Washed Into The Bay 1906
August 18th, 2008 @ 12:34 am by Cliffe | Sorted Photo Exposure |
You know that
I can’t stay away from the Denny/Washington Hotel or
The Regrade. This 1906 photograph comes from
The Argus, printed in 1925 representing “nineteen years of progress.” By comparing it to
this photo, you can get a sense for where The Denny/Washington Hotel stood (the Standard Furniture Company building, now Nordstrom Rack, and the apartment building across the street can be used as a reference point). The site has
been a parking garage/lot for a while and is
about to go condo.
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| The accompanying photograph was taken in 1906. On the hill stands the old Washington hotel, about to be demolished in order that the hill could be washed into the bay. The group of workmen in the foreground is at Second Avenue and Pine street. The whole district shown in this photograph is now built up solidly with big buildings. The foreground is now in the heart of the retail district. The Argus, 1925. |
You mean this spot?
http://tinyurl.com/59c8rp
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That looks like a very recent 360.
I’d make the hotel on the hill to be between 2nd and 3rd, north of Stewart.
The Denny Regrade TOTALLY fascinates me. Could you imagine the city government we have today trying to take on such a project!?!
I think what catches the imagination is the chutzpah they would have had to say, “let’s raze that hill!” I can’t think of another city that may have done something like that.
The book “Madison House” is a cool piece of historical fiction that takes place in Seattle at the time of the regrade, and the main characters live on Denny Hill. It really gives the reader a different perspective of the regrade. I forgot the name of the author, but it can be found at local book stores, in the local section.