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For Sale: West Seattle Painted Lady Pt. 1
2007-12-04 10:47:00 “Wow!” That’s what I found myself muttering over and over when I first toured the historic Victorian Painted Lady for sale at 1603 45th Ave SW in West Seattle . This is probably the most impressive property I’ve photographed for Vintage Seattle, so I am very happy to share it. In fact, there’s so much to ... More About: For Sale , Sale
Edward S. Curtis Collection Pt. 1
2007-12-03 10:16:00 If you’re a student of portrait photography then you probably know very well who Edward Curtis is. And if you’re not a photography nerd like my ilk, then you’re in for a treat. Edward S. Curtis was a Seattle-based photographer who in 1906 was offered a grant from J.P. Morgan to compile a series of ...
Rainier Beer: Vigor, Strength In Every Drop
2007-11-30 10:04:00 The next time someone in your family gives you a hard time for slamming down yet another cold one, go ahead and tell them this: “There’s new vigor and strength in every drop!” That’s the message this vintage ad is trying to get across in a 1900 issue of The Argus. It comes from the ... More About: Rainier , Beer , Vigor , Drop
Past Post: White-Henry & Cobb Buildings
2007-11-29 10:27:00 It’s time to share another vintage postcard from the Vintage Seattle archives (which is actually just a few Ziploc bags over in the corner). This one comes from 1920 and shows the White -Henry and Cobb Buildings which were located on 4th and University. The White-Henry-Stuart buildings were all torn down in the 1970’s to make ... More About: Post
Get Yer 1979 Mariners Program Heah!
2007-11-28 09:44:00 Baseball season may be long gone and our hearts still full of bitter disappointment, but there’s always our ‘79 Mariners . So let’s indulge in some M’s nostalgia, shall we? Like the 1980 season, they didn’t fair all that well — winning 67 games and losing 95. On display here are a few scans from the ... More About: Program
Know Your Mayor: Ol? Ole Hanson
2007-11-27 10:02:00 As the first term of Greg Nickels slowly winds to a close, let’s look back 80+ years to the short tenure of Seattle Mayor Ole Hanson (1874-1940). Though mayor for just two years, Hanson is one of the most well known in the long line of Seattle mayors mostly because of his involvement in the ...
Profile: Seattle Plumbing Building
2007-11-26 09:15:00 Today I want to take a look at one of Pioneer Square’s industrial relics that has been making headlines recently: the historic Seattle Plumbing Building . This striking nearly-triangular brick building was built in 1903 and originally housed the Duncan, Carrigan and Hayden Company. In 1916, the entire building was devoted to the Seattle Plumbing Company ... More About: Profile , Profil
Past Post: Giving Thanks For Mt. Rainier
2007-11-24 08:45:00 As you’re making your way back home across the state from family’s house, I hope you’re seeing scenery like this. This is a 1940’s era linen postcard showing Mount Rainier from Pacific Highway. Find the text from the unknown writer below and click on the images to inspect. Didi, how many miles did you travel ... More About: Post , Past , Giving , Hank
Indigestion? Now Chew On This!
2007-11-22 09:36:00 Happy Thanksgiving everyone! And if you’re not from the US, happy day! Hopefully you’ve already enjoyed your turkey (or tofurkey) dinner and are settling in, unbuckling the belt, ready to appreciate some Seattle nostalgia. In that case, today’s undated vintage ad features Gardner’s Pepsin Chewing Gum from The Consolidated Chicle Company of Seattle, most likely ...
Profile: 2819 Franklin Ave Victorian Pt. 2
2007-11-20 11:37:00 It’s now on to Part 2 of our look at the historic Victorian now for sale at 2819 Franklin Ave. If you missed the first part of the feature, click here to explore the history of the home. Today we’re going to look at the architectural significance of this historic 1895 property. Right now the ... More About: Profile , Profil
Profile: 2819 Franklin Ave Victorian Pt. 1
2007-11-19 10:15:00 I recently had the pleasure of touring a home that just went on the market and you may recognize from the Classic Houses of Seattle book. This 1895 Victorian is located in the Eastlake area at 2819 Franklin Ave just blocks from the shores of Lake Union. There is so much to share with this ... More About: Profile , Profil
Lincoln High School Baseball 1911
2007-11-16 09:15:00 And now for a case study in baseball fashions. One of my favorite blogs, Uni Watch studies the fine art of the uniform very closely. This 1911 image from Seattle’s Lincoln High School can tell us a bit about early baseball wear in the area. First note the stylishly popped light collar along with the ... More About: Baseball , High School
Past Post: Simply Seattle?s Waterfront
2007-11-15 09:08:00 Proving that sometimes less is much more, comes this postally unused hand-tinted vintage postcard. Probably from around the early 1900’s, this has to be one of the simplest and most striking postcards I’ve seen. Too often the tint jobs are erm, heavy-handed (remember this one for example?) but this one is so restrained and hits ... More About: Seattle , Post , Past , Simply , Waterfront
Player O The Week: John Yarno 1979
2007-11-14 09:10:00 John Yarno is the Vintage Seattle Player O The Week with this his 1979 Topps card. He played offensive line for our Hawks from 1977 until 1982 after being selected in the 4th round of the 1977 college draft. Here is a photo of him from 2001. I can see all of the Yarno fans ... More About: John
For Sale: 1901 Squire Park Victorian
2007-11-13 09:58:00 I had a chance to tour this recently remodeled 1901 Victorian not far from my house. It’s located in the Central Area’s Squire Park neighborhood, which I can compliment because I live there, right? The interior is very nicely done while the exterior looks a bit drab (faux stone chimney anyone?). It’s going for $579,000 ... More About: For Sale , Sale
Business And Pleasure In 1952
2007-11-12 10:07:00 Hot on the heels of our look at the Pacific Northern Airlines ad from the 1964 Seattle Times, we are going back 12 years. This vintage 1952 advertisement comes from the December Argus featuring Pacific Northern Airlines once again, then in their 21st year of service to Alaska. If you’re into long gone aviation, check ... More About: Business , Pleasure , Sine
Past Post: When The 520 Bridge Was New
2007-11-09 10:00:00 Voters soundly rejected Proposition 1 at the polls on Tuesday, leaving the fate of the aging 520 Bridge ’s replacement up in the air. We all know this bridge too well. I do, for certain. It was the bane of my existence for 3 years travelling to work everyday in downtown Bellevue (now replaced by a ... More About: Post , Past
Profile: New Richmond Laundry Building
2007-11-08 09:17:00 Instead of demolishing one of Seattle’s historic industrial icons, when developing the property that would become Alley 24 Vulcan Real Estate instead opted for adaptive re-use of The New Richmond Laundry Building . Every once in a while, developers realize that there is a market for and an acceptable way to meld the old and the ... More About: Profile , Profil
Racking ?Em Up With The Moose
2007-11-07 08:21:00 Dive bar it isn’t, that Tom A. Williams Bar and Billiards establishment. This undated vintage advertisement probably comes from some time in the early 1900’s and is a nice visual insight into watering holes from that era. In addition to the mounted moose head across from the bar, Williams also elected to have a couple ...
Team O The Week: Seattle Mariners 1980
2007-11-06 09:49:00 The Player O The Week this week is instead the Team O The Week. And O is it gonna excite you. Grabbing the honor is the 1980 Seattle Mariners ! We’ve got the Topps card from that year on display along with the team checklist. You can check off your favorite player, including the infamous Mario ... More About: Seattle Mariners
For Sale: Historic First Hill Painted Lady
2007-11-05 10:43:00 A few weeks ago I noticed that one of the older Victorian homes on First Hill surrounded by medical buildings was for sale. If you regularly travel Pill Hill you probably have seen the striking color scheme at the corner of Boren and Columbia. Over the weekend, Wendy Lister and Nicole Carr showed me around ... More About: For Sale , Sale , Lady , Historic
Player O The Week: Spencer 1911
2007-11-02 08:57:00 We’re going back, back, back… way back for this one. Back past the Mariners. Past even the Pilots. The Vintage Seattle Player O The Week goes to Spencer , the catcher for the 1911 Northwestern League Seattle Baseball Club. He’s described as a player who “always catches good ball and infuses plenty of pepper into the ...
Pants Sale For Some Boy 1900
2007-11-01 08:45:00 You know, holiday shopping season is coming up… Oh forget the tie-in, it’s only November 1st. Let’s just go way back over 100 years for this vintage ad from The Argus dated December 22, 1900. It’s from Seattle’s MacDougall & Southwick Company advertising a holiday sale of boys’ clothing. Or, as the subtitle puts it, ... More About: Pants , Sale , Some
Past Post: Within 2 Blocks Of Green Lake
2007-10-31 08:31:00 Today’s Past Post card is mysterious and incomplete in a number of ways. The card from an unknown writer with an unknown date was on its way to “Miss Ella”… somewhere. The look of the card and the fact that it has a divided-back most likely place it between 1907 and 1930. See the text of ... More About: Green , Lake , Blocks
Tour The Historic Moore Theatre
2007-10-30 08:05:00 A pretty important 100 year birthday is coming up — our old boy, the Moore Thea tre hits the mark this December! Check your calendar, because there’s going to be an epic celebration with theatre tours, program and poster exhibitions as well as performances by local artists. It’s happening December 10th from 5pm until 8 at ... More About: Tour , Historic
Profile: Wonder Bread Bakery
2007-10-29 08:05:00 I may not have gotten to the Bridge Motel in time to capture it before its demise, but I was able to get to the Wonder Bread Baker y site in the Central Area literally days before it came down completely. Two months ago, this blue-collar icon that had been in business from 1916 until 1999, ... More About: Profile , Profil
Links To The Past: Week Of October 28
2007-10-28 09:19:00 Links To The Past is back this week after a layoff during slow news. The Warpath Not Taken Mossback ponders how differently history might have played out had we taken a different tack with Native Americans. Historic Tacoma Bridge Closed Not quite Seattle, but close enough. The Murray Morgan Bridge was shut down for safety reasons. What’s Going to Happen ... More About: Links , Week , October
Past Post: Smith Tower And Rainier 1930
2007-10-26 09:23:00 Last week we saw postcards of and from Smith Tower and this week’s vintage postcard is Smith Tower minus a few years. The venerable tower also shares the stage with Mount Rainier in this 1930 card on its way to Albany, Oregon. This 42-story Seattle landmark was the tallest building on the west coast when ... More About: Post , Past
Off To Business College In 1919
2007-10-24 10:18:00 Today’s Seattle Vintage Ads come from an unknown 1919 Seattle area High School yearbook and the theme revolves around keg stands, ravers, and co-eds. Well, sort of. Business College s, my friends! The first is from Hall Business College on Third and Columbia urging readers to “start right!” and learn shorthand from the “world’s foremost exponent ... More About: Sine
Player O The Week: Jim Zorn 1977
More articles from this author:2007-10-23 10:00:00 Not much of a challenge this week for our Hawks, with 0-7 St. Louis coming to the table. 33-6 was the final and with that it’s time for our 2nd ever Player O The Week . Getting the honors this week is legendary Seahawk QB Jim Zorn — the image is from his 1977 Topps card. ... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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