May 19th, 2007 @ 12:39 am by Cliffe | Sorted Reframe
More Capitol Hill?! Yep, maybe I’m a sucker for it since it’s the first area of Seattle that I lived in. We’ll move on to other areas soon enough. Until then, let’s take a look at a reframe (vintage photograph, present day) of
what used to be known as North Broadway (now East Broadway).
The first reframe set shows the Albatross Apartments, which now look shockingly similar to the old times in Nov 1932. Not only has the parking garage stuck around (sans doors), but it looks like the curb may even be original. The old brick street gutter was a nice touch, now sadly gone. The second reframe shows just down the street past the Albatross. The large apartment building to the far left seems to be the most noticeable change. So, Vintage Seattle readers (all 5 of you), which areas of the city are you most interested in seeing here in the future? Just please don’t say the triangular area bounded by Yesler, James, and 2nd. That’s just cruel.
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The Albatross apartments on 756 N. Broadway as they stood on November 30, 1932. Photograph courtesy Seattle Municipal Archives.
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The street as captured on April 28, 2007. Sorry if it was your garage sale sign that I took down. I hear they only had Donny Osmond LP’s left anyway.
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726 N. Broadway on the same day in 1932. Photograph courtesy Seattle Municipal Archives.
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The 2007 version, now with landscaper! Maybe modern times aren’t so bad. The house on the left remains relatively unchanged, except for the landscaping. Hmm…
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May 19th, 2007 @ 1:42 pm
It would be cool to see some shots from the Magnolia area. Or maybe down near Pioneer Square.
May 19th, 2007 @ 10:24 pm
Belltown. Both because I live there, and because it seems to be the area that’s changed most dramatically in recent years.
May 20th, 2007 @ 7:59 am
Duvall!
May 21st, 2007 @ 1:29 am
Double A,
If you didn’t go and move away you could have started VintageDuvall.org!
Bernie and Eldan,
Good suggestions. Been looking at places to live on First Hill as well and scouted out some areas of interest.
Cliffe
May 21st, 2007 @ 9:17 am
Albatross Apartments. That’s an odd name for an apartment complex. Other ideas they thought of…Buzzard Apartments, Quothing Raven Apartments and Wrath of Maritime Supernatural Spirits Apartments.
May 25th, 2007 @ 9:16 am
I like the “Undre Arms” over on 12th by Seattle University.
June 8th, 2007 @ 9:12 pm
For a while the “Undre Arms” was known as the “Under Arms.com.” Not sure if the .com is still on the sign or not.