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Historical Markers and War Memorials in King County, Washington
Adjacent to King County, Washington
▶ Chelan County (5) ▶ Kitsap County (21) ▶ Kittitas County (12) ▶ Pierce County (53) ▶ Snohomish County (17) ▶ Yakima County (20)
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| On 22nd Avenue NW at Ballard Avenue NW on 22nd Avenue NW. |
| | The Ballard Avenue Landmark District holds a significant place in Seattle history. The uniquely-preserved state of Ballard Avenue provides visitors with a window into the heyday of Ballard’s industrial and commercial era.
The City of Ballard . . . — — Map (db m27976) HM |
| Near 84th Ave. S. north of South 212th Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The Saar Pioneer Cemetery is named for former King County Councilman Peter Saar, who in 1873 buried his wife on a small hill on their homestead. Since that time the cemetery has been known by many names.
Kent Cemetery • Kent Methodist Cemetery . . . — — Map (db m52568) HM |
| Near Pacific Highway S (U.S. 99). |
| | In Honor of
Dr. Barney B. Clark
1921 - 1983
Medical Pioneer
First Recipient
Artificial Heart
He gave of Himself
For Others — — Map (db m120465) HM |
| Near Pike Place at 1st Avenue. |
| | “This market is yours. I dedicate it to you, and may it prove a benefit to you and your children. It is for you to defend, to protect and to uphold; and it is for you to see that those who occupy it treat you fairly, that no extortion be . . . — — Map (db m69997) HM |
| Near Akaskan Way, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The famous “Ton of Gold” that started the Alaska Gold Rush was unloaded here in 1897. The SS Portland landed the valuable cargo at this pier then known as Scwabacher Dock.
Ereceted National Maritime Day 1957 — — Map (db m47998) HM |
| On Alaskan Way, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The U.S. Navy’s “Great White Fleet” arrived Seattle May 23 and departed May 27, 1908 to continue their famous 46,000 mile round the world cruise. Part of the fleet anchored in Elliot Bay near this site and the crews disembarked here at . . . — — Map (db m48001) HM |
| Near Alaskan Way, on the right when traveling south. |
| | At this site on August 31, 1896, the Nippon Yusen Kaisha Steamer ‘Miike Maru’ arrived with her cargo of tea. This was the first regularly scheduled steamer service between the Orient and Seattle and marked the birth of Seattle as an international . . . — — Map (db m47996) HM |
| | This bell is the remaining symbol of the leap made by city leaders to establish and equip a professional firefighting force after the Great Seattle Fire of June 6, 1889. On that day, the young metropolis of Seattle was devastated by flames in spite . . . — — Map (db m27187) HM |
| |
First Pastor
Dr. George F. Whitworth.
Charter Members
Mary E. Whitworth • Clara Whitworth York
Lida Whitworth • Ruth J. McCarty
Rebecca Jones • Samuel Kenny
Jessie Kenny
Erected on the Fiftieth
Anniversary of the
founding of . . . — — Map (db m81459) HM |
| On First Avenue at Madison Street on First Avenue. |
| | Designed by Max Umbrecht for J.W. Clise, this building originally housed stores, offices and lodgings, and together with others in the area, marked the northward move of the downtown up First Avenue. Later it was converted into a parking garage and . . . — — Map (db m99629) HM |
| On 22nd Ave. NW at Ballard Ave. NW on 22nd Ave. NW. |
| | Multiple markers on and near the Ballard Centennial Bell identify the Ballard Avenue Historic District.
Marker 1:
Be it remembered that at this place on the eleventh day of April, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy Six, the Ballard . . . — — Map (db m27797) HM |
| On Alaskan Way South at South Washington Street, on the right when traveling south on Alaskan Way South. |
| |
In this area once part of the bay, vessels from ports all over the world dumped their ballast. Untold thousands of tons were unloaded into the water by ship’s crews including 40,000 tons from San Francisco’s Telegraph Hill.
The island, long a . . . — — Map (db m48122) HM |
| On 1st Avenue, on the left when traveling south. |
| |
Designed in 1901 by Max Umbrecht
For Clifford Beebe, This Building Although
Presenting an Elegant Neo-Regency Facade,
Housed a Modest Hostelry for Most of its
Earlier Life. It was Restored to In-City
Housing by the Cornerstone . . . — — Map (db m120352) HM |
| Near Alaska Way near Elliott Avenue. |
| | The original Bell Street Bridge was a wooden trestle built in 1915 to provide access to Pier 66 from Elliott Avenue and the hillside above.
In the early 1900s, trestle bridges connected many of Seattle's piers on the central waterfront with the . . . — — Map (db m86453) HM |
| On Akaskan Way, on the right when traveling south. |
| |
The site of the Indian camping place called Muck-Muck-Wum. In 1911 the headquarters of Washington’s first public port was established here by commissioners H.M. Chittenden, C.E. Remsberg and Robert Bridges. This tablet dedicated May 19, during . . . — — Map (db m48002) HM |
| | In August 1907, in a 6 by 17 foot office under the original sidewalk here, a few messenger boys began the business which their many thousand successors extended throughout the vast regions of our country covered by United Parcel Service today. . . . — — Map (db m70736) HM |
| Near King County Airport Access Road. |
| |
Acquired By the People of King County, State of Washington, for the Purpose of Promoting Aeronautics, and Named in Honor of
William Edward Boeing,
Whose Intelligent, Active, and Long Continued Interest in All That Concerns and Advances the . . . — — Map (db m139396) HM |
| Near East Roanoke Street near Fairview Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | From this site, Boeing launched its first airplane, the B & W, in 1916. Employees manufactured the parts at the Red Barn and assembled them here in a specially built hangar. — — Map (db m155215) HM |
| On Broadway at Pine Street on Broadway. |
| | On this site stood Seattle's first High School. Opened in 1902 as Seattle High School, in 1904 it was named Broadway High School until its closing in 1946. Broadway set high standards for education and racial harmony. This plaque is presented by . . . — — Map (db m102981) HM |
| Near 6th Avenue at Pine Street. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m99634) HM |
| On 2nd Avenue at Marion Street, on the right when traveling south on 2nd Avenue. |
| |
This arch and other
architectural components
in the plaza are from the
Burke Building
which was built on this site
in 1895 — — Map (db m99512) HM |
| On 4th Ave S south of South Lander Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| |
A historic day in Seattle
Just after 1pm on July 07, 2014, Deb Green, a 65-year-old marathon running grandmother from Ballard brought her camp chair, a hat, and a book as she planted herself down to become the first person in line to legally . . . — — Map (db m116579) HM |
| | Carkeek Park is an urban oasis. The salt water beach, the salmon bearing stream, wetlands, forest, picnic tables, play areas and miles of trails welcome visitors with new discoveries year round.
The land once occupied by early Salish peoples . . . — — Map (db m102488) HM |
| On 2nd Avenue at Cherry Street, on the right when traveling east on 2nd Avenue. |
| | Built here the first cabin home of white man in the City of Seattle in April 1852. It was made of split cedar puncheons. — — Map (db m48051) HM |
| On Cedar Street at Denny Way on Cedar Street. |
| | [Right side of the monument]
Kitsap sights Vancouver’s vessel 1792 – First vessel on Puget Sound
[Left side of the monument]
Seattle
Chief of the Suquamish
A firm friend of the whites
For him the city of . . . — — Map (db m47938) HM |
| On Maynard Avenue, South north of South King Street. |
| | Dedicated to American Soldiers of Chinese Ancestry in Seattle and vicinity who died in the service of their country during World War II,
1941 - 1945
[Translation in Chinese calligraphy]
Yeu Louie
Lee Hong Chew
Bak Hong Chin
John . . . — — Map (db m26934) HM |
| On East Pine Street at Broadway, on the right when traveling west on East Pine Street. |
| | The Washborn-Haines Company built this structure to showcase their preeminent Chrysler auto dealership, so special that Walter Chrysler himself came out for the opening on November 29, 1925. This building continued to house automobile sales and . . . — — Map (db m103015) HM |
| On Spring Street at Post Avenue on Spring Street. |
| | Only the base of this building, designed by the well-known firm of Bebb and Gould, in 1915 was designated. In 1982 the Bumgardner Partnership saved the facade and merged it into the new tower for the Cornerstone Development Corporation. — — Map (db m99636) HM |
| On Alaskan Way (Washington Route 519), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Colman Dock was built on this site by
J. M. Colman in 1909. This dock was center
of ferry boat activity on Puget Sound.
Seattle Ferry Terminal dedicated May 18, 1966,
National Maritime Day - 1966 — — Map (db m112965) HM |
| On 1st Avenue when traveling south. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m120451) HM |
| On Lenora Street at 2nd Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Lenora Street. |
| | The Cristalla site is the original home of the Crystal Pool Natatorium. Known as Crystal Pool, the building was commissioned in 1913 by Seattle dignitary C. D. Stimson and designed by architect Marcus Priteca, a prominent West Coast designer . . . — — Map (db m99651) HM |
| Near W Olympic Place at 2nd Avenue W. |
| | Under the Provisions of the
National Historic Preservation
Act of 1966, This Property Possesses
Exceptional Value in Illustrating
American History and Culture
Entered in the
National Register of Historic Places
August 18, 1980
by . . . — — Map (db m120470) HM |
| On 1st Avenue South at South Main Street, on the right when traveling north on 1st Avenue South. |
| | Originally the Young's Credit Jewelers Clock c. 1907 located at 4th and Pike. Donated to Historic Seattle by the Dean Black family. Placed here in dedication to Earl Drais Layman City of Seattle Historic Preservation Officer 1974 - 1982, in . . . — — Map (db m103167) HM |
| | Medal of Honor Recipient Emil Fredreksen 1/5/1867-6/24/1950. Emil Fredreksen was the recipient of extremely rare peacetime Medal of Honor for his extraordinary heroism during the boiler explosion on July 21, 1905 aboard the USS Bennington . . . — — Map (db m109290) HM |
| On 2nd Avenue at Seneca Street, on the right when traveling south on 2nd Avenue. |
| | For much of the 20th Century, this site was occupied by the Medical Arts Building, a six-story brick and concrete building, built in 1903. This original building was named the Lumber Exchange. In a 1950 renovation by its long-time owners, the Albert . . . — — Map (db m99566) HM |
| On 2nd Avenue at Marion Street on 2nd Avenue. |
| |
Opened in May 1930, the Exchange Building was designed to house more stock and mercantile exchanges than any building in the United States. It was constructed as one of the tallest and largest reinforced concrete structures in the world. . . . — — Map (db m99501) HM |
| Near 6th Avenue at Pine Street. |
| | Father Sullivan served as president of Seattle University from 1976-1996, leading it into a prosperous time of record enrollment, financial stability and new academic programs. An insightful leader in the Seattle community, he served as chairman of . . . — — Map (db m99644) HM |
| On 4th Avenue just south of Battery Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Historic fire bell from Station No. 4 located at 4th and Battery Street in the 1800's prior to the first Denny regrade - This bell sounded out the fire alarms to all the stations in the North End area and Queen Anne Hill by means of area code and . . . — — Map (db m98926) HM |
| On First Avenue south of Pike Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | A main north-south artery of Seattle, stretching north from the original Pioneer Square business district, First Avenue was lined with offices, leading hotels, banks and even a few residences. Until the mid-20th century, the street was also home to . . . — — Map (db m47941) HM |
| On 1st Avenue north of Marion Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Arthur A Denny
in his log cabin home on
this spot opened the first
post office of Seattle
August 27, 1853.
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This Tablet was Erected by the Washington . . . — — Map (db m99533) HM |
| |
This is the corner stone of the old church, corner of Fourth Avenue and Spring Street. It was removed to this location A.D. October 1906 by order of the Session... — — Map (db m81457) HM |
| |
In memory of the men of our church who gave their lives for their country and the liberty of the world
Major Golland C. Clark Jr.
P.F.C. Hugh E. Craven
Private H. E. Dupar
Lieut. David C. Hall Jr.
P.O. J. Francis Henning
Milton E. King . . . — — Map (db m81461) HM |
| |
In memory of the men of our church who gave their lives for their country and the liberty of the world
Capt. John S. Pringle
Capt. Elijah W. Worsham
Lieut. Walter C. Lee
Lieut. Wm. J. A. MacDonald
Lieut. Harold C. White
Private Gerald . . . — — Map (db m81460) HM |
| On First Avenue south of Columbia Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Bank
of
California
On this spot
the first school in Seattle
was taught by Mrs Catherine
P. Blaine in January 1854
————————————
This Tablet was Erected by . . . — — Map (db m99628) HM |
| On 4th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Late at night on June 15th of 1917 the world's first vehicle crossed the Fremont Bridge. Foot traffic was allowed across the bridge deck the next day and has continued in a steady stream since then, along with horse drawn conveyance, trolleys, . . . — — Map (db m112962) HM |
| On East Denny Way near Belmont Avenue East, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Two markers are side-by-side on this house:
(Marker 1)
Ward House
Seattle's Oldest Building
1882
Seattle Landmark
(Marker 2)
George Ward House
520 E Denny Way
has been placed on the
National Register
of . . . — — Map (db m102516) HM |
| Near 15th Avenue NE north of W Stevens Way NE. |
| | Presented to the University of Washington June 14, 1909 by Rainier Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, Assisted by the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution by the School Children of the State of Washington and by the State . . . — — Map (db m120324) HM |
| On 6th Avenue at Pine Street on 6th Avenue. |
| | Longtime Music Director of the Seattle Symphony, Maestro Schwarz has initiated concert series, led award-winning recordings and introduced many new American works. He is active as a spokesman for music education, and was honored in 1994 as . . . — — Map (db m99649) HM |
| On South 1st Avenue north of South Main Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Originally known as the Squire-Latimer Building, this structure served as office space until 1897. At that time the influx of miners on their way to the Klondike Gold Rush brought about its conversion to the Grand Central Hotel. After years of . . . — — Map (db m48126) HM |
| On 1st Ave when traveling south. |
| |
This Excellent Example of Richardsonian
Romanesque Architecture was Built as the
City Expanded Northward to Meet the Needs
of the Alaskan Gold Rush. It, also was
Long in Use as a Workingmen’s Hotel, and
Has Been Converted to Apartment . . . — — Map (db m120462) HM |
| On South Main Street at 4th Avenue South, on the left when traveling east on South Main Street. |
| | Completed in 1905, this one mile long railroad tunnel provided access to the new passenger depot and the expanded freight yards south of King Street. The tunnel was built at the suggestion of City Engineer R.H. Thomson to relieve growing street . . . — — Map (db m48167) HM |
| | When dedicated on July 4, 1917, the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks was the largest navigation facility in North America. During the dedication, the USS Roosevelt - flagship for Commodore Robert Peary's famous 1909 expedition to the North Pole - led a . . . — — Map (db m86455) HM |
| On South Main Street at 2nd Avenue South, on the right when traveling east on South Main Street. |
| | At its peak, nearly 14,000 people, many of them U.S. citizens,
lived and worked from here on up the hill.
This is the original edge of Japantown, a large and energetic community from the 1890s to 1942. The Japanese influence in Seattle . . . — — Map (db m142039) HM |
| On Occidental Avenue South at South King Street, on the right when traveling north on Occidental Avenue South. |
| | Workers moved 80 million cubic yards of earth from the hills to the tidelands. By hand.
In the 1890s, Seattle boomed from sleepy village to significant metropolis. Accelerated by the arrival of transcontinental railroads and the Klondike Gold . . . — — Map (db m140914) HM |
| On Alaskan Way South near Yesler Way, on the right when traveling south. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m48120) HM |
| On Occidental Avenue South at South Main Street on Occidental Avenue South. |
| | Dedicated June 16, 1977, the Pioneer Square information booth was constructed from portions of an ornate elevator cab from the Maynard Building. Idle for years, the cab was donated by Strand, Inc., and now continues in service to visitor’s to . . . — — Map (db m48163) HM |
| On Yesler Way, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Originally known as the Pacific Block, this building was designed by John Parkinson, a noteworthy Seattle-Los Angeles architect. Built in 1890, it housed the office of the Puget Sound Electric Railway Interurban Line, which served Seattle and . . . — — Map (db m48025) HM |
| On Yesler Way, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This romanesque revival building, with outstanding brick masonry and exceptional stone carving and terra cotta trim, is one of the finest in Pioneer Square. The building served as an interurban railroad depot and ticket office until 1920, and was . . . — — Map (db m48036) HM |
| Near East Madison Street. |
| | Left Marker:
This is Sacred Land. Before World War II a community of Japanese and Japanese Americans lived on what is now south campus. In 1942, approximately 120,000 were incarcerated and held behind barbed wire for three or more years . . . — — Map (db m103016) HM WM |
| On Stewart Street near Westlake Avenue, on the left when traveling south. |
| | [Front]
This commemorates the services of an energetic and wise leader in many enterprises undertaken for the general welfare especially the project for connecting Lake Washington with tide water by a ship canal
[Right side] . . . — — Map (db m47940) HM |
| | Purser, mate, trader, Shipowner, venturer, Joshua Green began his waterfront career on Puget Sound in 1888 when steamboating was in its infancy. He founded the LA Conner Trading and Transportation Company, operating freight and passenger steamers, . . . — — Map (db m118081) HM |
| Near South King Street east of 2nd Avenue, South. |
| | 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. . . . — — Map (db m22490) HM |
| On Alaskan Way South at South King Street, on the right when traveling south on Alaskan Way South. |
| | A coal wharf was located at the waterfront during the late 19th century. Coal was transported here by railroad from Newcastle and Renton. Abandoned in the early 1900’s, the wharf soon became the Skinner & Eddy Shipyard.
During World War I, the . . . — — Map (db m48123) HM |
| On Fremont Place North at North 35th Street and Evanston Avenue North, on Fremont Place North. |
| | Seen by most as one of the most controversial art pieces in Fremont; the sculpture of Lenin reminds us that art outlives politics — a stalwart reminder
of egregious policy not to be repeated.
One of A Kind
Weighing over 7 tons, the . . . — — Map (db m83642) HM |
| On South Washington Street at 3rd Avenue, South on South Washington Street. |
| | Lou Graham, Seattle’s best known madam, opened her establishment on this site in 1888. Rebuilt in brick and expanded after the Great Fire in 1889, Graham’s parlor became the most elegant of Seattle’s bordellos during the city’s rough pioneer era. . . . — — Map (db m22499) HM |
| Near Martin Luther King, Jr. Way S. south of S. Walker Street. |
| | This park honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. was inspired by Dr. King’s last speech entitled “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop.” He delivered the speech in Memphis, Tennessee the night before he was assassinated. He was there in support of . . . — — Map (db m22557) HM |
| On South 1st Avenue at South Washington Street on South 1st Avenue. |
| | Solid grey brick and stone, and fully restored interior paneling mark this romanesque revival building as one of Pioneer Square’s most handsome. Site of Seattle’s first bank, operated by pioneer merchant Dexter Horton. This building was restored in . . . — — Map (db m48127) HM |
| On Memorial Way NE, in the median. |
| | Ordinary Individuals
Facing Extraordinary Circumstances
With Courage and Selflessness
Answer the Call and Change the Course of Destiny
Medal of Honor
Deming Bronson, 1LT, USA (1915)
Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, COL., USMC . . . — — Map (db m113048) WM |
| On Yesler Way east of 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Seattle’s oldest continuously-used restaurant retains most of its original interior. Its 30-foot bar was brought “around the horn” in a sailing vessel during the 1860s, and much Klondike gold passed across it during the 1890s. The . . . — — Map (db m48021) HM |
| On Northwest Market Street at Leary Ave. NW on Northwest Market Street. |
| | The Ballard Historical Society and the Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association joined together to create this mural in 1995 to commemorate our community’s rich and prosperous history, and to celebrate our economic and cultural ties to . . . — — Map (db m27794) HM |
| On 1st Avenue at Yesler Way on 1st Avenue. |
| | This modified Romanesque Revival building of brick and terra cotta complements the nearby Pioneer Building. It has been home to such varied businesses as a speakeasy (1920s), elegant cigar store (1930s), and ice cream parlor. Site of Henry Yesler’s . . . — — Map (db m47995) HM |
| Near North East Pacific Street. |
| | Occupied 80 Acres, this site
Trained 15,000 Naval Volunteers
Commander Miller Freeman, National Naval Volunteers
Commanding Officer
Rear Admiral Robert E. Coontz U.S. Navy
Commandant Thirteenth Naval District . . . — — Map (db m142204) WM |
| On University Street west of 5th Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | This is the original site of the University of Washington A.D. 1861 - A.D. 1895 Placed by
The Daughters of the Pioneers — — Map (db m118056) HM |
| On East Denny Way near Harvard Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m102980) HM |
| Near 5th Avenue south of Olive Way. |
| | In 1975, guided by a belief that the personal computer would be a valuable tool on every office desktop and in every home, Bill Gates and Paul Allen cofounded a company called Microsoft, which would grow to become the #1 computer software company in . . . — — Map (db m99657) HM |
| Near 1st Avenue north of James Street and Yesler Way. |
| |
The Pioneer Building is one of the finest and most ornate buildings in the District, characteristic of the Richardsonian Romanesque style prevalent throughout Pioneer Square. Constructed in 1889 on the site of Henry Yesler’s first home. This . . . — — Map (db m22495) HM |
| | [This marker is consists of seven panels and a map which deal with various aspects to the history of Pioneer Square. The panels are clustered together in Occidental Park in the heart of Seattle’s Pioneer Square Historic District.]
[Panel . . . — — Map (db m69830) HM |
| On South Washington Street east of 1st Avenue South, on the right when traveling east. |
| | On This Site The Salvation Army
Commenced Work in Seattle June 5th 1887 — — Map (db m120294) HM |
| On South 1st Avenue south of Yesler Way, on the right when traveling south. |
| | This 1890 building once housed Schwabacher’s Store, a leading mercantile outfitter for prospectors passing through Seattle en route to the Klondike Gold Rush. The firm was managed by Bailey Gatzert, who married into the Schwabacher family, becoming . . . — — Map (db m48128) HM |
| On E Stevens Way NE, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The tree under which
General Washington first took command
of the American Army, July 3, 1775.
In commemoration of the
192nd anniversary of this event
the Washington State Society
Sons of the American Revolution
erected this tablet . . . — — Map (db m155637) HM |
| On South King Street at 5th Avenue S on South King Street. |
| | Seattle has had three Chinatowns since the 1860s. The
present, third Chinatown was established in the early 1900s. This gate, or
Pai-Lau, marks the western entrance to Seattle's Chinatown.
For many years, the Seattle Chinese community . . . — — Map (db m142220) HM |
| On West Thurman Street west of 18th Avenue West, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Dedicated on October 8, 1988 as a tribute to the men women, their families, and the members of the fishing community who have suffered the loss of life at sea. — — Map (db m70739) HM |
| On Alaskan Way South near Yesler Way, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Seattle’s first pier lies buried beneath your feet. The famous Yesler sawmill and wharf, constructed in 1853m marked the birth of Seattle’s great lumber and shipping industries. For many years it was the center of Seattle’s business district. . . . — — Map (db m48117) HM |
| Near Perimeter Road South. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m143244) HM |
| On South Main Street at Occidental Avenue South on South Main Street. |
| | Site of the smaller fort to protect the whites in the Indian War of 1855. A Stockade stretched from here to the main blockhouse at the foot of Cherry Street. — — Map (db m48164) HM |
| On University Street west of 5th Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | On this site
the University of Washington
was established in 1861
through the leadership of
Daniel Bagley and Arthur Denny
and the generosity of
Charles and Mary Terry and Edward Lander
who joined Arthur and Mary Denny
in donating . . . — — Map (db m118089) HM |
| On Cherry Street east of 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This was the site of Seattle’s first civic and entertainment center. Built by Henry Yesler in 1865, in a corner of his private orchard, the Pavilion hosted town meetings, musicals, and theatrical performances. Remodeled into offices in 1887, it was . . . — — Map (db m120816) HM |
| On South Jackson Street near South 1st Avenue, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Smith and Squire Buildings, designed by Max Umbrecht and C.H. Webb, were built in 1900, and combined in a later renovation. The Steinberg Clothing Company occupied the original premises, which were redesigned as residential lofts in 1982 by Hewitt . . . — — Map (db m48124) HM |
| Near 2nd Avenue north of Yester Way, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Seattle’s first skyscraper opened on July 4, 1914. The 42 story Smith Tower was the tallest building outside of New York City and Seattle’s tallest for nearly fifty years. It was built by Lyman Smith of Smith-Corona and Smith and Wesson fame, from . . . — — Map (db m22481) HM |
| On 2nd Avenue at Bell Street, on the left when traveling south on 2nd Avenue. |
| | Just like that - it was gone. An electrical fire gutted the
building at Second Avenue and Bell Street on May 18, 2001,
putting an end to a storied Belltown place. Constructed in
1925 as the Seattle Taxicab Company headquarters and
garage, the . . . — — Map (db m99653) HM |
| On 1st Avenue at Madison Street, on the right when traveling south on 1st Avenue. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m99647) HM |
| | Beneath your feet lies the wreckage of the pioneer sidewheel steamer "Idaho", which served from 1900 until 1909 as Dr. Alexander de Soto's famous wayside mission hospital. Here Dr. de Soto ministered to the needs of seafarers and the destitute, . . . — — Map (db m112964) HM |
| On Cherry Street at 2nd Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Cherry Street. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m120817) HM |
| On 2nd Avenue at University Street, on the left when traveling south on 2nd Avenue. |
| | Although the architect and builder are unknown, the Brooklyn Building is one of the few remaining late nineteenth century commercial buildings of consequence outside the Pioneer Square Historic District.
Largely a residential street before the . . . — — Map (db m99626) HM |
| | In commemoration
of service and honor
to the Seattle World’s Fair
April 21 – October 21 1962
and the City of Seattle
Placed in tribute this 19th day
of October 1962 at the site of
the Northern Termius of the first commercial . . . — — Map (db m47939) HM |
| |
Organized December 12, A.D. 1869
by Rev. George F. Whitworth, D.D.
Membership 8
This edifice
erected A.D. 1906
Rev. M. A. Matthews, D.D.
Pastor
Dedicated to the Worship
of the Triune God — — Map (db m81458) HM |
| On North 36th Street at Troll Avenue North, on the right when traveling east on North 36th Street. |
| | The Fremont Troll was designed and built by Steve Badanes, Will Martin, Donna Walter and Ross Witehead with the help from the community. The Fremont Arts Council sponsored the project, which hoped to build a greater sense of place in the . . . — — Map (db m99725) HM |
| On East Marginal Way South just south of South 94th Place, on the left when traveling south. |
| | This Blended Winglet was test flown on a
Boeing 747-200 in 2000 to prove the viability
of Blended Winglets for big transport aircraft.
Blended Winglets are gracefully curved
wingtip extensions that measurably enhance
the aerodynamic . . . — — Map (db m155428) HM |
| On 2nd Avenue South, on the right when traveling south. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m48170) HM |
| On 1st Avenue at Spring Street on 1st Avenue. |
| | In 1889, while this building was under construction, fire consumed most (sixteen blocks) of Seattle's downtown business district. The deep pit that had been dug for this building's foundation acted as a fire stop, preventing the destruction from . . . — — Map (db m99477) HM |
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