Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. Seattle’s Pike Place Market became a historic district in 1971, the result of grassroots organizers led by Victor Steinbrueck. This collection features blueprints, posters, articles and papers related to the market.
Friends of the Market position statement on Pike Plaza Revelopment Project #21
The statement outlines the issues that the Friends group has with the redevelopment plan including the displacement of farmers and proposed usage of buildings in the area. The Friends group emphasizes the need for improvements that will benefit the farmers and the introduction of more low income housing in the area.
Identifier: spl_ps_015
View this itemPike Place Market ink drawing or screenprint
Drawing or screenprint depicting Pike Place Market at the intersection of 1st Avenue and Pike Street.
Identifier: spl_ps_022
View this itemPike Place Market architectural plans by George Bartholick, 1975
Architectural plans created by George Bartholick, an architect who worked on the restoration of Pike Place Market between 1974 and 1980. The plans depict several levels of the market including the Arcade and Mezzanine.
Identifier: spl_ps_020
Date: 1975-01
View this itemPike Place Market News, April 1984
Includes an article discussing the role of the Historical Commission in allowing larger businesses into Pike Place Market and raises concerns over what this will mean for the small business owners already struggling to survive. The issue also has a map of Pike Place Market listing current retailers.
Identifier: spl_ps_049
View this itemJim Collins skiing on Mt. Rainier, ca. 1930
Transcribed from photograph: "Mt. Rainier. Skiing (Jim Collins)."
Identifier: spl_nwp_00312
Date: 1930?
View this itemMemorandum regarding a draft Market Ordinance, July 1983
Memorandum addressed to the Pike Market PDA Ordinance Advisory Group from Michael Hildt regarding a new draft of the ordinance on establishing operational policies for the Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority. Included is a copy of the draft ordinance and a copy of the agreement between the City of Seattle and the Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority.
Identifier: spl_ps_040
Date: 1983-07-13
View this item'Let's Keep the Market' anniversary edition of The Weekly, 1981
Special issue of The Weekly celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Market Initiative. Features include 'The Battle of the Market, 1965-1971,' 'Mark Tobey's Market' and 'Schedule of Anniversary Events.'
Identifier: spl_ps_001
Date: 1981-09-23
View this itemPike Place Market campaign buttons
Buttons with campaign slogans in support of or against the Friends of the Market Initiative to protect Pike Place Market from urban renewal plans.
Identifier: spl_ps_051
Date: 1971
View this itemUrban design plans for the Pike Plaza Project, 1968
Design plans created by the John Morse & Associates architecture firm outlining the proposed changes to the Pike Place Market area under the urban renewal plans.
Identifier: spl_ps_019
Date: 1968-07
View this itemLandmarks Preservation Board Ordinance, February 12, 1977
Ordinance calling for the creation of the Landmarks Preservation Board to identify and preserve 'objects, sites, improvements, and elements having historical, cultural, architectural, engineering or geographic importance.'
Identifier: spl_ps_006
Date: 1977-02-12
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