Seattle Regrade Photograph Collection
Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. Seattle’s massive effort to regrade and flatten much of the city’s hilly landscape is documented in this 1905-1908 photo album. Explore our map to see the modern day photo locations.
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View from 2nd Ave. of steam shovel and Washington Hotel, ca. 1905
Although the regrade started in 1903, James Moore, the owner of the Washington Hotel, refused to clear the property until 1906 when regrading of Second and Third Avenues were well underway.
Identifier: spl_dr_015
Date: 1905
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View north to regrade at 7th and Virginia, ca. 1906
Dwellings in the process of being lowered appear to the right.
Identifier: spl_dr_035
Date: 1906
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Badger at Woodland Park Zoo, October 1967
Badger at Woodland Park Zoo
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Date: 1967-10
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Road and logging truck, Cedar River Watershed, November 23, 1982
Truck transporting several logs on a snowy road in the Cedar River Watershed, Washington, heading in the direction of a snowy hill.
Identifier: spl_dor_00013
Date: 1982-11-23
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View east from near 1st Ave. and Pine St. to regrade activity, ca. 1906
The Washington Hotel appears at the top of the hill. Although the regrade started in 1903, James Moore, the owner of the Washington Hotel, refused to clear the property until 1906 when regrading of Second and Third Avenues were well underway.
Identifier: spl_dr_027
Date: 1906
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Edith Williams Interview, March 30, 1988
Edith Williams was the granddaughter of Theodore Roosevelt and a champion of the Republican Party and environmental causes in the Pacific Northwest. She was born in New York and attended schools in New York and Switzerland. During the Great Depression, she worked at the American Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. She married her husband Andrew Williams in 1941 and the couple moved to Seattle. Her children attended Lakeside School and the St. Nicholas School. Williams was heavily involved in campaigning and fundraising for the Republican party, representing King County on the state Republican Committee. She was also active with the Elizabeth Fischer Orthopedic Guild and St. Mark’s Cathedral. She served as regent of the Washington State University from 1975 to 1981.
Identifier: spl_ds_ewilliams_01
Date: 1988-03-30
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View SE from 2nd Ave. and Bell St., ca. 1906
Photograph appears to be taken after the completion of regrade work on 2nd Avenue. The Moore Theatre and the New Washington Hotel are visible on the right side of the photo in the distance.
Identifier: spl_dr_038
Date: 1906
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Regrade construction SE of New Washington Hotel, ca. 1906
The backs of the Washington Hotel Annex (later known as Hotel Gowman and Hotel Stewart), The New Washington Hotel and the Moore Theatre are visible in distance near 2nd and Virginia intersection.
Identifier: spl_dr_039
Date: 1906
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View of regrade from Washington Hotel looking south, ca. 1906
Photograph appears to be taken from near the former site of the old Washington Hotel at 3rd Ave. and Stewart St. The New Washington Hotel can be seen under construction on the right side of the photo. Although the regrade started in 1903, James Moore, the owner of the Washington Hotel, refused to clear the property until 1906 when regrading of Second and Third Avenues were well underway.
Identifier: spl_dr_042
Date: 1906
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Madison Park, August 1996
Madison Park Beach overlooking Lake Washington, with view of the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge (also known as the 520 Bridge) in the distance and partial view of the park's bathhouse.
Identifier: spl_dor_00015
Date: 1996-08
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