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Rainier Stock House Coming Down
2008-01-06 11:32:00 Shawn Sullivan from Sabey sent us word that we thought we might be seeing. The Rainier Stock House , part of the historic Rainier Cold Storage Complex being re-developed, is indeed in its last days. Here is the update: 4 Jan 2008 Update Here?s the latest on the Stock House demolition. After an inspection of the building ...
Past Post: Seatac & Hyatt House Hotel
2008-01-05 11:24:00 For those of you who endured travel hell at the airport during the holidays, please forgive me. I’d hate to drudge up bad memories so soon, but this Past Post card entry is dedicated to none other than Seatac Airport. The first card touts the $11 million airport renovation from 1949. The second card shows a ... More About: House , Hotel , Hyatt
Profile: Northcliffe Apartment Building
2008-01-04 11:31:00 Another week goes by, another vintage Seattle landmark goes down. This time though, it’s a “borderline landmark” — the term that’s as good as a death sentence for a structure. The Northcliffe Apartment Building at 1119 Boren Avenue is a 1920’s era brick building looming over Boren Ave surrounded by a number of historic First ... More About: Profile , Profil
Seattle In 2014, A Forecast
2008-01-03 09:45:00 Now this is a fun find — certainly less creepy than yesterday’s images. I’ve always loved looking back at past predictions. Sometimes they’re pretty close, but more often than not are downright humorous. And of course we’re all still waiting for flying cars. But check out this image from the 1914 Cosmogram titled “A Forecast .” ... More About: Seattle
Views Of Washington In Color Pt. 1
2008-01-02 10:16:00 First off, welcome to 2008. To kick things off here in the new year I thought we’d start with some great vintage Washington landscape photography. I found this small picture book titled Twenty-Four Views of Washington and Oregon in Color while rummaging through relics downtown. It’s probably from around the late 50’s or early 60’s ...
Vintage Seattle Year In Review 2007
2007-12-31 12:46:00 Vintage Seattle is a nostalgic look back at our city’s past, so why not get nostalgic about this past year of blogging? Though, to be fair, the site has only been open for 8 months let’s just go ahead and say year. Call it “revisionist history.” We’ve been through a lot this year, haven’t we? ... More About: Review , Vintage , Year , Year in Review
Past Post: Our Jewell, Mount Rainier 1941
2007-12-30 09:42:00 With the holidays wrapping up, I thought this vintage postcard was fitting. “Jewell” sent Maude Schneider this post-holiday card of Mount Rainier in January 1941 complete with curious spelling and punctuation. Did Jewell and Maude ever have that lunch and/or dance? I wonder. Click on the postcard for larger images. Jan, 10, 1941 — Aberdeen, Wash. Dear ... More About: Post , Past
Player O The Week: Larry Milbourne 1980
2007-12-29 10:17:00 Player O The Week awards are going to our Mariners’ Larry Milbourne. He was with the M’s from 1977-1980 and again in 1984. When not playing shortstop or second bag for them, he was with New York in ‘81 helping the Yanks win the pennant and with Philly in ‘83 doing the same. Milbourne became ... More About: Player
I?m Talkin? Hallidie Machin?y Co.
2007-12-28 09:37:00 Hear, hear! Attention, all you fans of iron working tools, wood working machin’y, earth moving machin’y, grinding machinery, dynamos, generating sets, heaters, laundry machinery, brick machinery, saw mills, shingle machinery, gasoline engines, all kinds of boilers, all kinds of engines, air compressors, rock drills, centrifugal balls, rock crushers, mine hoists, mine pumps, centrifugal pumps, triplex ... More About: Mach
Remembering The Coliseum Theater
2007-12-27 09:41:00 This past summer I posted a profile of the Coliseum Theater (now Banana Republic store) highlighting one of downtown Seattle’s most magnificent buildings. Lucky for all of us one person who caught that entry was Mike Lewis, who was a projectionist at the theater in its later years. Mike was kind enough to send along ... More About: Remembering , Erin
For Sale: Vintage Ballard Craftsman
2007-12-26 11:23:00 For sale — or at least it was for sale. Anna and I toured this Ballard Craftsman at 7055 Dibble Ave NW a few weeks back and it has since been pulled off the market (perhaps just for the holidays). Never mind that, though. The house is still worth taking a look at. As you ... More About: For Sale , Sale , Vintage
Merry Christmas From Vintage Seattle
2007-12-24 22:25:00 Well, it’s that time of the year again. I wish you all vats full of eggnog and the smallest amount possible of unwanted gifts being secretly returned. And, of course, I hope you were able to re-gift a few items that have been floating around. Merry Christmas , everyone! And if you don’t celebrate Christmas, Happy ... More About: Seattle , Vintage , Merry Christmas
Past Post: First Avenue Looking South
2007-12-24 02:59:00 I know you’re sick of chatting with Aunt Matilda right about now, so I’m glad you’ve logged onto the Org in order to escape to some Seattle nostalgia. Here’s a vintage postcard to keep you satisfied. Since the South Lake Union streetcar just opened up and wasted no time in plowing into an SUV, I ... More About: Post , Past , Avenue
Your History: Very Vintage Vegas, Baby
2007-12-23 03:22:00 Let’s take this slow holiday weekend to explore outside of Seattle, shall we? Uncle Jack Levine is running the Very Vintage Vegas Blog and doing a kick arse job of it with Las Vegas being an even younger city than Seattle. As he writes on his site, the 1950’s are considered “old” in Las Vegas. ... More About: Baby , History
For Sale: Bungalow Court Condo
2007-12-21 10:20:00 This is another condo for sale that’s literally close to home for me — just down the street. This is a special one, though. It’s a condo for sale located in the Central Area’s Bungalow Court on 16th Ave. The property is located within a cluster of 1917 Craftsman style bungalows. It has been on ... More About: For Sale , Sale , Condo
Past Post: Alaska Building 1907
2007-12-20 09:03:00 Another historic Seattle building, another controversy. If ever there was a time to *sigh* it’s probably now. The company that bought the Alaska Building from the city has now sold it to the infamous Henry Liebman, who now plans to turn the building into a Marriott Hotel and raise the height of the building from ... More About: Post , Past
Profile: B.F. Day School
2007-12-19 10:24:00 From one sacred institution to another. Yesterday we had a look at some early 1900’s churches from around the city and today I want to have a look at one of Seattle’s oldest schools, B.F. Day School . Located just off Highway 99 in Fremont, B.F. Day is Seattle’s oldest continually operating elementary school. Queen Anne ... More About: Profile , Profil
Omg Seattle Church Buildings 1901
2007-12-18 10:13:00 Omg, these Seattle Church Buildings are a gift from the heavens, K THX BAI LOL! No, but seriously, Seattle has some very significant historic places of worship. Over the years, churches have been at the forefront of the Pacific Northwest preservation movement. Just the other day, news broke that 82 year old University Baptist Church ...
Reframe: 50 Years Of Boren And Marion
2007-12-17 10:08:00 I’ve always been interested in how a particular landscape changes over time. Since we haven’t done a Reframe comparison in quite a while, let’s bust it back out. This Reframe takes a look at the intersection of Boren and Marion looking West. The first shot is from 1955 and the second is present day, with ... More About: Years
Past Post: A Highway Cuts Through It
2007-12-16 10:42:00 I’ve always been amazed at how effective I-5 and Aurora are at cutting the city up. When I first moved to Seattle, I was very quickly initiated when trying to get from South Lake Union to Queen Anne. Not knowing about Denny/Broad, I kept asking “How in the world do I get over there?!” And ... More About: Post , Past , Cuts , Highway
Player O The Week: Rick Engles 1977
2007-12-15 10:25:00 Vintage Seattle Player O The Week award goes to Seahawks punter Rick Engles. In 1976, the Hawks used two third-round picks on Engles and kicker Don Bitterlich. During college he was 2nd in the nation with a 46.6 average punt at the University of Tulsa. Though he only lasted three seasons in the NFL, he ...
Elden Goes To The Park, Twice
2007-12-14 09:30:00 There are only a few things I can tell you about Elden. He (maybe she) probably wasn’t from the US of A. He (or she) wrote a few postcards one hundred years ago. Oh, and he (she) liked parks. At least, that’s what these vintage postcards of Madison Park and Kinnear Park would have us ...
Old Man & The Boy?s Newell Mill
2007-12-13 10:12:00 This vintage advertisement comes once again from a 1900 copy of The Argus. Pictured are “The Old Man” and “The Boy,” owners of Newell Mill and Manufacturing Company of Seattle. The mill was located in what is now the South Park neighborhood. When the town was annexed by Seattle in 1907, Newell Mill was its ...
Seattle, The Nation?s Most Beautiful City Pt. 1
2007-12-12 09:07:00 Not long ago, John Chilson (author of one of my favorite blogs Stumptown Confidential) sent along a couple goodies he had hiding out in his garage. Among them was a pamphlet titled “Seattle The Nation ’s Most Beautiful City ,” designed to hype up the city in advance of the ‘62 World’s Fair. It starts out: “A ... More About: The Nation
Horse Powered Bekins Moving & Storage
2007-12-11 10:35:00 As an addendum to yesterday’s Trace Lofts feature, Jim Goldberg was nice enough to send along this image of Bekins Moving & Storage Company from way back when in Seattle. Though they’re no longer located at 629 First Ave and the only horsepower they’re using is from their van, you can still have Bekins move ... More About: Horse
Profile: Trace Lofts, Historic Capitol Hill Site
2007-12-10 09:57:00 With every handful of beautiful old buildings in Seattle that fall victim to “progress,” there are a few select rays of sunshine that usually come in the form of adaptive re-use. It’s been catching on in Seattle for a while now and I hope that the market and appreciation of these types of conversions continue ... More About: Site , Profile , Historic , Hill , Capitol Hill
Washington Hall Fate Still In Limbo
2007-12-08 11:33:00 Just received an update from Christine Palmer of Historic Seattle regarding the fate of Central District’s historic Washington Hall (see here and here for previous Vintage Seattle content). Looks as though it still isn’t out of the woods just yet, but getting closer. Here is the word: Historic Seattle has Washington Hall under contract and a ... More About: Fate , Limb
Past Post: Two Symbols Of Modern Times
2007-12-07 09:36:00 These days the Seattle Monorail only moonlights as a symbol of modern times, opting instead to spend its days colliding with itself. Be that as it may, this vintage postcard set features the Alweg Monorail in its glory days. You know, the days when it carted around 8 million people a year (now just 2.5 ... More About: Post , Past , Times , Modern , Symbols
Player O The Week: Julio Cruz 1980
2007-12-06 10:29:00 Vintage Seattle Player O The Week goes to none other than “The Cruz er,” Julio Cruz. He played second bag for the Mariners from 1977 through 1983 while stealing 40 bags six seasons in a row. “The Cruzer” for sure. Ichiro Suzuki is just about to take this Mariners all-time leading base stealing record from him, ...
For Sale: West Seattle Painted Lady Pt. 2
More articles from this author:2007-12-05 10:42:00 We’re rolling on with Part 2 of our feature of the historic Victorian Painted Lady for sale at 1603 45th Ave SW in West Seattle . If you missed Part 1 of this feature, be sure to check it out here. Since we took a look at the exterior of the home yesterday, we’ll now have ... More About: For Sale , Sale 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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