Businesses in temporary buildings near Third Ave and James St after Gr...
The Great Fire of June 6, 1889 was a turning point in Seattle's history, destroying 100 acres of Seattle's business district and waterfront, changing both the physical and political landscapes of the city. The ... More
Mineral Palace at Pioneer Square, 1893 (MOHAI 7075)
On July 4, 1893, Seattle-area businessmen and industrialists opened the Mineral Palace at Pioneer Place (now Pioneer Square). The temporary building was built to celebrate the long-awaited arrival of the Great ... More
Pioneer Square decorated for Potlatch, 1911 (MOHAI 6278)
The Tilikums of Elttaes were a fraternal, civic organization composed primarily of influential white Seattle area businessmen, who used Native American imagery to promote tourism and the economic development of... More
Pioneer Square, Seattle, ca 1910 (MOHAI 6200)
Before about 1905, Pioneer Square was the heart of Seattle's central business district. Large brick buildings were built after the Great Fire of 1889, and the square was the start of many of the city's streetca... More
Map of Pioneer Square Historic District
Map of Pioneer Square-Skid Road Historic District, Seattle, Washington, USA. The Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It has been successively enlarged, and hence has ... More
Map of Pioneer Square Historic District - cleaned and corrected
Map of Pioneer Square-Skid Road Historic District, Seattle, Washington, USA. The Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It has been successively enlarged, and hence has ... More
1st Ave from Cherry St, looking north, Seattle, Washington, ca 1890 (B...
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
1st Avenue, looking south, from near Cherry St, Seattle, Washington, c...
Shows Starr-Boyd Building and Schwabacher Bros. Co. at right, cable car of the Front Street Cable Railway Company on 1st Ave. The incomplete Yesler Building (Mutual Life Building) is shown at the ri... More
2nd Ave from Cherry St after the Seattle fire of June 1889 (BOYD+BRAAS...
Boyd 25 PH Coll 34.55a Public domain photograph of building in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Aftermath of Seattle fire of June 6, 1889, looking west from 2nd Ave a...
Ruins of the Merchants National Bank at 701 1st Ave. to the left; advertisement indicates the future site of the Guaranteed Loan and Trust Company Savings Bank at 2... More
Aftermath of Seattle fire of June 6, 1889, looking west from 2nd Ave a...
Shows man in top hat sitting under tripod. Could possibly be photographer William F. Boyd. From William F. Boyd Album, page 11. Caption on image: Cor. Second & Columbia Sts.looking west No. 9 appears in lower ... More
Aftermath of the fire of June 6, 1889, looking north on 1st Ave S at Y...
Yesler-Leary Building was located at the northwest corner of 1st Ave. and Yesler Way. Pioneer Square was established in it's place. Caption on image: ""Yesler-Leary Building from Commercial St."" PH Coll 684.... More
Aftermath of the fire of June 6, 1889, looking west on Main St, Seattl...
Caption on image: Seattle looking west on Main St. PH Coll 684.73 Subjects (LCTGM): Fires--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Seattle (Wash.)--Fire, 1889
Commemorative arch on Yesler Way created for the occasion of President...
From William F. Boyd Album, page 44, right. Caption on image: President Harrison in Seattle. Arch on Yesler Ave./Boyd & Braas Photo Subjects (LCTGM): Arches--Washington (State)--Seattle Subjects (LCSH): Yesler ... More
Composite view with portraits of Chief Seattle, Princess Angeline, and...
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
Indian dugout canoes in the harbor at the foot of Washington St, Seatt...
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
Indian dugout canoes in the harbor at the foot of Washington St, Seatt...
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
Looking down Washington St in the vicinity of 2nd Ave, Seattle, Washin...
Shows the European House at 215 1/2 Washington St. at left. From William F. Boyd Album, page 4. Caption on image: Washington St., Seattle/Boyd & Braas Photo Subjects (LCTGM): Lodging houses--Washington (State)... More
Office tent of Eschelmen, Llewellyn & Co in the ruins of the Seattle f...
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
Waterfront in the vicinity of Main St, Seattle, Washington, ca 1892 (B...
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
BOILLOT(1899) p013 VUE DE SEATTLE (ÉTATS-UNIS).-D'APRÈS UNE PHOTOGRAPH...
Public domain scan of architectural print, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Public domain images of Seattle: Seattle, United States (Unsplash)
Looking north on the alley between (and parallel to) First Ave S and Occidental Ave S, just south of Yesler Way, Seattle, United States. Pioneer Building visible at the end of the alley. For Pioneer Building: ... More
John Cort's Standard Theatre (1890) (ADVERT 83)
In 1888, John Cort's Standard Theatre was built on the corner of Occidental and Washington Street. It was burned down in the Seattle fire of July 6, 1889. This advertisement presumably represents the replacemen... More
1st Ave. looking south from Cherry St., 1874 - cddb79158a5742d4b8f200...
Transcribed from photograph: "Seattle Streets. Front St. 1874. Looking South from Cherry St." SPL attributes this to Asahel Curtis, but it is from the year he was born. He presumably reprinted someone else's ... More
1st Ave. between Cherry and Columbia St., 1880 - d0ca1e16e4fc307b1ed2...
Transcribed from photograph: "Streets. Front Street 1880. East side from Cherry to Columbia." On verso: 1. Elephant Store. 2 Reinig Block. 3. C. P. Stone block--Stone's grocery. L. P. Smith & Sons, jewelers. M.... More
1st Ave. and Yesler Way decorations for Henry Villard visit, September...
Transcribed from front of photograph: "Villard, Henry. Visit. September 14, 1883. Decorations on Commercial Street [1st Ave. S.] at Mill Street [Yesler Way]. 1. Gem Saloon. 2. Gardner Kellogg Drug Store. 3. Z. ... More
1st Ave. north from Cherry St. ca. 1907 - f80adad963596fd96da0934e3a3...
The Washington Building, Union Block, Postal Telegraph Building and Colman Building appear on the left side of the street. front back
1st Ave. north from Cherry St., ca. 1907 - bf4c37653c5c32d459fdbae047...
The Washington Building, Union Block, Postal Telegraph Building and Colman Building appear on the left side of the street. front back
1st Ave. north from Main St., 1879 - 03f3205e75a52e80b0e04a8796235462
Transcribed from photograph: "Streets. Front St. 1879. Looking North from Main St. 1. New England house. 2. Waddell and Miles store. 3. University. 4. Sixth St. School. 5. San Francisco store. 6. Squire's opera house."
1st Ave. north from Pioneer Square, ca. 1905 - 789f8a93bfad6e67bf1acb...
The Starr Boyd Building appears on the left and the Pioneer Building appears on the far right followed by the Howard Building, the Lowman and Hanford Building and the Lowman Building. The 110 Cherry Building ap... More
1st Ave. looking south from Madison St., ca. 1878 - c0c24e9800fc5aaea...
The caption on the photograph "Front St looking south from Denny Hill" provides the wrong location. The actual location shows the view south on Front St. (now 1st Ave.) from Madison St. Seattle pioneer A.W. Pip... More
1st Ave. north from Pioneer Square, ca. 1915, postcard - cbe12c312e4f0...
The Starr Boyd Building appears on the left and the Pioneer Building appears on the far right followed by the Howard Building, the Lowman and Hanford Building and the Lowman Building. The 110 Cherry Building ap... More
1st Ave. north from Cherry St., ca. 1910, postcard - fa3666e2b298f7efd...
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
1st Ave. north from Cherry St., ca. 1912 - efaf0de64bd8ab833727fa847f...
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
1st Ave. north from Cherry St., July 1912, postcard - 18cb39a071f8b422...
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
1st Ave. S. north from S. Washington St., 1865 - db6e8ec85bf7129c3633...
Transcribed from photograph: "Seattle Streets. Commercial Street [1st Ave. S.]. 1865. Looking north, just below Washington Street intersection."
1st Ave. S. between S. Washington St. and S. Main St., 1870 - 0c99d4a...
Transcribed from front of photograph: "Streets. Commercial Street [1st Ave. S.]. 1870. East side between Washington Street and Main Street. On verso: Pinkham's Variety store, Levy's Pawn shop, Eureka Bakery. Wy... More
1st Ave. S. north from S. Washington St., 1870 - 40eecb3fae6900b4e123...
Transcribed from photograph: "Streets. Commercial [1st Ave. S.]. 1870. From Washington Street to Mill Street [Yesler Way]. 1. Harrington and Smith Building. 2. Pinkam clothing store. 3. City Market. 4. C. Z. Mi... More
1st Ave. S. looking north from S. Washington St., ca. 1876 - 571301e7...
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
1st Ave. S. north from S. Main St., 1871 - 09b8f446f81919d0c83d39e6e1...
Transcribed from photograph: "Seattle Streets. Commercial St. [1st Ave. S.] 1878. Looking North from Main St. Photo by Peiser." University of Washington Libraries says Peiser was reprinting a photo by Hiram H... More
1st Ave. S. north from S. Main St., 1871 - 57c5990b0c475b818240f52922...
View looking north along Commercial St. (now 1st Ave. S.). The Territorial University appears at the top of the hill and the Central School (also known as the Sixth Street School) appears directly below it. The... More
1st Ave. south from Cherry St., 1874 - 791bc1144cdecfe177a84a3830fd8e...
View looking south on Front Street (now First Avenue South) from Cherry Street. The Sanders Block, Vanity Fair beer hall and Western Union Telegraph Office are depicted.
1st Ave. south from Cherry St., 1874 - 1935a176b90d5fcce28473af222a5b...
Transcribed from photograph: "Streets. Front Street [1st Ave.]. 1874. Looking South from Cherry Street. 1. Sanders Block. 2. Vanity Fair beer hall. 3. Western Union Telegraph Office." Transcribed from back of p... More
1st Ave. S. north from S. Main St., 1877 - cba405c3ec6594d520b34747ec...
Transcribed from image: "West side of Commercial St. [later 1st Ave.] between Washington and Main. Seattle 1877." Description from the same photo in the University of Washington's Asahel Curtis Collection: "Loc... More
1st Ave. S. north from S. Main St., 1880 - 03d09e19391ccfc113c1dc57b5...
Transcribed from front of photograph: "Streets. Commercial Street [1st Ave. S.]. 1880. Looking North from Main Street. 1. New England house. 2. Z. C. Miles store. 3. Squire's Opera House and Hotel Brunswick." T... More
1st Ave. S. south from Yesler Way, 1885 - 2ab23026ab82dabd7e7f04fe367...
Transcribed from front of photograph: "Streets. Commercial Street [1st Ave. S.]. 1885. Looking South from Mill Street [Yesler Way]." Transcribed from back of photograph: "Marshall Block large Building to Right.... More
1st Ave. reconstruction after 1889 fire, July 1890 - cbdabcff1c3be30d...
Transcribed from photograph: "Seattle Fire. June 6, 1889. Reconstruction. Front St. [1st Ave.] July 1890. Looking north from James St."
1st Ave. south from Columbia St., ca. 1894 - 0e97b32c1cec7a0b423538c9...
Transcribed from photograph: "Seattle Streets. Front street. Ca. 1894. Looking south from Columbia. Photo by Boyd and Braas. This was the main part of the business district at this time."
1st Ave. south from Columbia St., ca. 1907, postcard - a8c1dfe9ba27423...
Transcribed from postcard: "First Avenue South, Showing Seattle's Famous Tide Lands." The Lowman Building at 1st Ave. and Cherry St. appears in white on the left. The Colman Block and Postal Telegraph Buildings... More
1st Ave. S. north from S. Washington St., 1870 - ea41a580c302e3c3553f...
Commercial St. (now 1st Ave. S.) north from S. Washington St. businesses depicted include the Northwestern Land Agency, Pinkham's Variety Store and Eureka Bakery.
1st Ave. S. north from S. Washington St., 1865 - a224893879cdf353b365...
Transcribed from photograph: "Streets. Commercial Street [1st Ave. S.]. 1865. Looking North, just below Washington St. intersection. Right center: Occidental hotel (with flagstaff). Above that: Dr. H.A. Smith h... More
1st Ave. S. north from S. Main St., 1877 - cba405c3ec6594d520b34747ec...
Transcribed from image: "West side of Commercial St. [later 1st Ave.] between Washington and Main. Seattle 1877." Description from the same photo in the University of Washington's Asahel Curtis Collection: "Loc... More
2nd Ave. looking south from Yesler, ca. 1900 - 8dc378dc57b819bd3e4595...
Transcribed from photograph: "Seattle Streets. Second Ave. Ca. 1900. Looking south from Yesler. Downtown terminus of Grant Street Electric Railway. Yesler cable line in foreground. Photo by Webster & Stevens."
2nd Ave. north from between S. Washington St. and Yesler Way, ca. 1907...
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
2nd Ave. north from Yesler Way, ca. 1905 - ab7740492fb91893caa8b1c84e...
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
2nd Ave. and Yesler Way, ca. 1920 - 10450f4c02b8ba28ad0ab504289d35b2
Transcribed from photograph: "Seattle Streets. Second Ave. ca. 1920. Looking southeast from Yesler Way. Photo by Asahel Curtis." Yesler Way runs from upper left (east) to lower right (west); Second Avenue fro... More
3rd Ave. and Jefferson St. after the fire, July 1889 - 227f785cfb73ec...
Corner of Third Ave. and Jefferson St. following the 1889 fire. Businesses shown include the Palace Saloon, Jake Berkman Furnishing Goods, Queen City Loan Office, Tin Type Gallery and Harness Shop. ... More
3rd Ave. and James St., 1889 - 7f3bf4e355c8fc644843fd98ca9af8cb
Transcribed from photograph: "Present site of County City building looking southeast from Third Ave & James St., 1889."
2nd Ave. north from Yesler Way, ca. 1907 - d2345a23a6ad3945dc159a6feb...
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
3rd Ave. and Jefferson St. after the fire, July 1889 - 2f7a378be1beb2...
Caption on photograph "Down Yesler Way" may provide the incorrect citation. Other photographs, including one taken by McManus, identify the location at 3rd Ave. S. and S. Jefferson St. (See spl_shp_40696 and sp... More
3rd Ave. and Jefferson St. after the fire, July 1889 - a709d5d8547986...
Seattle about a month after the Great Seattle Fire. Looking down the little bit of Jefferson Street, Seattle, Washington, between Third Ave and Yesler Way. Most of the tents seen here are on Yesler. Photo prob... More
Charles Plummer's House, 1885 - f3963f52353887f7a9ce1ea0ce1c8900
Transcribed from photograph: "Houses. Plummer, Charles. House at Northeast corner of Jackson St. and Occidental St. Built 1854; additions made 1859; demolished by fire June 6, 1889. 1885." UW Special Collecti... More
Cherry St. east from 1st Ave. "To-day and Yesterday," ca. 1917 - e9ef...
In the "today" image, the 110 Cherry Building (also known as the Scheuerman Building, completed in 1903), Good Eats Cafeteria, Hoge Building (completed in 1911) and New York Block line the left side of the stre... More
Cherry St. east from 1st Ave., ca. 1907 - 38bfa81b50a33dfabf5b6c717a2...
The 110 Cherry Building (also known as the Scheuerman Building, completed in 1903) appears on the left side of the street. The Bailey Building (completed in 1892), Western Union office and the Alaska Building (... More
Cherry St. east from 1st Ave., ca. 1914 - be88b9ac21dda5cd276fc3f693b...
Businesses appearing on the left side of the street include The Breakers restaurant and the Good Eats Cafeteria. Businesses appearing on the right include Western Union. The 110 Cherry Building (also known as t... More
Cherry St. east from 1st Ave., ca. 1907 - fe1af84b17a1fda43d8a193147a...
The 110 Cherry Building (also known as the Scheuerman Building, completed in 1903) appears on the left side of the street. The Bailey Building (completed in 1892), Western Union office and the Alaska Building (... More
City of Tents, June 6, 1889 - 62aa12754675db1ef9de6c1bd15d29b0
Transcribed from photograph: "Fire. June 6, 1889. Reconstruction. City of tents. Looking South from Second Ave. and Columbia St." The buildings in the foreground were torn down to build the Alaska Building,... More
Coxey's Army preparing to march, 1894 - d671c159c66071a8cfee840c6c244...
Transcribed from photograph: "Coxey's Army. Preparing to march. Main St., west of Commercial St. 1894."
Crawford and Harrington's wharf, 1882 - 5baf08d05d0ff29f23648d6530cd1...
Transcribed from photograph: "Seattle Wharves. Crawford and Harrington's wharf. 1882. Copy of original photograph by Werner Lenggenhager." From the Pacific Coast Architecture Database: "Located just to the sout... More
David and Catherine Maynard home, ca. 1852 - 5b4e7ec6c2561f138f5777f1...
Transcribed from image: "Early Home of Mrs. D.S. [Catherine] Maynard. Built by Dr. D[avid] S. Maynard in 1852 on the corner of Commercial [later 1st Ave. S.] and Main St. and occupied by him with the first stor... More
Drawing of Seattle waterfront at the time of the Battle of Seattle, 18...
Transcribed from photograph: "Views. From Elliott Bay. 1856. Drawing by T.S. Phelps showing Seattle as it appeared at the time of the Battle of Seattle, Jan. 26, 1856."
East side of 1st Ave. S. between S. Washington St. and S. Main St., 18...
Transcribed from photograph: "Seattle Streets. Commercial St. [1st Ave. S.] 1870. East side between Washington St. and Main St."
Fire ruins near 1st Ave. S. and S. Washington St., June 1889 - 0cb43b...
Transcribed from photograph: "Fire. June 6, 1889. Ruins. Commercial Street. Looking North from Washington Street."
Fire ruins near Post Ave. and Yesler Way, June 1889 - e8fc5de3c235e64...
Transcribed from photograph. "Fire. June 6. 1889. Ruins. Yesler Avenue looking East from Post Street." Similar view one block east.
Fire ruins near 1st Ave. and Yesler Way, June 1889 - 77f92473eed66b37...
Transcribed from front of photograph. "Fire. June 6. 1889. Ruins. Yesler Avenue look East from Front Street." Transcribed from back of photograph: "Left to Right: Post-Intelligencer Building, Yesler-Leary Build... More
Fire ruins on 1st Ave., north of Occidental Square, June 1889 - c870a...
Transcribed from photograph: "Fire. June 6, 1889. Ruins. Front Street [1st Ave.]. Looking North from Occidental Square." "Occidental Square" in the title was more or less today's Pioneer Square, not Occidenta... More
Fire ruins near 2nd Ave. and Cherry St., July 1889 - 595289271abbfbad...
View of rubble near the waterfront following the Great Seattle Fire on June 6, 1889. Sign for Guarantee Loan-Trust Co. appears in the foreground. The 1890 City Directory lists the location of the company at 2nd... More
Fire ruins near Columbia St. and Cherry St., June 1889 - 46272fc2e874...
Transcribed from photograph: "Fire. June 6, 1889. Ruins. Looking West from Columbia Street and Cherry Street."
Fire ruins near 2nd Ave. and Columbia St., June 1889 - 64e31f0f75c970...
Transcribed from photograph. "Fire. June 6. 1889. Ruins. Front Street looking southwest from Second Avenue and Columbia Street from the Boston Block."
Fire ruins on west side of 1st Ave. between Columbia St. and Cherry St...
Transcribed from photograph: "Fire. June 6, 1889. Ruins. Front Street. West side between Columbia and Cherry Street." Columbia Street at right; Yesler Way at left; Cherry Street (between the two east of First... More
Fire ruins south from 1st Ave. S. and S. Washington St., 1889 - d0d1b...
Transcribed from front of photograph: "Fire. June 6, 1889. Ruins. Commercial Street [1st Ave. S.]. Looking South from Washington Street." Transcribed from back of photograph: "Right side: Harrington & Smith, sh... More
Fire ruins from 1st Ave. S. and S. Jackson St., June 1889 - 44ea748df...
Transcribed from photograph: "Fire. June 6, 1889. Ruins. Commercial Street [1st Ave. S.]. Looking Northeast from Jackson Street. Dexter Horton and Co. building left of center." Transcribed from index card accom... More
First street car at S. Occidental Ave. and Yesler Way, September 20, 1...
Transcribed from photograph: "Transportation. First street car in Seattle. September 20, 1884. Occidental Street and Yesler Avenue. Mayor Leary and invited guests in car. 1. Sam Crawford. 2. E. B. Downing. 3. E... More
First trip of Seattle streetcar at Occidental Ave. S. and Yesler Way, ...
First street car in Seattle. September 20, 1884. Occidental Street and Yesler Way. Mayor Leary and invited guests in car (including Sam Crawford, E. B. Downing, Ed. Smart). Yesler-Leary block and the Seattle Ho... More
Hall and Paulson furniture company, October 15, 1880 - 923f27814d5674...
View of southern extremity of Seattle. Hall & Paulson, later Rohlfs & Schoder Furniture Factory, located at 1st Avenue and King Street. The Stetson and Post Company was located in the same area on the opposite ... More
Intelligencer Office near 1st Ave. and Cherry St., ca. 1876 - ff463dd...
Constructed by Henry Yesler in 1874, this building served as an office for the Seattle Intelligencer Newspaper (which would later evolve into the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.) The annotation on the photo "Founde... More
Intelligencer Office near 1st Ave. and Cherry St., ca. 1876 - 8a7bae0...
Constructed by Henry Yesler in 1874, this building served as an office for the Seattle Intelligencer Newspaper (which would later evolve into the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.)
Jackson St. wharf, 1882 - 0ba589604be0dc03427ea195084c15a0
Transcribed from photograph: "Waterfront. Wharves. 1882. Jackson Street wharf. City and Ocean dock. Center Right side: Bow's livery stable. Center Right side: New England Hotel. Tower above that, City Hall. Cat... More
Jackson St. looking east from King Street Coal Wharf, 1902 - 98303f02...
Transcribed from photograph: "Seattle Views. From Jackson St. Wharf. Ca. 1892. Looking east. Pile driver and winches in foreground; St Charles Hotel to the left; Seattle Brass and Bell Foundry to the right; Aca... More
Jackson Street Regrade from 6th Ave. S. trestle, June 10, 1908 - e237...
Transcribed from photograph: "Jackson St. regrade looking north from trestle on 6th Ave. So. 40 ft. above low tide at present. June 10, 1908." King Street station appears on the left with the Smith Tower under ... More
James St. and Yesler Way, 1880 - d1096c9af379ab84e3646bc68085b09d
Transcribed from front of photograph: "Streets. James Street 1880. Intersection of James Street and Mill Street [Yesler Way] at Front Street [1st Ave.]. 1. Occidental Hotel. 2. Vanity Fair beer hall. 3. Frack g... More
James St. and Yesler Way., 1880 - 89f55e79ba89476b86dea2dde835f255
Transcribed from photograph: "Streets. James St. 1880. Intersection of James St. and Mill St. at Front St. 1. Occidental hotel. 2. Vanity Fair Beer Hall. 3. Frach grocery store. 4. Macintosh and Reeves bank. 5.... More
Jackson Street Regrade, June 10, 1908 - 97f4eb554efec498bc282cbabedbb...
Transcribed from photograph: "Regrades. Jackson St. 1908. Looking North from Sixth Ave. trestle."
James St. and Yesler Way, ca. 1880 - dd06267e68254c9697fbda33fa5ca044
Intersection of James St., Front St. (now 1st Ave.) and Mill St. (now Yesler Way). The Daily Post building appears on the right. The three trees located in front of the building were used for a lynching on Janu... More
J. Bornstein and Sons on 1st Ave. S., ca. 1910 - 89aa6ae65e372c4f1b43...
J. Bornstein and Sons, Fobes and Building, Sears Roebuck & Co. All these buildings are still extant 2022.
Kellogg's Drugstore and Pinkham's Variety Store at 1st Ave. and Yesler...
Transcribed from photograph: "Buildings. Kellogg's drugstore and Pinkham's variety store. Commercial Street [1st Ave. S.] and Mill Street [Yesler Way]. Built 1865. 1865. E. M. Sammis photograph gallery on second floor."
Looking east on Yesler Way from 1st Ave. after fire, July 1889 - 7808...
The ruins of the Puget Sound National Bank appear in the center of the photograph. "Ruins of the Puget Sound National Bank" is potentially a bit misleading: the bank was in the Occidental Hotel, the ruins of ... More
Oregon Improvement Company, ca. 1885 - db3f3164cd1114aece9330ffcf6a4c...
Transcribed from photograph: "Wharves. Jackson and Washington Street ? Oregon Improvement Co. machine shops." That appears to be Seattle's Beacon Hill in the background, with South School (torn down in the Ja... More