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.
Market Rules and Regulations
Pike Place Market Rules and Regulations for tenants to abide by including certain hours of operation, management approval for signage, behavior requirements and the specific commodities that tenants are allowed to sell at their stalls. This particular form states that the tenant will be allowed to sell ""all drinks, all kinds pastry, chili, soups, salads, [and] individual meat pies.""
Identifier: spl_sh_00056
View this itemLetter from Arthur Goodwin to Charles H. Heighton requesting legal advice regarding the Market Syndicate, January 22, 1927
Letter from Arthur Goodwin to Charles H. Heighton, a lawyer at Heighton & Percy requesting legal advice regarding the Market Syndicate and it's co-partnership with the Cowpath Creamery.
Identifier: spl_sh_00096
Date: 1927-01-22
View this itemLetter from Arthur Goodwin to J.M. Johnson asking him for support in a dispute regarding Pike Place Market, August 19, 1926
Letter from Arthur Goodin to J.M. Johnson, Manager of the Liberty Theater, asking him for his support in a dispute with George Vanderveer and other disgruntled farmers at Pike Place Market. According Goodwin, Vandermeer and his associates are trying to interfere with the agreement that Pike Place Market has with the city to operate a farmers stalls on the sidewalk.
Identifier: spl_sh_00100
Date: 1926-08-19
View this itemLetter from Arthur Goodwin to Mrs. Alywin regarding her position at the the post office, November 28, 1927
Letter to Mrs. Aylwin promising to hire an assistant to help her with the increased workload at the Pike Place Market post office during the holidays.
Identifier: spl_sh_00067
Date: 1928-11-28
View this itemLetter from William Crowley to Arthur Goodwin regarding the Crystal Palace Public Market in Tacoma, February 10, 1927
In his letter, Crowley congratulates Goodwin on the plans for the Crystal Palace Market in Tacoma and expresses his regret that Goodwin would not help plan a similar market in Los Angeles.
Identifier: spl_sh_00045
Date: 1927-02-10
View this itemLetter from G.W. Roberge to the Public Market & Department Store Co. regarding a sagging floor in the Economy Market, January 14, 1927
Letter from G.W. Roberge, the Superintendent of Buildings for the City of Seattle Department of Public Works informing the Public Market & Department Store Co. that there is a portion of flooring in the Economy Market which appears to be sagging and needs to be fixed.
Identifier: spl_sh_00047
Date: 1927-01-14
View this itemLetter from Campbell Neon Inc. regarding a Pike Place Market sign
Letter from J. Campbell of Campbell Neon Inc. describing planned alterations to the 'Entrance to Lower Level, Berg & Sons' sign that appears at Pike Place Market.
Identifier: spl_sh_00050
View this itemLetter from Arthur Goodwin to Frank Stier Goodwin regarding an article on foreign markets, September 13, 1927
Letter from Arthur Goodwin to Frank Stier Goodwin thanking him for sending a copy of his article on foreign markets. Arthur Goodwin encourages Frank Goodwin to try selling the article to an eastern magazine and expresses his hope to include the article in a book he is currently writing on public markets. Arthur Goodwin also relays the latest news from Seattle, including Charles Lindberg's trip to the city noting 'Lindy arrived today and did several flip flops over the downtown district, just barely clearing the buildings and landing at Sand Point.'
Identifier: spl_sh_00090
Date: 1927-09-13
View this itemArthur Goodwin letter to Mrs. Thompson regarding notice from Department of Health and Sanitation, June 10, 1927
In his letter, Goodwin forwards the text of a letter from C.R. Frasch of the Department of Health and Sanitation, advising Mrs. Thompson that she is in violation of sanitary codes at her Primrose Lunch counter. Goodwin advises Mrs. Thompson to rectify the issues as quickly as possible.
Identifier: spl_sh_00057
Date: 1927-06-10
View this itemLetter from Arthur Goodwin to N. Nikani regarding Pike Place Public Markets, Inc. stock, March 23, 1927
Letter from Arthur Goodwin to N. Nikani explaining his options for disposing of his Pike Place Public Markets, Inc., stock.
Identifier: spl_sh_00112
Date: 1927-09-23
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