Washington Athletic Club

May 8th, 2009 @ 12:45 am by Cliffe | Sorted Photo Exposure |

Check out the vintage Washington Athletic Club photo. The Club, at 6th Avenue and Union Street, opened in December 1930. A 1950′s era project added four stories and eight more came online in the 1970′s. Can you guess which tower is which? I thought you could! Forget windows — who needs ‘em. There’s more on the building here from the venerable Department Of Neighborhoods. Click for higher res.

Washington Athletic Club, Seattle, Washington. The twenty-two stories of the finest family athletic club in the West command an imposing place in the heart of Seattle’s downtown business district. A second home for thousands of members offers 135 beautifully furnished sleeping rooms and suites, exquisite dining, year-round social activities and modern athletic facilities.

5 Responses to “Washington Athletic Club”

1. Matt F says:

   May 8, 2009 at 9:02 am

   I notice that the Space Needle always appears “innocently” in photos of this era (of shorter buildings around Westlake). I say because it would seem that buildings are just “where they are”, like plants — not like someone moved it over there for background interest — but I can’t shake the feeling that photographers positioned themselves whenever possible to get the Needle into the shot, and yet have it look like, “oh, yeah, that’s just our amazing architectural marvel…you mean your city doesn’t have one?” I’m not complaining. But it’s kinda funny. Like where’s Waldo. I guess the Smith Tower would have served the same purpose a generation before, nez pah?
2. matt wright says:

   May 8, 2009 at 11:05 am

   Windows and natural light are so over-rated. especially here in Seattle! A concrete cube that fell from the sky..
3. Colin says:

   May 8, 2009 at 5:24 pm

   At least they gave it texture!
4. david says:

   May 8, 2009 at 10:59 pm

   could be worse…

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5. Щегельский says:

   July 27, 2009 at 7:45 am

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