Downtown Seattle Washington

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As early as 1910, inventors and businessmen believed that a monorail would solve Seattle's downtown traffic problems. The Universal Elevated Railway Company tried to convince the city to build monorails on Four More

Otto D. Goetze (b. 1871) was an American photographer who owned the Alaska Photo Studio in Seattle from 1909 to 1912. He also photographed the Alaska Gold Rush from 1891 to 1908, the St. Louis World's Fair in More

During World War I, the United States began selling war bonds called Liberty bonds or Liberty loans to support the allied cause. Subscribing to the bonds became a symbol of patriotic duty in the U. S. and intro More

Over five feet of snow fell on Seattle in early January 1880. The city wasn't used to such heavy snow. Schools closed, trains didn't run, and the city's activities ground to a halt. This photo was taken on Janu More

Caption on image: A Few Skyscrapers, Seattle, Wash. Photo by F.H. Nowell. Postmarked January 17, 1913, from Tacoma; one-cent stamp. Handwritten on verso: Tacoma Thu. 1-16-13. Dear Mabel: Received you [sic] nice More

This view of downtown Seattle shows the bustling Second Avenue at its James Street crossroad. The police officer in the center of the street has his hands full directing the many different kids of traffic seen More

In February 1898, a group of Seattle Theater owners met to discuss business and ended up founding a new organization - the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Like many other fraternal organizations, the group provided More

Exterior of Trinity Parish Church, Seattle, circa 1880

Swedish immigrants August and Anna Brand purchased this hotel on the corner of Sixth Avenue and James Street in 1903. They named it after Anna’s home town in Sweden. The Kalmar served mostly working men, offeri More

A number of Native American families earned money by selling baskets to Seattle's tourists and residents. In this postcard, several women and a boy sit by their baskets on Second Avenue, outside the Frederick & More

The New York Block was one of a number of brick and stone buildings built just after Seattle's Great Fire of 1889. It was seven stories tall and was located at the northeast corner of Second Avenue and Cherry S More

Caption on image (obscured): Curtis. Handwritten on mount: East from 1st Ave. on Pike St in 1890's. Subjects (LCTGM): Commercial streets--Washington (State)--Seattle; Business districts--Washington (State)--Se More

Street clocks such as this one were popular during the first two decades of the 1900s and were often found in front of jewelry and watchmaking shops. Joseph Mayer and Bros. assembled this street clock, and man More

Denny Hotel, Seattle, ca. 1895 Public domain photograph of a hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Caption on image: The Tilikum Totem, Stewart and West Lake Avenues, Seattle, U.S.A. Filed in: Seattle--Totem poles Subjects (LCTGM): Totem poles--Washington (State)--Seattle; Postcards Subjects (LCSH): Westlake More

Caption on image: Front St., Seattle PH Coll 277.BBS5 Subjects (LCTGM): Street-railroads--Washington (State)--Seattle; Crowds--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Front Street (Seattle, Wash.); Seattle More

Boyd 25 PH Coll 34.55a Public domain photograph of building in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Shows the waterfront to the right and businesses established in temporary tent structures. From William F. Boyd Album, page 7, bottom. Caption on image: Boyd & Braas, 614 Front St., Seattle No. 26 appears in l More

From William F. Boyd Album, page 55, right. Handwritten caption under image: Yesler Way No. 24 appears in lower left corner of image. Subjects (LCTGM): Fires--Washington (State)--Seattle; Temporary buildings-- More

Shows destruction of the wharves and businesses established in temporary tent structures including the Louvre Barber Shop, Home Chop House, and the Calfornia Lodging House. From William F. Boyd Album, page 5, l More

Shows ruins of what is possibly the McDougall Southwick Building. From William F. Boyd Album, page 1, right. Caption on image: Looking west from between Columbia and Cherry Sts. Handwritten caption under image More

Caption on image: ""Seattle looking west from bet. Columbia and Cherry Sts."" PH Coll 684.30 Subjects (LCTGM): Fires--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Seattle (Wash.)--Fire, 1889

Shows new building construction on the left, and piles of pipes and fixtures in the foreground. From William F. Boyd Album, page 7, right. Subjects (LCTGM): Fires--Washington (State)--Seattle; Building construc More

On verso: 1. San Francisco Store - Toklas, Singerman & Co. [Front sw cor. Columbia]; 2. Melkorn [sic: should be "Melhorn"] Blk. 3. Safe Deposit Building (soldiers guarding near entrance) [701/703 Front St. at C More

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Caption on image: Columbia St., Seattle Shows Kenny Block (northwest corner of Columbia and 1st Ave) at left; White's Building (southeast corner 1st Ave. and Columbia St.) at right; horse drawn wagons on C More

PH Coll 34.14bAlso in PH Coll 277.BBS7 Although there is only one known photo of Chief Seattle, there are probably at least 100 photos of his daughter, known as Princess Angeline. Several can be found in Categ More

Shows Frye's Opera House just catching fire. Minneapolis Art Studio (photo studio) at right. On mount: Front Street. Opera House burning. The big fire. PH Coll 684.3 Ph Coll 34.2 Subjects (LCTGM): Fires--Washi More

PH Coll 34.6a Also in PH Coll 277.BBS20 Subjects (LCTGM): Canoes--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Indians of North America--Washington (State)--Seattle; Washington Street (Seattle, Wash.) Given t More

PH Coll 34.6a Also in PH Coll 277.BBS20 Subjects (LCTGM): Canoes--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Indians of North America--Washington (State)--Seattle; Washington Street (Seattle, Wash.) Given t More

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PH Coll 34.46b This must be Second Avenue between Cherry and Columbia. Compare File:1st Ave from Columbia St after Seattle fire of June 6, 1889 (CURTIS 502).jpeg

PH Coll 277.BYS3 Despite "before 1889" in the title, this is definitely a post-Great-Seattle-Fire photo: construction on the Rainier Hotel was started after the fire.

From William F. Boyd Album, page 18. Caption on image: Boyd & Braas, 614 Front St., Seattle Subjects (LCTGM): Waterfronts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Sailing ships--Washington (State)--Seattle; Panoramic phot More

Shows steamboat HASSALO at the Union Pacific dock or City dock (foot of Main); Oregon Improvement Company. PH Coll 277.BBS25 Subjects (LCTGM): ); Steamboats--Washington(State)--Seattle; Waterfronts--Washin More

Operated by the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company. From William F. Boyd Album, page 19. Caption on image: Boyd & Braas, 614 Front St., Seattle Subjects (LCTGM): Steamboats--Washington (State)--Seattle; Piers More

Shows the Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad Company dock; steamers UMATILLA and CITY OF PUEBLA. PH Coll 277.BYS2 Subjects (LCTGM): Steamboats--Washington(State)--Seattle; Waterfronts--Washington (State)--Seattl More

Photograph taken from a ship in the harbor. PH Coll 277.BYS4 Subjects (LCTGM): Waterfronts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Sailboats--Washington (Seattle)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Seattle (Wash.)

Shows unidentified steamboat at the Union Pacific dock or City dock (foot of Main) The canoe in foreground was copied and pasted from Boyd and Braas 22. According to Paul Dorpat, Seattle Now and Then I, 1984: T More

Shows steamer Walla Walla and unidentified steamboat docked at the Ocean dock and the Oregon Improvement Company (foot of Washington St.) Caption on image: ""Seattle, No.4"" PH Coll 277.BBS4 Subjects (LCT More

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Downtown Seattle A view of the seattle skyline from the water / Seattle skyline from the water / Public domain stock photo.

Downtown, Seattle, United States from a high-rise building between Second and Third Avenues in Belltown. A view of a city from a high rise building. This image is from Unsplash and was published prior to 5 Ju More

Seattle, United States A man and a boy holding a sign that says make america think again. This image is from Unsplash and was published prior to 5 June 2017 under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public More

This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 74001958. English: Seattle, United States A view of More

Sign in window reads: "Ninth Service Command Library 65 Marion Street, Seattle. Distributes books given by the people of the United States to our men in service. Phone Elliott 6144 for pick up service.""

View of Front Street (now First Avenue) looking north from James Street.

Transcribed from photograph: "Seattle Streets. Front St. [1st Ave.] 1890. Looking north from Columbia. Hyams, Pauson & Co., in foreground."

View looking north along Front Street (now 1st Avenue) from James Street or Yesler Way. Henry Yesler's home is located on the right side behind the trees. Malso Meat Market, Doane's Baths, Chilberg and Roe groc More

The Washington Building, Union Block, Postal Telegraph Building and Colman Building appear on the left side of the street. front back

The Washington Building, Union Block, Postal Telegraph Building and Colman Building appear on the left side of the street. front back

View of Front Street (now First Avenue) looking north from Columbia Street. M. R. Maddock's Block, Charles Louch store, W. H. Pumphrey house, Goldsmith house, Sam Eustis house, Sam Kenney house, Elephant store More

Transcribed from photograph: "Streets. Front Street [1st Ave.] 1878. Looking North from either Madison or Marion Street. 1. M. R. Maddock's Block. 2. Charles Louch store. 3. W. H. Pumphrey house. 4. Goldsmith h More

Transcribed from photograph: "Streets. Front Street [1st Ave.]. 1878. Looking North from Mill Street [Yesler Way]."

The Postal Telegraph Building appears at the far left followed by the Colman Building. Buildings on the right include the Kenney Building, National Hotel, Phinney Building and Hotel Stevens. front More

The Postal Telegraph Building appears at the far left followed by the Colman Building. Buildings on the right include the Kenney Building, National Hotel, Phinney Building and Hotel Stevens. front More

Transcribed from postcard: "First Avenue was in early days the only business street of the City, and it is still one of the principal avenues of trade. It parallels the harbor front." The Washington Building an More

The Washington Building and Union Block appear on the left. The Sullivan Building appears on the right. Transcribed from postcard: "The word "Potlatch" is from the Chinook Jargon, the trade language of the Nort More

The Washington Building, Union Block and Postal Telegraph Building appear on the left along with signs for the Treen Shoe Company and Charles E. Piper, lawyer. Buildings on the right include the Sullivan Buildi More

View looking north along Front Street (now 1st Avenue) from James Street or Yesler Way. Henry Yesler's home is located on the right side behind the trees. Malso Meat Market, Doane's Baths, Chilberg and Roe groc More

View looking north on Commercial Street from Cherry Street showing Yesler's Hall, the Masonic Hall, the Cosmopolitan Hotel (later the Esmond Hotel) and Pioneer Drug Store. The Central School can be seen in the More

Transcribed from photograph: "Streets. Front Street [1st Ave.]. 1880. Looking South from Madison Street. A.W. Piper and son, Walter, in foreground. 1. Occidental Brotherhood Building. 2. Schmeig's Brewery." Tra More

Standard Furniture appears on the left of the street and the New Washington Hotel can be seen at the right. front back Standard Furniture is now (2022) the Broadacres B More

The "to-day" image shows the view south on 2nd Ave. from the New Washington Hotel (at 2nd Ave. and Stewart St.). The "yesterday" image shows the view south on 2nd Ave. from Pike St. front More

Transcribed from photograph: "Seattle Streets. Second Ave. Ca. 1890-1895. Looking south from Pike Street. North Seattle cable tracks and a procession of the volunteer fire department in background." Just righ More

Transcribed from photograph: "SMR - 2nd Av, north from Lenora St."

The Oriental Block (completed 1903), Alaska Building (completed 1904), and New York Block (completed in 1892) appear on the right. front back

The Oriental Block (completed 1903), Alaska Building (completed 1904), and New York Block (completed in 1892) appear on the right. front back

The White House, Metropole Building (also known as the Owens Building, completed in 1893) and east side of Hotel Seattle appear on the left side of the street. The Crown Building and Alaska Building appear on t More

Hotel Butler appears on the left side of the street and the buildings on the right side of the street (from closest to furthest) are the Crown Building, Oriental Block and the Alaska Building. Transcribed from More

Transcribed from front of photograph: "Streets. Second Avenue 1913. Looking North from Yesler Way. 1. L. C. Smith building under construction. 2. Seattle Hotel. 3. Hoge Building." Transcribed from back of photo More

Transcribed from photograph: "Streets. Second Ave. 1913. Looking North from Columbia St. Taken from Hoge Building."

Transcribed from photograph: "Seattle Streets. Second Ave. Ca. 1915. Looking north from Madison. Photo by Webster & Stevens. Frederick & Nelson (left) and American Savings Bank (right) in foreground." Seattle More

The east side of Hotel Seattle appears on the Left just past G.O. Guy Drugs. The Alaska Building (completed in 1904) appears on the right. front back

The east side of Hotel Seattle appears on the Left just past G.O. Guy Drugs. The Alaska Building (completed in 1904) appears on the right. front back

The Bon Marche appears in the right foreground of the postcard. The A.W. Denny Building and Estabrook Building appear on the left. The church spire at the left appears to be that of the Plymouth Congregational More

The Crown Building, Oriental Block (completed 1903), Alaska Building (completed 1904), and New York Block (completed in 1892) appear on the right. The logo here is for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, hel More

The Hoge Building appears on the lower left side of 2nd Ave. and the Melhorn Building, Empire Building and Hotel Savoy can be seen at the right. front back

Transcribed from photograph: "Seattle Streets. Third Ave. Ca. 1903. Looking north from below Cherry. Signed by Webster & Stevens. Right side: Seattle Theatre and St. Elmo Hotel; Left side: Occidental hotel." More

The University Building appears at the far left followed by the Pantages Theatre (opened in 1915), Cobb Building (completed 1910) and White-Henry-Stuart Building (completed 1915). front More

The Burke Building appears on the left and the Empire Building (also known as the American Bank Building) can be seen across the 2nd Ave. in the center of the image. The YMCA and Lincoln Hotel appear at the far More

Transcribed from photograph: "Pacific Fleet. Review, Sept. 12-14, 1919. Battleship Mississippi."

Transcribed from photograph: "Pacific Fleet. Review, Sept. 12-14, 1919. Battleship New Mexico. Flagship of Admiral Rodman."

Transcribed from photograph: "Pacific Fleet. Review, Sept. 12-14, 1919. Battleships in harbor. 1. Texas. 2. Idaho. 3. Mississippi."

View appears to be from near 3rd Ave. and Marion St. looking north. The Seattle Central Library and Providence Hospital appear in the center of the photograph. front back

This photograph appeared in the Seattle Times on February 21, 1915 with the following caption: "Handsome Fireproof Hotel Added to City's Buildings. Blackstone Hotel. Which was recently completed for S.E. Pierce More

The Scenic Cafe, located at 1605 1st Ave. can be seen in the background. It appears to the left of the Manzanita Hotel. front back This is just north of Pine Street and More

Transcribed from photograph: "Seattle Streets. Cherry St. Ca. 1875. Looking east from Front St. [1st Ave.]" 1875 may be a bit too early. Compare File:Cherry St after the big snowfall of 1880, looking northeas More

Looking east along Cherry Street from 1st Avenue South with 5 feet 2 inches of snow. 1. Evan butcher shop. 2. Schillestad, upholsterer and undertaker. 3. Lewis house. 4. C. Anderson house. 5. J. George house. 6 More

Transcribed from photograph: "Seattle Streets. Cherry St. Ca. 1900. Looking southeast from 2nd Ave. Manca's Café in background." The small buildings here were torn down to build the Alaska Building.

Seattle in snow. Cherry Street looking northeast. Store signs: Coulter & Shillestad Undertakers, Spring-Beds. MOHAI (Museum of History and Industry) credits this photo to Peterson Brothers. Seattle Public Lib More

Colonial Theatre showing "Fires of Conscience" with W.M. Farnum, originally released in 1916. The Nanking Cafe appears to the left.

D.S. Johnson Co. Eiler's Music House.

The postcard shows the old Washington Hotel (also known as the Denny Hotel) being demolished as well as the New Washington Hotel. Transcribed from postcard: "Moving 7500000 Cubic Feet of Earth to Build a City." More

Transcribed from photograph: "Parades. Pine St. and Third Ave. 1899."

Transcribed from photograph: "Seattle Portraits. Group. Engine Co. No. 1. Volunteer Fire Department. Temporary Quarters 2nd near Marion. July 23, 1883. House afterward turned into Peiser's Art Studio, Jan '94. More

Transcribed from photograph: "Portraits. Group. Engine Co. No. 1. Volunteer fire department. July 25, 1883. 1. Joe Keppler. 2. Will Perry. 2. Lizzie McDonald. 4. Oscar Krieg. 5. John Storm. 6. Al Cutlar. Charle More

Transcribed from photograph: "Fire. June 6, 1889. At place of origin. Front Street looking South from Spring Street. Fire began at southwest corner of Front Street and Madison Street. Center: dome of Frye's Ope More