Hotel Seattle, Bringing The Big Easy
September 1st, 2009 @ 12:22 am by Cliffe | Sorted Photo Exposure |
Hotel Seattle, located at 1509 Ninth Ave, didn’t quite capture the spirit of New Orleans nor did it end up having the longivity of many Big Easy structures. From what I can tell, it sat on the current site of the convention center. Hotel Pitts, fashioned after the finest architecture Pittsburgh had to offer, also did not last. Click for higher resolution.
I’m wondering if this was an apartment building converted to a hotel for the World’s Fair. Do you have a date on the post card?
There is a current hotel called “Hotel Seattle” at 315 Seneca St. It’s a pretty old building, so obviously it was called something else while the other Hotel Seattle was still standing.
You’re right about that, TomK. It was formerly both the Continental Hotel and Earl Hotel:
http://web1.seattle.gov/dpd/historicalsite/QueryResult.aspx?ID=-143785434
Late ID note: This was originally the Dameyer Apartments. (1937 Polk Directory)