on building: The Home of Patent Excellent Flour

ID Number: 2010.3.32.15

Date: 1913

Creator(s): Curtis & Miller, Photographer

Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 7.5 x 9.5 in.

Credit: MOHAI, Lewis, Wiley & Morse Inc. Alki Avenue Regrade Photograph Album, 2010.3.32.15

Subjects: Construction and Urban Planning, Regrades