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King Street Station
— 1989 Washington State Centennial —
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By Richard E. Miller, September 13, 2009 | |
| | | 1. King Street Station Marker | | |
Inscription.
The station was completed in 1906 for James J. Hill and his Great Northern Railroad. The depot and the vast freight yards were built on the reclaimed tide flats adjacent to a newly developing warehouse and industrial district near Pioneer Square. Designed by the St. Paul firm of Reed and Stem, the depot’s modest Neo-classical style is in dramatic contrast to the 245 ft. clock tower modeled after the campanile of the Piazza San Marco in Venice.
[Seal of the City of Seattle, 1869]
Erected 1989 by Historic Seattle, Museum of History and Industry, Pioneer Square Businesses, and King County.
Location. 47° 35.916′ N, 122° 19.805′ W. Marker is in Seattle, Washington, in King County. Marker can be reached from South King Street east of 2nd Avenue, South. Click for map. Marker is on the wall near the west side entrance to the depot, at the end of King Street. It is accessible to pedestrians at the bottom of stairs from the intersection of S. Jackson Street and 3rd Avenue, S, at the northwest end of the depot. Marker is at or near this postal address: 303 South Jackson Street, Seattle WA 98104, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Union Station (about 400 feet away, in a direct line); The Goldsmith Building (about 400 feet away); Great Northern Tunnel (about 600 feet away); UPS - Celebrating 100 years of Service (about 700 feet away); The White Chapel District (about 800 feet away); Lou Graham’s Sporting House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of the Smaller Fort (approx. 0.2 miles away); Information Booth (approx. 0.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Seattle.| | | | 
By Richard E. Miller, September 13, 2009 | |
| | | 2. King Street Station Marker - on the wall behind the taxi stand | | Viewed from the stairs leading down from Jackson Street. | | |
Also see . . .
1. King Street Station. (Submitted on September 16, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
2. William R. King. original namesake for King Street and King County, WA. (Submitted on September 16, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
Additional keywords. Northern Pacific R.R.; Amtrak; Union Station, Seattle. |
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By Richard E. Miller, September 13, 2009 | |
| | | 3. King Street Station clock tower | | Viewed from King Street near 2nd Avenue. | | |
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By Richard E. Miller, September 13, 2009 | |
| | | 4. View from Jackson Street, opposite the former Union Station depot | | (Presently headquarters for Seattle's municipal transit authority) with the nearby King Street Station's clock tower in background, right. | | |
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By Richard E. Miller, September 13, 2009 | |
| | | 5. King Street Station - at left, viewed from across 4th Ave. at Weller St. | | With the downtown Seattle skyline in background. Note the white, Smith Tower building (center, left, in the Pioneer Square district), dwarfed by the newer skyscrapers beyond. | | |
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By Richard E. Miller, September 13, 2009 | |
| | | 6. King Street Station viewed from Union Square Park across Jackson Street. | | |
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By Richard E. Miller, September 13, 2009 | |
| | | 7. King Street Station, left, with the Qwest Stadium beyond at the foot of 2nd Avenue, S. | | Viewed from the Smith Tower Building observation deck, looking south. | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on September 16, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 729 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 16, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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