Past Post: First Presbyterian Church 1914
May 17th, 2007 @ 2:04 am by Cliffe | Sorted Past Post
Today’s Past Postcard is First Presbyterian Church circa 1914. According to the church, the building was built in 1907 at Seventh and Spring and replaced in 1962 with a new building. Does anyone have any information on when the original building was demolished? Curiously, a relatively modern building with similar features stands right across the street from the church’s current building.
This card was sent when a postcard stamp cost a whopping one cent. Looks like the postal service was plugging the upcoming Panama-Pacific International Exposition which took place the following year in 1915. This expo was a World’s Fair taking place in San Francisco serving to commemorate the building of the Panama Canal and the recovery from a recent earthquake.
The postcard reads:
Seattle Wash
Sept 23. 1914
Am enjoying the sights in the city. It is a beautiful place lots doing.
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| Front: 12721. First Presbyterian Church, Seattle, Wash. |
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| Back: Pub. by The Acmegraph Co., Chicago. |