Comments on: Downtown Seattle 1978 Pt. 3

By: elders real estate

elders real estate — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 03:09:51 +0000

I regard something really special in this site.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:05:00 +0000

ChrisA, you’re a man after my own heart. I imagine some of us like history-sniffing dogs on a leash. A picture comes up, the leash is loosed, and off we go. “Geek it out, boy! Geek it out! Good boy!”

By: Ryan S

Ryan S — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:27:56 +0000

The first one is definitely 2nd Ave I actually work in the Wells Fargo bldg, which now stands where this photo would’ve been shot from. notice there is no Millennium Tower (2nd bldg on the right) right across from the Dexter Horton Bldg. and where the Seattle Trust Court was is now the Met. I can see this corner form my window, its really strange to compare the photo to the current view.

Great Pictures Jana, thanks for sharing!

By: Jana

Jana — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:07:55 +0000

WOW! Thank you ChrisA!! I am so excited you geeked it out – I couldn’t quite get my bearings on where it was and it’s very satisfying to have it located!! Thank you, thank you for taking the time to do that!
Love this site!

By: ChrisA

ChrisA — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:19:39 +0000

Jana, I think I’ve got the skinny on that 1st Ave. shot. It looks like you took it on 1st between Pike and Pine, facing west. The brick wall on the far left was part of the Sanitary Public Market Garage, which is no longer a garage, since having a couple of floors added in 1980. The building on the right was the First and Pine building (since demolished). It contained the 605 Cafe and Card Room, an anonymous grocery store, and a Rexall U-Save Drugs.

Here’s what the Seattle Municipal Archives shows: http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~scripts/nph-brs.exe?s1=1st+ave&S2=&S3=&l=20&Sect7=THUMBON&Sect6=HITOFF&Sect5=PHOT1&Sect4=AND&Sect3=PLURON&d=PHO3&p=16&u=%2F~public%2Fphot1.htm&r=312&f=G

Sorry to geek out, but I had to know! I have a lot of vivid impressions of downtown Seattle, from those days. Especially 1st Ave. Seems like it was a completely different planet…

By: Jana

Jana — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:30:42 +0000

ChrisA – I was thinking it might have been 1st Ave, too but I really don’t remember. I took it between this photo
http://www.vintageseattle.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/jana_downtown_set02_02.jpg and a Pike Place Market photo (which doesn’t help too much since I think we walked really randomly around town)
The building the truck is parked by says it’s a grocery. It might start with a “D” (that’s all I can read on the far upper right)

By: Robin L.

Robin L. — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:25:01 +0000

I love these – I was 4 in 1978 and loved going downtown to shop as a little girl. It’s fun to see what downtown looked like then.

By: ChrisA

ChrisA — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:27:15 +0000

Great photos again, Jana. I’m trying to place that second one with the dog and truck. Could that be First Avenue somewhere? I’m sure it’s all changed now…

By: Cliffe

Cliffe — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:17:34 +0000

Hah. I didn’t even notice the dog until now. Updated the caption. This photo is now my favorite.

By: rachel thurston

rachel thurston — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:58:42 +0000

I am trying to reach a contact person for the queen court apartments on warren ave in lower queen anne. I know the org live historic is kind of running things but the number on their website doesn’t seem to be working and I cannot for the life of me find any other contact information! I am a photographer wanting to use the lobby for a photoshoot today around 3pm!!! help!!