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Seattle circa 1910 from the tower of King Street Station, during the brief reign of the Alaska Building as the city's tallest building. Seattle's old downtown post office, 1914. In 1910, Seattle voters approved a referendum to create a development plan for the whole city. However, the result, known as the Bogue plan, was never to be implemented.
Olmsted in Seattle: Creating a Park System for a Modern City ( Seattle: History Link and Documentary Media, 2019) online review; Rony, Dorothy B. Fujita. American workers, colonial power: Philippine Seattle and the Transpacific West, 1919-1941 (Univ of California Press, 2003). Sale, Roger (1976). Seattle: Past To Present. Seattle and London ...
The Great White Fleet visits Seattle and Puget Sound area. [22] 1909 June 1: Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition opens. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad begins operating. [3] 1910 Georgetown becomes part of city. [3] Municipal League of Seattle founded. [23] Population: 237,194. [2] 1911 – Port of Seattle established. [24] 1913
1st Avenue in 1910. 1st Avenue is a major street in Seattle, Washington, United States. It traverses Downtown Seattle, including Pioneer Square and Belltown, as well as the adjacent neighborhoods of SoDo and Lower Queen Anne. Numerous landmarks including parks, museums, and historic buildings are located along the street, including Pike Place ...
The Jackson Regrade between 1907 and 1910 slashed 85 feet (25.9 m) from the hill, [4] requiring the demolition of the public South School and the original Holy Names Academy [2] but providing fill for the tide flats below Beacon Hill that stretched south from King Street, filling in today's SoDo.
Pages in category "1910s in Seattle" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1917 Stanley Cup Finals;
Seattle was selected to host the World's Fair in 1962, revitalizing the downtown area and bringing the construction of the fairgrounds' centerpiece, the Space Needle. The 605-foot (184 m) observation tower became the symbol of the fair and a landmark for Seattle, and was the first new structure to surpass the Smith Tower in height. [15] [20]
It was to be the first building in Georgetown with hot and cold running water. Georgetown was annexed into Seattle in 1910. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1] City Hall circa 1910 Georgetown Library in the city hall building in 1912