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Player O The Week: Raymond 1910
2008-03-03 10:10:00 We’ve seen Spencer, we’ve seen Shea. Now it’s Raymond ’s time to be crowned Vintage Seattle Player O The Week . This 1910 American Tobacco Company issued baseball card shows the young’ish looking player holding some lumber. The popped collar has enjoyed a resurgence in the past few years — will 3/4 length sleeves be next? Click ...
Past Post: Old Growth
2008-03-02 10:23:00 Regular Vintage Seattle reader Richard P. Hill sends in this vintage postcard featuring the “old growth” he alluded to here. Now that’s some big lumber. I’m still moving, so I posted this from the past (Thursday). I’m dying to know — what happens in the future? Let me know in the comments. Thanks for sending ... More About: Post , Growth , Past
West Seattle, Here I Come
2008-02-29 09:12:00 I’m moving to West Seattle tomorrow! When I told Vintage Seattle key contributor Deran Ludd, he kindly sent me these turn of the century picture postcards of Luna Park in West Seattle. Long before Fun Forest, there was Luna Park — nicknamed the “Coney Island of the west.” It opened in June of 1907 and ...
Gimme Some Expo ?62 Sugar
2008-02-28 09:22:00 Dug up a couple 1962 Seattle World’s Fair items for you this evening. First up is a guide handed out at the United States Science Exhibit during the fair. The spread covered six and a half acres among five buildings showing the history, philosophy, and findings of then present-day science. Check out pages 2 and ... More About: Sugar , Expo , Gimme
Past Post: Home Of The Huskies
2008-02-27 09:56:00 Jenni Pertuset of the Open Book Blog sends in this vintage postcard featuring Husky Stadium. Here’s Jenni: Here’s the UW photo postcard I promised. As I mentioned, it is from between 1950 and 1968 if this site is correct http://www.4malamute.com/stadium2.html about the history of the stadium’s seating capacity: “In 1950, an upper deck, with a cantilevered steel ... More About: Home , Post , Past , Huskies
Northcliffe Apartments Destroyed
2008-02-27 08:37:00 Your daily commute down Boren Ave just got a little emptier. Holly Birge sent in this depressing camera phone photograph and word that the Northcliffe Apartment Building is indeed gone — destroyed. I profiled the Northcliffe here last month. The large brick apartment building loomed over boren for over 80 years and will now be ... More About: Apartments
1908 Queen Anne Craftsman Fixer Selling
2008-02-26 10:12:00 “Cranky” Kate Forneigh alerted me to the existence of this Queen Anne Craftsman in need a craftsman. The 1908 fixer-upper is selling for a cool $539,950. Yes, half a million for a house in *this* condition. It’s Queen Anne — don’t go expecting something reasonable now. It is (or once was) a great Craftsman with ... More About: Selling
Manning?s Cafeteria Early 80?s
2008-02-25 09:39:00 By now you’ve all heard the news about the Ballard Manning ’s/Denny’s designated a landmark last week. It’s a big win for Seattle preservationists yet we all have to remain vigilant about defending this building since Benaroya Company will certainly appeal the decision. Anne Forestieri of Docomomo WEWA was kind enough to get in touch with ... More About: Early , Cafeteria
Links To The Past: Week Of February 24
2008-02-24 10:02:00 Links To The Past is back from the dead. Big week of news, mostly Ballard Googie related. Surprise: Denny’s Declared Landmark “Call it a Grand Slam of Googie proportions.” So begins the Seattle Times article on the Manning’s Cafeteria building becoming a landmark. Here come the puns. Ballard Denny’s Site Spared From Demolition: It’s A Landmark The PI chimes ... More About: Links , Week , February
Past Post: Before Smith Tower
2008-02-23 09:38:00 Now here’s something you don’t see often — a postcard showing the rag-tag building that was demolished to make way for one of Seattle’s first and most well known skyscrapers. I’m guessing the Benaroya Company was not planning on issuing a Ballard Denny’s postcard. Just a guess. The vintage postcard comes from 1918. You can ... More About: Post , Past , Smith , Tower , Smith Tower
Seattle?s Great Storm of 1916
2008-02-22 09:23:00 Deran Ludd comes through again! Just one week after sending in this cool Art Deco postcard, he just sent in a collection of photos from Seattle ’s 1916 blizzard. This is the same storm that, in late January/early February 1916, collapsed the dome of St. James Cathedral. From February 1st to 2nd of that year, 21.5 ... More About: Great , Storm
Seattle Engraving Company 1900
2008-02-21 10:15:00 Before Seattle Engraving there was Seattle Engraving Co. This vintage ad comes from said company around 1900. The firm offered “quality, utility, artisticness, and uniqueness” with their plates for printers. From what I can gather, the Hinckley Block was somewhere on the west side of Lake Union (precisely where, I’m not sure). Click on the ... More About: Company
The C. B. Van Vorst Building?s New Life
2008-02-20 10:04:00 John Methot tipped me off to the fact that South Lake Union’s historic C. B. Van Vorst Building is being renovated as part of the Interurban Exchanged project, in preparation for Amazon’s move to the area. According to this article, once renovated the building will serve as a conference center for biotech companies. The 1915 ... More About: Life , New Life
Northwestern Mutual Insurance Building
2008-02-19 09:36:00 Maybe I’ve been playing too much Bioshock, but I can’t get enough of that 1930’s style lately. Check out these snapshots of the Northwestern Mutual Insurance Building , an Art Deco masterpiece built in 1931. Now known as Olympic Tower, it was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and granted landmark ...
Happy Presidents? Day From Vintage Seattle
2008-02-18 09:52:00 Happy Presidents ’ Day, everyone! Hopefully you’re having a relaxing day while paying homage to Washington, Lincoln, or Taft. Wait, what? In order to stay on topic I dug up this photo of Seattle Mayor J.D. Braman greeting President Lyndon B. Johnson at Seattle-Tacoma airport in 1966. Check it out. In other news, Vintage Seattle was destroyed ... More About: Happy
Player O The Week: Mario Mendoza 1981
2008-02-17 10:48:00 This is a very special edition of Vintage Seattle Player O The Week . Getting the honors this week is the legendary Mario Mendoza . I’ve mentioned the “Mendoza Line” before, so now you get a look at the man himself. You may note that he did hit above .200 during a few seasons, so the “Mendoza ...
Past Post: Aeroplane View Of U.W. Campus
2008-02-16 09:56:00 This week we’ve had Jenni Pertuset and Deran Ludd write in with some great old postcards. Now I feel like I have to get my act together and show something from my archives, lest I should be out of a job. This 1929 card shows the University of Washington Campus and the site of the ... More About: Aeroplane , Post , View , Past
The Kingdome, Home Of The Mariners
2008-02-15 09:36:00 Just about a month and a half until baseball season starts! To tide us over until March 31st when the M’s take on the Rangers, I dug up this 1979 Mariners program feature on the Kingdome. Just in case you were dying to know where injured fans (who cheered too hard) were to be taken, ... More About: Home , The Mariners
Views Of Washington In Color Pt. 2
2008-02-14 10:51:00 This is a continuation of our look at the Views of Washington In Color picture book. The collection of photographs, Twenty-Four Views of Washington and Oregon in Color, was published in the late 50’s or early 60’s. This second installment features photos of Mount Baker, San Juan Islands, Bailey Range, and Lake Chelan. Like the ...
Past Post: Seattle, Glamour City Of Wa.
2008-02-13 10:12:00 Vintage Seattle reader Deran Ludd wrote in with this super cool Art Deco postcard of, as he puts it, “a more mythic Seattle.” A big thanks to all of you who have been sending in your favorite old-school Seattle content. Keep it coming! Deran writes: This is a non-photo card of Seattle that evokes a lot ... More About: Post , City , Past , Glamour
Past Post: First Methodist Church
2008-02-13 10:03:00 Jenni Pertuset of the Open Book Blog sends along this postcard of First Methodist Church . As you may know, the church was saved last year and now the developer has unveiled plans for the adjacent skyscraper. Like it? Hate it? Regardless, Jenni writes: Here’s another from our friend Nicky in Chicago. Handwritten on the reverse: “April 20. 1915″ Printed: “Pub ... More About: Post , Past
For Sale: Mount Baker Craftsman
2008-02-12 09:38:00 You just can’t keep me away from 1914 Craftsman houses like this one. Someone just scooped up this 4 bed, 3.5 bath Mount Baker home selling for $950,000. But before it was subject to inspection, I stopped by with my camera in order to bring you the goods. I really haven’t spent that much time ... More About: For Sale , Sale
Northwest Icons Of Women?s Suffrage
2008-02-11 09:45:00 It’s been two days since our Washington State Caucus. At first I was pretty disturbed at the lack of organization but came away pretty impressed with the local involvement with a record turnout. With this recent political momentum I wanted to look back at two Pacific Northwest icons of the Women ’s Suffrage movement. After all, ... More About: Icons
Past Post: Arches & A View From The Top
2008-02-10 09:17:00 So how was your caucus? Was it as out of control, disorganized, and chaotic (but fun) as the one Anna and I attended at T.T. Minor School? Anyway, we were talking last week about some of Minoru Yamasaki’s architectural trademarks that can be seen on the Pacific Science Center Building. Here’s a 1960’s vintage postcard ... More About: Post , View , Past
Pioneer Square?s National Building
2008-02-08 09:42:00 I can never get enough of those beautiful brick buildings in Pioneer Square . Back when it was warmer and the sun didn’t go down at 4:30 pm, I stopped by one such building — The National Building located on Western Ave. Designed by Kingsley and Anderson Architects, it was built in 1904 to act as ...
Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Co. 1900
2008-02-07 10:09:00 Along the lines of the Hallidie Machinery Co ad I posted in December comes this vintage 1900 ad from the Mitchell , Lewis & Staver Company of Seattle. In addition to the usual hardcore equipment listing, the ad has a fun little diagram of a typical mining operation in Alaska. Click on the image for a ...
For Sale: William H. Thompson House Pt. 2
2008-02-06 10:21:00 Yesterday I introduced the William H. Thompson house selling at 3119 S Day St in Seattle’s Mount Baker area. As promised, today we take a look inside this 1894 classic Queen Anne style home. The current seller has painstakingly restored most areas of the residence, which was in shambles when he came into ownership. ... More About: House , For Sale , Sale
For Sale: William H. Thompson House Pt. 1
2008-02-05 10:04:00 You can find the William H. Thompson House high atop the Mount Baker neighborhood, one in Seattle’s line of architecturally significant Queen Anne style treasures. The house was built by Ernest MacKay in 1894 for an estimated price of $4,500. The next owner, William H. Thompson (of the law firm Thompson, Edsen and Humphries), lived ... More About: For Sale , Sale
Reader Photo: The Court In Recess
2008-02-04 10:53:00 Vintage Seattle reader and Portland-based historian Kathy Tucker was kind enough to send in this fascinating photograph of her great grandfather and State Supreme Court judge, as a child in Seattle. I’ll let Kathy explain: I have this old photograph of about 7th and Pike, ca. 1892. From the top down: McBurney Mitchell, Donald A. McDonald ... More About: Photo , Reader
Past Post: Pacific Science Center
More articles from this author:2008-02-03 10:09:00 Today’s Past Post card is a 60’s era piece showing the Pacific Science Center . The building was designed by Minoru Yamasaki (known for his work on the World Trade Center buildings) for the 1962 World’s Fair, then known as the United States Science Pavilion. You could also see the building in Elvis Presley’s It Happened ... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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