Historic Furuya Building Pt. 3
July 10th, 2008 @ 12:07 am by Cliffe | Sorted Historic Buildings
Our look at the historic Furuya Building in Pioneer Square rolls on (see Part 1 and Part 2). Today it’s time to detail the second and third floors, as well as the basement area. Matching the vintage photo below of the basement substation area was, well, dangerous. It was pitch black and we made our way with only the light from our cell phones (note to self: pack a flashlight next trip). Luckily no faces were broken or digits lost. The developer is hoping to turn this basement area into a restaurant or something similar. Heading up to the second floor you’ll find a nice rustic space — complete with exposed brick and heavily worn wood floors. The third floor reveals an interesting view of the 1940’s fire damage. You can see a clear line between charred structure and clean structure (probably where a fire wall once stood). The fourth and fifth stories are being re-added and will closely match the original structure (molded concrete rather than sandstone, however). Now I’ve just got to lobby my company to move into this space once it’s been re-developed. Once again I want to give a big thanks to Rob Brewster of ConoverBond Development for the tour.
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| Vintage photograph of the basement substation. | Modern day view of the basement. |
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| Alternate view of the basement. | Heading up to the second floor. |
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| Alternate angle of second floor space. | View from the back of the second floor. |
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| Wood floor detail. | Worn brick close-up. |
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| A look at the third floor. | You can see a clear delineation of where the fire wall stopped the 1940’s blaze. |
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| View from the back of the third floor. | Close-up of fire damage to heavy timber supports. |
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| Over one hundred years of wear. | Detailed bannister view. |