Werner Lenggenhager Photo Collection
Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. Seattle streetscapes and architecture are captured in the images shot by Werner Lenggenhager, a hobby photographer who gave nearly 30,000 prints to the library, many of which are digitized here.
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View of South Main St. buildings from Occidental Park, June 1974
Seattle; View of North facade of low buildings between Occidental Av. S. Left & 1st Av. S. View S. from Occidental Park.
Identifier: spl_wl_sqr_00044
Date: 1974-06
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Federal Building at 3rd Ave. and Union St., ca. 1910
Street view of the Federal Building in downtown Seattle with the White-Henry-Stuart Building and the Pantages Theatre in the background. Construction on the Federal Building (also known as the U.S. Court House, Custom House and Post Office) began in 1903 and ended in 1908. The building was located at the intersection of Union Street and Third Avenue, which was being regraded at the time. The Third Avenue regrade left a gap of four feet down to the new sidewalk which resulted in a new set of stairs being added to the building's exterior. The building was demolished in 1958.
Identifier: spl_pc_00413
Date: 1910?
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Elevated view NE from Smith Tower, December 18, 1973
Seattle; View east from Smith Tower; In center is James Cathedral & Cabrini tower behind.
Identifier: spl_wl_str_00391
Date: 1973-12-18
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I-5 at night from Pine St. overpass
Seattle; Freeway I-5; View S.W. left is northbound traffic
Identifier: spl_wl_fnh_00027
Date: 1972-12-15
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Minor apartments, 1961
Seattle; Wash. 1221 Minor Apts. view S.W. opened 1960
Identifier: spl_wl_apt_00069
Date: 1961
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Ivar's Northlake Way Restaurant, April 19, 1971
Seattle; Ivar's Northlake Way Restaurant - Front (main) entrance - View south
Identifier: spl_wl_res_00122
Date: 1971-04-19
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View north to 5th Ave. with Music Box Theater, July 1982
Seattle; View N.W. intersection Union [i.e. Pike ?] & 5th Ave.
Identifier: spl_wl_str_00303
Date: 1982-07
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1st Ave. north of Pike St., February 1985
Seattle - View east on 1st Av. & N. of Pike Str. (note: architecture of bygone days)
Identifier: spl_wl_str_00539
Date: 1985-02
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Smith Tower, ca. 1914
Transcribed from spl_pc_00215: "Second Ave and the 42 Story L.C. Smith Bldg. Seattle. U.S.A. Eight elevators-two serving the tower. Six hundred Offices. Six stores. Telegraph office on first Floor. Barber Shop, Restaurant, Buffet in Basement, Thirty-fifth Floor furnished in Washington Fir used as an observatory. Exterior, Washington Granite for first two floors; above white glazed terra cotta. Cost: $1,500,000." Smith Tower was constructed in 1914.
Identifier: spl_pc_00212
Date: 1914
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Summer afternoon in Occidental Park, August 1973
Seattle; Occidental Park on a summer noontime; View N.W.
Identifier: spl_wl_sqr_00048
Date: 1973-08
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