In other Seattle related news, end of an era coming this Tuesday. The 146-year old Seattle Post-Intelligencer will publish their last edition Tuesday. They will be ret aining a web presence though.
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| Photo shows an aerial view of Seattle, taken from the southeastern neighborhood Mount Baker. The waters of Lake Union and, further west, Elliot Bay can be seen. Ca. 1955. Photographer’s stamp on verso.”City of Seattle viewed from over the Mount Baker District toward the NorthwestThe arterial street seen running from the lower edge of the picture toward the Northeast is Rainier Avenue.” Photo courtesy Washington State Digital Archives. |
Dang! My house is just outside of this picture by about half a block, but I can see the library that is just west of my house. Apparently my surrounding neighborhood must have had a hard night out the night before the picture because it is a bit fuzzy…
It’s so cool and disorienting to see aerial shots of the city before I-5 and the Seattle Center/Space Needle were built. Also, in honor of the P-I, you can see the globe on the old P-I building in this photo, next to the very tall Grosvenor House in Belltown. Nice, Cliffe, thanks!
For reference, can someone tell me where 23rd and Cherry, or perhaps Union is? I think I’ve got it but I’m not 100% sure.
Chainsaw, just to the right of center appears to be Providence Hospital at 17th and Cherry. Does that help? My house is visible just a bit to the south of the hospital.