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Beacon Hill past and present: Streetcar tracks on Beacon Avenue
Looking north on Beacon Avenue, just south of South Stevens Street, in March 1934. Courtesy of the Seattle Municipal Archives, item 8675. The same intersection, late afternoon in January 2009. As...
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Beacon Hill past and present: movies on Beacon Avenue
Beacon Avenue in October 1949, just north of Bayview, facing south, near the current location of Baja Bistro. Courtesy of the Seattle Municipal Archives, item 41958. The same street, almost 60 years...
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Beacon Hill past and present: Hothouse no more
East end of Antonio Ditore's hothouse, 1817 21st Avenue South, showing the high water mark after a flood in May, 1923. Courtesy of Seattle Municipal Archives. The same site today, no longer growing...
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Beacon Hill past and present: Hinds, 14th, and Columbian Way
Hinds and 14th near Columbian Way, December 1956. Courtesy of the Seattle Municipal Archives. 14th and Hinds near Columbian Way, 2009. There are a few changes from the 1956 photo to today, though the...
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A view from Beacon Hill, past and (almost) present
A view of downtown and what is now the stadium area from North Beacon Hill, 1959. The most visible buildings are King Street Station and the Smith Tower, though other recognizable buildings still exist...
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Past and present: Chickens in the basement
The old Fire Station No. 13 at 14th Avenue South and South Massachusetts Street, about 1915. Photo from the PEMCO Webster and Stevens Collection, MOHAI. Used by permission. The old fire station...
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Past and present: Beacon Avenue streetlights
Beacon Avenue South, looking northward from roughly Beacon and Stevens, February 24, 1955. The photo was intended to show the street lights. Photo courtesy of Seattle Municipal Archives. Nearly the...
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Past and present: Engstrom’s Pharmacy
Engstrom's Pharmacy, 3067 Beacon Avenue, in 1959. Photo courtesy of Seattle Municipal Archives. The same location today. Hello Bicycle is in the old pharmacy location. Photo by Wendi Dunlap. This is...
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