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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
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 ...
Player O The Week: Manu Tuiasosopo 1980
2008-02-02 09:50:00 Go ahead, just try to say his name fast. Vintage Seattle Player O The Week is none other than former Seahawk defensive tackle Manu Tuiasosopo. He played in Seattle from ‘79 to ‘83 and then went down to San Francisco from ‘84 to ‘86. In addition to getting over his fear of high-water pants Manu ...
Wowee, Don?t Shut Down The Gayway
2008-02-01 10:02:00 We all know that Seattle Center is in pretty pitiful shape these days and has been for a number of years. Topping off the decay is Fun Forest, which is likely to close next year. It wasn’t always this depressing, though. Case in point, this advertisement for the Gayway (which would later become Fun Forest) ... More About: Shut
For Sale: 1 Bedroom 1922 Grocery Store
2008-01-31 10:15:00 Now this one is unique. I Toured this 1922 built 18th Ave Mom & Pop grocery store turned 1 bedroom home this past weekend and I’m here to bring you the photos. The Central District building was renovated in 2005 — now with 1 bedroom, 1.75 bath, 1150 square feet, and is going for $499,950. ... More About: For Sale , Sale , Store , Bedroom , Grocery
Past Post: Manning?s Cafeteria Interior
2008-01-30 10:34:00 “The Great Googie” debate (or should the former Manning ’s Cafeteria building be torn down to make way for yet another big box condo) has been getting quite a bit of play in the press recently. The Seattle PI has reported on it. Mossback has thrown in his two cents. Even my blogger compadre Didi, in ... More About: Post , Past , Interior
Profile: Old Georgetown City Hall
2008-01-29 09:45:00 While we were all sad to see the Rainier Cold Storage Stock House torn down this month, we can take solace in the fact that just a stone’s throw away to the north the old Georgetown City Hall building still stands. Built in 1909, it served Georgetown’s government with the absorption into Seattle taking place ... More About: Profile
The Other King County Courthouse
2008-01-28 10:06:00 Seattle’s preservation community is locking horns again with the local government, this time concerning a proposed restoration of the King County Courthouse . A $109,000 study ascertaining how much it would cost to reopen windows covered by aluminum panels in the 1960’s was vetoed by King County Executive Ron Sims. Former Seattle City Council member Peter ...
Coliseum Theater Recent Remembrance
2008-01-27 10:25:00 Our ongoing string of Coliseum Theater recollections continues! Kelly Kersten, a manager at the Banana Republic store from 1998 until 2001, wrote in to give us a more recent update on the state of the building. This is really great and I’m so glad that Mike, James, and now Kelly have put these memories into ... More About: Remembrance , Recent
Miss Seattle Cooks With Gas!
2008-01-26 11:05:00 Now this ad is sure to make the modern day “Miss Seattle ” groan. The 1952 Seattle Gas Company ad comes from a copy of the 1952 Argus touting the world’s most modern laboratory-size range. Laboratory-size?! They insisted that in ‘53 Miss Seattle would be cooking with gas. Speaking of ads (but hopefully the less groan ... More About: Cooks
Pioneer Square?s St. Charles Hotel
2008-01-25 09:56:00 If you find yourself walking around Pioneer Square and you need help passing the time, I recommend stopping into Fairlook Antiques down on S Washington Street. I dropped in recently and spent hours perusing Mike Fairley’s massive collection of photos, postcards, and other vintage items. Be warned that it’s fairly pricey — so be prepared ... More About: Hotel , Charles
Past Post: Seattle Art Museum 1941
More articles from this author:2008-01-24 10:06:00 Came across this picture postcard of the Seattle Art Museum sent in December, 1941. President of the Art Institute of Seattle Richard Fuller was granted permission to relocate to Volunteer Park in the 1930’s. The Seattle Art Museum opened there on June 23, 1933. The building was designed by Carl Gould, who was then head ... More About: Post , Past 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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