Omaha, Kansas City, Denver, SeattleAccording to the Department of Neighborhoods, this warehouse was occupied by Beebe and Runyon from around 1936 to 1955.
Showing posts with label Downtown. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Downtown. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Beebe and Runyon
9th and Lenora, Downtown (Denny Triangle)
Omaha, Kansas City, Denver, Seattle
According to the Department of Neighborhoods, this warehouse was occupied by Beebe and Runyon from around 1936 to 1955.
Omaha, Kansas City, Denver, SeattleAccording to the Department of Neighborhoods, this warehouse was occupied by Beebe and Runyon from around 1936 to 1955.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
Martin Furniture
8th and Stewart, Downtown
I love the juxtaposition of old and new here. These were taken from under the awning at the Greyhound bus station.
I love the juxtaposition of old and new here. These were taken from under the awning at the Greyhound bus station.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Hemenway & Moser Co.
4th and Terrace, Downtown
A little digging revealed that this cigar wholesaler "...ay & Moser Co." was Hemenway & Moser Company, based out of Salt Lake City, Utah. I'm surmising the storefront level of the Crouley Building / Reynold's Hotel was their Northwest location. For those of you interested in the building itself, please visit the Crouley Building's Historical Site page, here.
Click on the photo for higher resolution and to see other mysterious ghosties that share this brick wall.
I do miss the Abercrombie ads. They were much better eye candy than this Obama logo ripoff that Pepsi has adopted.
For an idea of what the Seattle store may have looked like in it's heyday, you can check out photos the Salt Lake Hemenway & Moser stores here.
A little digging revealed that this cigar wholesaler "...ay & Moser Co." was Hemenway & Moser Company, based out of Salt Lake City, Utah. I'm surmising the storefront level of the Crouley Building / Reynold's Hotel was their Northwest location. For those of you interested in the building itself, please visit the Crouley Building's Historical Site page, here.
Click on the photo for higher resolution and to see other mysterious ghosties that share this brick wall.
I do miss the Abercrombie ads. They were much better eye candy than this Obama logo ripoff that Pepsi has adopted.
For an idea of what the Seattle store may have looked like in it's heyday, you can check out photos the Salt Lake Hemenway & Moser stores here.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Bell
Third and University, Downtown
I was admiring the awesome Seattle Tower when I noticed this on the building adjacent. This was the local Ma Bell building, natch. I wish we could see the wording.
I was admiring the awesome Seattle Tower when I noticed this on the building adjacent. This was the local Ma Bell building, natch. I wish we could see the wording.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
OWL
First and Columbia, Pioneer Square
We were able to go to the top of a nearby parking garage to get this one. Looks like about three ads all mashed up. "OWL" is one word, next to the O is a "w" that no longer appears to belong to a word, and along the top it says "... Storage Warehouse". looks like this space has a long history of advertisements, with lots of color.
We were able to go to the top of a nearby parking garage to get this one. Looks like about three ads all mashed up. "OWL" is one word, next to the O is a "w" that no longer appears to belong to a word, and along the top it says "... Storage Warehouse". looks like this space has a long history of advertisements, with lots of color.
Unknown 3
Another faded ghostie. No telling what this was, and I'm ashamed to admit I don't know where it is either.
Whiskey
2nd and Cherry, Downtown
This one is too far gone to make anything out, though it seems it *might* be an ad for WHISKEY. I had to do some color removal and general tuning to get this much out of the photo. This building is attached to The Alaska Building on its south face.
This one is too far gone to make anything out, though it seems it *might* be an ad for WHISKEY. I had to do some color removal and general tuning to get this much out of the photo. This building is attached to The Alaska Building on its south face.
The Alaska Building
Second and Cherry, Downtown
From emporis.com:
- This is the city's first steel-framed skyscraper.
- Seattle's first "modern" skyscraper, the building is an "L" shape.
- Tallest building in Seattle from 1904 until 1911 when it was displaced by the Hoge Building one block north.
- Sold by the City of Seattle in August 2005 for $8.5 million to Kauri Investments, who had plans to convert the upper half of the building into 100 condo units.
- The building was purchased by American Life on December 6, 2007 for $38.7 million.
- The renovated building will have 200 hotel rooms and 36 apartments when it is reconstructed in 2009.
- Besides conversion to hotel space, a 37,377 square-foot addition to the existing structure was performed in 2008.
Amazing how blue it still is!
From emporis.com:
- This is the city's first steel-framed skyscraper.
- Seattle's first "modern" skyscraper, the building is an "L" shape.
- Tallest building in Seattle from 1904 until 1911 when it was displaced by the Hoge Building one block north.
- Sold by the City of Seattle in August 2005 for $8.5 million to Kauri Investments, who had plans to convert the upper half of the building into 100 condo units.
- The building was purchased by American Life on December 6, 2007 for $38.7 million.
- The renovated building will have 200 hotel rooms and 36 apartments when it is reconstructed in 2009.
- Besides conversion to hotel space, a 37,377 square-foot addition to the existing structure was performed in 2008.
Amazing how blue it still is!
Lyon Building
Third and James, Downtown
From nps.gov:
"The Lyon Building, erected in 1910, was one of the earliest landmarks of the architectural movement away from Romanesque Revival and toward grander "skyscrapers." Though only six stories tall, it helped alter the character of what had previously been a low-lying residential neighborhood. Its financing reflected another trend during this period: its owners obtained construction funds by selling holdings they had acquired in Alaska during the Gold Rush. Made from reinforced concrete and faced with brick, the building features at its top a terra cotta frieze and a classical cornice. For most of its existence, the Lyon Building offered shops at the street level and offices in the five floors above. In the summer of 1997, however, rehabilitation converted its upper stories into much needed housing for people disabled with HIV and AIDS."
From nps.gov:
"The Lyon Building, erected in 1910, was one of the earliest landmarks of the architectural movement away from Romanesque Revival and toward grander "skyscrapers." Though only six stories tall, it helped alter the character of what had previously been a low-lying residential neighborhood. Its financing reflected another trend during this period: its owners obtained construction funds by selling holdings they had acquired in Alaska during the Gold Rush. Made from reinforced concrete and faced with brick, the building features at its top a terra cotta frieze and a classical cornice. For most of its existence, the Lyon Building offered shops at the street level and offices in the five floors above. In the summer of 1997, however, rehabilitation converted its upper stories into much needed housing for people disabled with HIV and AIDS."
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