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.
SR 520 connection to I-5, September 25, 1963
Seattle; Wash. View west of Evergreen Bridge access road to freeway & 10th Av. north overpass
Identifier: spl_wl_fnh_00041
Date: 1963-09-25
View this itemWestside of 1400 block of 1st Ave., May 1976
Seattle - 1400 block - 1st Av. west side near Market entrance - View N.W.
Identifier: spl_wl_str_00169
Date: 1976-05
View this itemCentury 21 construction sign, May 1960
Seattle; Wash. Coliseum under construction at Civic Center
Identifier: spl_wl_bil_00003
Date: 1960-05
View this itemBlue Gum Road Arts & Crafts Gallery, April 12, 1971
Seattle; Arts & crafts gallery in Fremont Hotel; One of several; Sale of April 17 on window was date of announced peace march downtown.
Identifier: {}
Date: 1971-04-12
View this itemKing Street Station, ca. 1906
During the early 1900s, there was increasing interest in connecting railroads with Seattle. The high demand and competition between railways resulted in two railway stations being built directly next to each other at 4th Avenue and Jackson Street. King Street Station (which is depicted in this postcard) was constructed in 1906 and can be distinguished by its tower. Union Station, originally known as the Oregon and Washington Station, was constructed in 1911. (Alternative names for Union Station include the Union Depot and the Northern Pacific Great Northern Depot.) The postcard captioning can be confusing because both stations were sometimes referred to as "union stations" due to the fact that multiple railroad lines were shared within the same terminal. For a good example of the differences between Union Station and King Street Station see spl_pc_01011 where Union Station appears in the foreground and King Street Station appears in the background.
Identifier: spl_pc_01002
Date: 1906?
View this itemI-5 construction near Montlake Bridge, November 1962
Seattle; Wash. approach to 2nd Lake Wash. Bridge; To left is former entrance to Museum of H&I View from overpass
Identifier: spl_wl_fnh_00086
Date: 1962-11
View this itemMoscow Restaurant, December 9, 1953
Seattle; Wash. Moscow Restaurant; Lakeview Blvd. Long a landmark in Seattle this Russian restaurant makes a picturesque scene. Photograph 1953.
Identifier: spl_wl_res_00128
Date: 1953-12-09
View this itemShowboat Theatre, 1953
Seattle; Wash. Showboat Theatre of the University of Wash. from Portage Bay.
Identifier: spl_wl_thr_00111
Date: 1953
View this itemView SW on Columbia St. from near 9th Ave., December 31, 1972
Seattle; View S.W. from near 9th Av. - Smith Tower upper left; Columbia Str. in foreground (see cobblestone pavement).
Identifier: spl_wl_str_00381
Date: 1972-12-31
View this itemBallard Ave. landmark district plaque, May 1978
Seattle - Plaque temporarily [?] located in Ballard Av. development office
Identifier: spl_wl_bal_00019
Date: 1978-05
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