http://www.vintageseattle.org Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:05:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en http://www.vintageseattle.org/2010/03/12/jensens-u-district-air-view/ http://www.vintageseattle.org/2010/03/12/jensens-u-district-air-view/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:05:47 +0000 Cliffe http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=2769 study up in the archives. Click for the high res.

Air view of the modern busy University District, adjoining the University of Washington Campus at Seattle, Washington. The Edmond Meany Hotel is in the center of the picture. Ektachrome by Max R. Jensen.

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Beacon Hill home @ 16th Ave. S. and Spokane Street. June 15, 1955. Photograph courtesy Seattle Municipal Archives.

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Rowe Apartments, architectural rendering by Edward Osborn. Pencil and watercolor on board, 1923-1927. Born and educated in England, Edward Osborn arrived in Seattle about 1910 and worked as a delineator for several well-known architectural firms. From 1920-1930, he occasionally worked as an independant designer. Osborn was known especially for his watercolor renderings. While design specifications exist for a few of the apartments Osborn was either commissioned to design or those that he put out for speculative bids, the name Rowe apartments does not appear among them. Image courtesy University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division.

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M/S “Orpheus” is a first-class cruise ship owned by Epirotiki Lines and registered in Piraeus, Greece. This ship is 5078 gross tons; 366 feet long; 51 feet in breath; 16 feet draft and has a speed of 14 knots. It is named after the famed poet/singer of Greek mythology. Color photo by Max R. Jensen.

The “Polar Star,” newest of Alaska Cruise Lines’ fleet, is running from Vancouver, B.C. by way of the inside Passage of Skagway, Alaska. This beautiful ship with luxurious accommodations is 294 feet long and carries 196 passengers. Color photo by Max R. Jensen.

]]> http://www.vintageseattle.org/2010/03/05/shipping-out-w-max-r-jensen-pt-1/feed/ http://www.vintageseattle.org/2010/03/02/hartford-building-art-deco-delight/ http://www.vintageseattle.org/2010/03/02/hartford-building-art-deco-delight/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:10:54 +0000 Cliffe http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=2760 Here is the modern day street view and as you can see it needs a good, honest power-washing. Seattle’s Department of Neighborhoods also has a very nice writeup on the building here. Check out the 1974 photo below and click for the high res.

Hartford Building, 2nd & James, Seattle, Washington. Photographed May 4, 1974 by Marion Dean Ross (1913-1991), courtesy Visual Resources Collection, Architecture & Allied Arts Library, University of Oregon Libraries.

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Under the management of the Moore Investment Company, Capitol Hill has become one of the most desirable residence districts in the city. Photos by Webster & Stevens. The Seattle Mail And Herald, 1902.

]]> http://www.vintageseattle.org/2010/02/26/for-sale-on-capitol-hill/feed/ http://www.vintageseattle.org/2010/02/24/terry-hall-big-box-residential/ http://www.vintageseattle.org/2010/02/24/terry-hall-big-box-residential/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:10:13 +0000 Cliffe http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=2756 The Commodore. Here’s a 1950’s era shot of University of Washington’s Terry Hall. It was built in 1953 and four years later came the adjoining “Unit 2″ aka Lander Hall. This is a style of building that you can easily see being built today. There’s a page here with more background and photos. Here is today’s view, if you’re interested. Click on the thumbnail below for higher res.

Men’s Residence Hall — University of Washington, Seattle 5, Washington. SP-137. Ektachrome by James O. Sneddon.

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A regrade relic, The Ross Shire Hotel at 6th & Marion. Photographed June 24, 1914; courtesy Seattle Municipal Archives.

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Seattle, Washington, showing a section of the Alaska Way viaduct and docks with Lake Washington in the background. Ektachrome by Max R. Jensen. Published by C. P. Johnston Co., Seattle.

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Born and educated in England, Edward Osborn arrived in Seattle about 1910 and worked as a delineator for several well-known architectural firms. From 1920-1930, he occasionally worked as an independant designer. Osborn was known especially for his watercolor renderings. This drawing shows an early, decorative design that was later scaled back. In the 1950s, the Commodore Apartments and Duchess Apartments were renovated and joined together to provide student housing for married couples on the University of Washington campus. Rendering by Edward Osborn, graphite on board, 1923-1927. Image courtesy University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division.

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