Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. Explore the early history of the Pike Place Market through letters, receipts, plans, rental agreements and other documents related to the market’s business.
Township Plats of King County, Washington Territory - Page 43, Township 22N, Range 8E
This atlas shows early land ownership for King County, Washington, providing names and property boundaries of original purchasers, grantees, claimants, etc.
Identifier: spl_map_218451_P43_T22N_R8E
Date: 1889
View this itemLetter from Arthur Goodwin to Mrs. Patterson regarding her complaints about flower vendors outside her shop, November 30, 1927
Letter from Arthur Goodwin to Mrs. Patterson responding to her complaints that the flower vendors outside her shop at Pike Place Market are harming her business. Goodwin dismisses her complaint stating that he can see no way that the vendors are interferring with her business and there must be some other cause if it is suffering. Goodwin states 'We have done everything possible ourselves to assist you; your rent is not exhorbitant and we feel that we can do nothing further to assist you. We hope, however, that you will be able to build a business in this location, as it has enjoyed a good patronage for many years past.'
Identifier: spl_sh_00116
Date: 1927-11-30
View this itemTownship Plats of King County, Washington Territory - Page 42, Township 21N, Range 8E
This atlas shows early land ownership for King County, Washington, providing names and property boundaries of original purchasers, grantees, claimants, etc.
Identifier: spl_map_218451_P42_T21N_R8E
Date: 1889
View this itemLetter from G. Folsom to Arthur Goodwin regarding count of foot traffic at Pike Place Market, April 20, 1927
Letter from G. Folsom, secretary of the Building Owners and Managers Association of Seattle, informing Goodwin of the upcoming spring count of foot traffic in the Pike Place Market area and asking him to provide the numbers for the sidewalks on First Avenue between Union and Pike.
Identifier: spl_sh_00070
Date: 1927-04-20
View this itemTownship Plats of King County, Washington Territory - Page 18, Township 21N, Range 5E
This atlas shows early land ownership for King County, Washington, providing names and property boundaries of original purchasers, grantees, claimants, etc.
Identifier: spl_map_218451_P18_T21N_R5E
Date: 1889
View this itemLetter from Arthur Goodwin to Frank Goodwin regarding a proposal for the expansion of Pike Place Market, March 21, 1927
Arthur Goodwin letter to Frank Goodwin regarding a proposal for the expansion of Pike Place Market which he plans to submit to the City for approval. The plan calls for the extenson of the Pike Place Arcade by 192 feet to allow for 31 new farmers stalls.
Identifier: spl_sh_00083
Date: 1927-03-21
View this itemLetter from Arthur Goodwin to Mr. Stier regarding City Light contracts for Pike Place Market stalls, August 11, 1927
Letter from Arthur Goodwin to Mr. Stier asking him to advise the City Light Department when there is a new tenant in the GG section of Pike Place Market. Goodwin explains that the tenant contracts are currently owned by both City Light and the power company and the contracts cannot switch providers unless there is a tenancy change.
Identifier: spl_sh_00127
Date: 1927-08-11
View this itemLetter from Arthur Goodwin to Sam Morheim regarding Mr. Vandermeer's dispute with Market Company, November 18, 1927
Letter from Arthur Goodwin to Sam Morheim regarding Mr. Vandermeer's dispute with the City and Market Company over the vendors currently selling their wares from the sidewalk at Pike Place Market. Goodwin remarks that he has recently learned that Vandermeer intends to sue both the City and the Market Company in order to stop this practice and wonders if relocation of these farmers is possible.
Identifier: spl_sh_00107
Date: 1927-11-18
View this itemMarket Syndicate Inc. statement listing profits and disbursements, September 1920
Market Syndicate Inc. statement listing profits from the Old American Fruit Co., Cowpath Creamery, Joe Desimone and George Murakami along with disbursements to Frank Goodwin, J.W. Goodwin, A.E. Goodwin and J. Clifford.
Identifier: spl_sh_00106
Date: 1920-09
View this itemContract between Pike Place Public Markets, Inc. and Mrs. O.H. Pound, June 15, 1927
Contract between Mrs. O.H. Pound and Pike Place Public Markets, Inc. presenting the terms of her lease for Lunch of All Nations in stall 3 of the Municipal Market Building.
Identifier: spl_sh_00117
Date: 1927-05-17
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