Northeast Sixth and Seneca, Seattle, Washington. 1885-1895. Image courtesy Washington State Digital Archives.
Sixth & Seneca 18xx
December 6th, 2010 @ 12:11 am by Cliffe | Sorted Photo Exposure |
I just love seeing these late 1800′s views of present day downtown Seattle. This shot of Sixth and Seneca from between 1885 and 1895 shows a very young Seattle. You can even see the freshly cut down trees in the foreground. For the shocking difference to the present, click here for the modern day scene. Click for higher res.
Northeast Sixth and Seneca, Seattle, Washington. 1885-1895. Image courtesy Washington State Digital Archives.
Northeast Sixth and Seneca, Seattle, Washington. 1885-1895. Image courtesy Washington State Digital Archives.
This is beautiful. I have only seen a few shots this old looking in this direction. I’m guessing that’s the Territorial University down there among the dark trees, twixt Seneca and University streets? Although it looks like it’s too far west of Fourth to be the university, unless Sixth is the street a block ahead of us and not the one that we’re standing on.
Hey, that land that’s across the water is still there today!
I love these old shots, too.
Love the wood sidewalks. That’s still the standard in many towns in Alaska.
WOW!!!Incredible photo-I love the remains of the forest near the camera, and all the trees way over in West Seattle.
That is a really neat shot – it so clearly is Seattle with Elliot bay and Alki across the way – but with old growth trees on top! Looks like there must have been some regrade action up here as well, the modern incline is pretty much steady down to the water, but this shot shows a ridge at about where 3rd Ave is? I hate the modern day intersection at this location – pedestrians have to wait forever to cross the street here.
wnf, the topography was very different before the many regrades. I remember Paul Dorpat noting that at one time there was a section of Cherry Street (at about 6th, too, same as here), where you would actually be walking DOWNhill as you walked eastward away from the water — a dip in the larger hill. This looks like it would have been an extension of that mini-ridge just a few streets to the north.
I like seeing West Seattle in the distance in this shot. It looks like there are a few piers that may be set up for a ferry system? (I zoomed waaay in to even venture a guess.)
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