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Image of Alki Avenue regrade showing water cannon, with flour mill in distance, September 24, 1913
2010.3.32.76
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Alki Avenue regrade showing water cannon, with flour mill in distance, September 24, 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 the Alki Avenue regrade with new construction underway. A water cannon on the left continues its work wearing away a hillside.

Caption on photo: Lewis. Wiley & Morse, Inc. Alki Ave. regrade. Looking N.E. from S. end of pit. September 24, 1918 Sign on building: The Home of Patent.
ID Number: 2010.3.32.76
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, 2010.3.32.76
Copyright: No Known Copyright
Subjects: Construction and Urban Planning, Regrades

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