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Seattle floating bridge, August 28, 1963
This photograph was taken on the opening day of the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, later the SR 520 bridge, from the west side looking east across Lake Washington towards Medina.
Identifier: spl_dor_00052
Date: 1963-08-28
View this itemJewish Transcript v. 1, no. 2, Mar. 18, 1924
Identifier: spl_jt_3018328_01_02
Date: 1924-03-18
View this itemView north from Seward Park with Linda, June 26, 1960
Photograph shows view of Lake Washington from Seward Park, and Mercer Island in the background.
Identifier: spl_dor_00038
Date: 1960-06-26
View this itemMunicipal News v. 55, no. 2, Jan. 25, 1965
Identifier: spl_mn_818362_55_02
Date: 1965-01-25
View this itemYesler Way, east from Western Avenue, April 4, 1961
Showing views of Smith Tower, and the Seattle Hotel building the day after its demolition began on April 3, 1961.
Identifier: spl_dor_00035
Date: 1961-04-04
View this itemAerial view of downtown Seattle east from Safeco Plaza, July 15, 1981
Views east towards First Hill and Capitol Hill.
Identifier: spl_dor_00040
Date: 1981-07-15
View this itemCanadian ships lighted at Piers 90 and 91, August 9, 1964
Identifier: spl_dor_00044
Date: 1964-08-09
View this itemRow of colorful houses at 92nd Ave. N. and College Way N., March 31, 1997
Photograph shows a row of homes in the Northgate neighborhood, all built in the 1980s. This image was used in the March 24, 2012 Now & Then column "Row Houses on 5th": https://pauldorpat.com/2012/03/24/seattle-now-then-row-houses-on-5th/. The caption provided was "A modern sort of row - this one near North Seattle Community College (on the byway - rather than the freeway - to Costco.)"
Identifier: spl_dor_00041
Date: 1997-03-31
View this itemDrumheller Fountain, University of Washington, ca. 1980s
Exterior view looking south towards the Drumheller Fountain on the University of Washington campus. Mary Gates Hall appears on the left. Johnson Hall appears on right.
Identifier: spl_dor_00039
Date: 1985?
View this itemBuilding at Occidental Ave. S. and S. Washington St., September 25, 1980
Northwest corner of Occidental Ave. S. and S. Washington St. shows the building previously known as the four-story Interurban Hotel until 1949 when it was damaged by an earthquake and partially collapsed. The Del Mar Building can be seen on the far left.
Identifier: spl_dor_00027
Date: 1980-09-25
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