Before the Jackson Street regrading project, Beacon Hill formed a barrier between Seattle's waterfront and the Rainier Valley. Between 1907 and 1910, over three million cubic yards of earth were moved to make a cut through the hill. Most of the dirt was used to fill in Seattle's tidal flats.
This panorama of the Jackson Street regrade area shows the project in progress, from south to north, looking towards Elliott Bay.
SHS category: Regrades
ID Number: SHS10792
Date: 1910
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard: b&w ; 7 x 39 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
