File:Notepaper from Hotel Seattle, circa 1905 (MOHAI 11883).jpg

Located in Pioneer Square at the intersection of Yesler Way, James Street, and First Avenue, the Hotel Seattle (also Seattle Hotel) was constructed in 1890, replacing the Occidental Hotel, which burned down in the fire of 1889. In 1891, the building served as home to the Seattle Public Library. Around the time of the construction of the nearby Smith Tower in 1914, Hotel Seattle was converted to use as an office building. By 1961, the building was abandoned and it was torn down the following year and replaced with a parking garage. This instigated a historic preservation movement in the Pioneer Square area to preserve other historic buildings before they could be demolished. This image shows a piece of stationery taken from one of the guest rooms at the Hotel Seattle. It appears to have been torn off of a pad of paper, and includes an illustration of the hotel building and logo.

Caption information source: http://cdm16118.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16118coll3/id/674/rec/1

• Subjects (LCTGM): Hotels--Washington (State)--Seattle; Letterheads