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A beautiful view of Seattle, Washington with the Space Needle and Seattle’s Opera House and Playhouse in the foreground. The other high buildings are: the circular Washington Plaza Hotel, the 50 story Seattle-First National Bank Building, and the “Plaza 600″ Office Building. The majestic mountain in the distance is Mt. Rainier — 60 miles away. Color photo by Max R. Jensen.
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City of Seattle, looking south towards the city center from approximately the intersection of Sixth and Virginia. Cars drive down both streets. Signs mark the Benjamin Franklin Hotel, the Orpheum Theatre, Pacific Lighting and other businesses. Ca. 1955. Image courtesy Washington State Digital Archives.
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Fire boat demonstration on Puget Sound. These are part of the Seattle Fire Department’s fire-fighting equipment protecting the waterfront. The impressive white building in the background is Seattle’s newest office structure — The Washington Building — which also houses the new Post Office. Color photo by Max R. Jensen.
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Architectural study of Frederick & Nelson department store addition. 1949-1950. Frederick & Nelson was originally built in 1916 in the terra cotta clad steel frame structure typical of the sort done in Chicago at the turn of the century. It was later altered vertically and lost its original cornice. John Graham, Jr. was assisted by the architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill in the redesign of the Frederick & Nelson department store starting in 1946. John Graham, Jr. had taken over the firm upon his father’s retirement that same year. During the remodel three s toreys were added to the existing five-storey structure, shipping and receiving concourse w as removed from the street level to basement, and new elevators and a natural day-like lighting system on the main floor was installed. Image courtesy U.W. University Libraries Digital Collection.
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Seattle Hydroplane Races on Lake Washington — These races, held annually, attract the finest and fastest competitive hydroplanes and drivers in the country to this wondrous course on Lake Washington and is hte climax to Seattle’s “Seafair Week” when Greater Seattle entertains thousands of tourists. Color photo by Max R. Jensen.
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Seattle, Washington, 1875. Looking S. W. from roof of Territorial Univ. Photo shows unpaved streets, wooden houses, a church, fences, a bay and a long building on a small peninsula. Image courtesy Washington State Digital Archives.
