File:Hotel Seattle, Seattle, ca 1911 (MOHAI 1234).jpg

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The Hotel Seattle was located near Pioneer Square, which was then the heart of Seattle's business district. The five-story brick and stone building had 200 rooms. It was close to the railroad depots, the docks, and the point where most of the city's streetcar lines started. The hotel was torn down in 1962 to make room for a parking garage. This photo shows the Hotel Seattle at the intersection of Yesler Way, James Street, and First Avenue.

Signs in image: Stanley Electric [...] Co. [...berg] Bros. Cigars. [Harvard?] Dental Parlor. Hotel Seattle. Rubber Stamps and Signs. Dr. Liebig. Dr. Ratcliff. The Bohemian. Olympic Hotel. Handwritten on sleeve: Hotel Seattle. Caption by MOHAI staff.

• Subjects (LCTGM): Hotels--Washington (State)--Seattle; Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Commercial streets--Washington (State)--Seattle

This image is 1910 or later because the Old Public Safety Building (built 1910) can be seen on the north side of Yesler at Fourth Avenue. Can't be much after that, though, because the buildings torn down to build the Smith Tower are still there.