Hanford Street terminal, Seattle, March 22, 1927 (MOHAI 10235)

The creation of the Port of Seattle in 1911 transformed a messy jumble of privately-owned and competing waterfront companies into a publicly owned and organized entity capable of propelling Seattle into a major center for trade. In 1915 the Port constructed the Hanford Street Grain Terminal (Pier 25), on the Duwamish East Waterway, in what is now the SoDo neighborhood. The new facility opened up lucrative export markets for grain farmers in Eastern Washington and the Midwest, and remained in operation through 1970, when it was imploded and replaced by the grain facility at Terminal 86 in the Interbay neighborhood.
This image of the Hanford Street Wharf was taken facing west towards Harbor Island with West Seattle faintly visible in the background. Workmen can be seen on the dock next to the San Francisco.
Signs in image: Norton, Lilly & Co., General Agents; Port of Seattle, Hanford St. Wharf; Pacific Ports Service Corporation

Caption information source: http://www.portseattle.org/About/History/Pages/1911-1919.aspx
Caption information source: "Port of Seattle commissioners meet for the first time on September 12, 1911," by Kit Oldham, HistoryLink.org Essay 9726
Caption information derived from captions written by Post-Intelligencer staff and attached to the back of the photograph.
Subjects (LCTGM): Loading docks--Washington (State)--Seattle; Marine terminals--Washington (State)--Seattle; Piers & wharves--Washington (State)--Seattle