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.
Friend of the Market Pike Place Market Initiative Petition sheet, 1971
Petition asking the Seattle City Council to protect the market by creating the Pike Place Market Historical District.
Identifier: spl_ps_002
Date: 1971
View this itemPike Place Market Record' newsletter, July 1983
Newsletter discussing upcoming Market Constituency elections along with the activities of the Preservation and Development Authority, the Merchants Association, and the Historical Commission. Includes a calendar of July Pike Place Market Meetings and Events.
Identifier: spl_ps_035
Date: 1983-07
View this itemGourmet's Notebook, v.10, no.3, Mar. 1982
2601 Vaughn, pg. 22; H-O-H, pg. 19; Le Cuisinier, pg. 23; Mediterranean Kitchen, pg. 20; Mukilteo Cafe, pg. 21; Pink Door, pg. 17; Queen Anne Bar and Grill, pg. 18; Shephen's, pg. 23
Identifier: spl_gn_928180_1982_10_03
Date: 1982-03
View this item'Who will save the market' script from KOMO TV broadcast, October 27, 1971
KOMO-TV Script for a special news segment documenting varying opinions on the Pike Place Market Urban Renewal plans and the Save the Market Initiative. The report contains interviews with Paul Kirk, the architect in charge of the urban renewal plans; William B. Ferguson, chairman of The Central Park Plaza Corporation-an organization with interests in developing the area; Mike MacEwan, the man in charge of the urban renewal public relations campaign; Pike Place Market merchants; James Braman, Director of Community Development for Seattle; Jerry Thon, Vice President of the Friends of the Market; Victor Steinbrueck, an architect and one of the Friends of the Market Founders; Ibsen Nelson and Fred Basetti, Seattle architects opposing the plans drafted by John Morse; Tim Manring, Co-Chair of the Alliance for a Living Market; and Lloyd LeBlanc, a member of the city's economic consulting firm.
Identifier: spl_ps_007
Date: 1971-10-27
View this item'Lets Keep the Market that We Voted for in 1971' flyer, 1977
Illustrated flyer asking citizens to call for a public review of the urban renewals plans threatening the market. Illustration features a bird's eye view of the Pike Place Market Historic District and highlights buildings that are slated for demolition under the plans.
Identifier: spl_ps_021
Date: 1977
View this itemLetter from Arthur Goodwin to Mr. Stier regarding Pike Place Public Market finances for their expansion, June 24, 1927
Letter from Arthur Goodwin to Mr. Stier regarding payments to Mrs. Pound and William P. Harper and Son for the upcoming expansion of Pike Place Market.
Identifier: spl_sh_00126
Date: 1928-06-24
View this itemPike Place Market wrapping paper in gray
Gray Pike Place Market wrapping paper with illustrations in red.
Identifier: spl_ps_030
View this itemPike Place Market wrapping paper in yellow
Yellow Pike Place Market wrapping paper with illustrations in green.
Identifier: spl_ps_029
View this itemShopping bag with illustration of the National Bank of Commerce Pike Place branch
Illustrated, white paper shopping bag with illustrations by Victor Steinbrueck depicting the Pike Place Branch of the National Bank of Commerce.
Identifier: spl_ps_027
View this item'Save the Market' cloth flag
Red cloth flag with the words 'Save the Market' printed in yellow.
Identifier: spl_ps_034
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