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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
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. ...
Talkin? Sand Point Commissary Blues
2007-10-22 09:05:00 Took a trip over to Magnuson Park a few weeks ago to see for myself what had become of the old Sand Point Naval Air Station Commissary building. If you haven’t yet, check out my original post on the imminent demolition. Sure enough, it’s gone. Way gone. Not even so much as a piece ... More About: Blues
Past Post: Two Emerald City Views
2007-10-19 09:05:00 Past Post card time once again and this go-round we’ve got two views of Seattle probably from some time in the 1950’s. The first is from the Smith Tower observation deck, 35 stories from the ground. The second is a shot of King Street Station and Union Station (with Smith Tower in the distance). So if ... More About: Views , City , Past , Emerald
Rainier Cold Storage Update
2007-10-17 10:22:00 Just received an update from Sabey’s Jim Harmon regarding their meeting with the Landmarks Preservation Board and Architectural Review Committee. Recall that they have filed to demolish the Rainier Cold Storage Stock House. They are also planning a meeting with Georgetown locals. Here’s the full update from him and another unreleased photo of my visit ... More About: Update
Seattle Rail Before The Slut
2007-10-16 09:35:00 Lately the SLUT has been getting a lot of attention. Yes, yes, I’m talking about the unfortunately named South Lake Union Trolley that’s set to start rolling by the end of the year. It’s officially called the South Lake Union Streetcar, but that hasn’t stopped Cascade (my old stomping grounds) residents from having a laugh ... More About: Seattle , Rail , Slut
Player O The Week: Dan Doornink
2007-10-15 09:05:00 Rough day for our Hawks — 28-17 loss to the Saints. Regardless, I’m starting off a new feature here at the Org called Player O The Week , sorted under the new Old Sport category. This first one is dedicated to Jonathan Shipley, who namechecked Dan Doornink. Well here he is — number 33 from the ...
Past Post: Kinnear Park 1906
2007-10-12 09:00:00 We’re going way back 101 years for today’s Past Post card… way back when you weren’t even allowed to write a message on the back of a postcard. You had to scrawl it in the margins — and they say we haven’t made any progress! Well here it is, a beautifully haunting image of Kinnear Park . ...
For Sale: 1917 Judkins Craftsman
2007-10-11 09:55:00 Lately I’ve had this terrible habit of completely wasting realtor’s time by having them show me great old houses that I’d love to buy one day, but have no intention of buying at this moment. I’m saving my pennies. So I can sleep better at night knowing that I didn’t totally waste their time, I ... More About: For Sale , Sale , Craftsman
Seattle Sewing: Turn Drudgery Into Pastime
2007-10-09 09:02:00 Check out this vintage advertisement for H. Hanson’s Sewing Machine Agency’s carload sale of Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines. It comes from 1902?s Seattle Mail And Herald, boasting a ruffler that will “ruffle everything but your temper” and whichever model you buy is sure to “turn drudgery into pastime.” Now that’s how to market a ... More About: Turn
Links To The Past: Week Of October 7
2007-10-07 09:10:00 I’m coming to you live from San Francisco, California (here attending a friend’s wedding). Here’s a roundup of what’s happening history and nostalgia-wise back home in Seattle. Last Days Of The ICE Age Walt Crowley’s last guest columnist piece for the Seattle Times before his death. Walt Crowley Memorial Draws A Big Crowd The PI reports on the Walt ... More About: Links , Week , Past , October
Past Post: Perry Hotel 1911
More articles from this author:2007-10-05 09:05:00 It’s Past Post card time once again and today we’ve got First Hill’s now demolished Perry Hotel . As you can see, it looks like it was once a real beauty. The hotel was built in 1907 and then converted into the Columbus Sanitarium/Cabrini Hospital in 1916. And on a related note, I found this 2004 interview ... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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