300 block Warren Ave. Eastside; View N.E.
Title
300 block Warren Ave . Eastside ; View N.E .
Identifier
spl_wl_sec_00230
Description
Future site of the Century 21 Exposition (Seattle World’s Fair) . In 1956 , the City of Seattle’s Civic Center Advisory Committee selected land surrounding the existing Civic Auditorium at the foot of Queen Anne Hill for the site of the Century 21 Exposition and a future Civic Center for the city . In 1957 , the city acquired the property through condemnation . With a few exceptions , including the Civic Auditorium (which was transformed into the Opera House) and the National Guard Armory (which became the Food Circus) , most existing buildings were demolished . This set of photos documents the site before demolition began .
Subjects (LCSH)
Century 21 Exposition (1962 : Seattle, Wash.) Exhibition buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle Exhibitions--Washington (State)--Seattle Lenggenhager, Werner Dwellings--Washington (State)--Seattle Housing, Single family--Washington (State)--Seattle Wrecking--Washington (State)--Seattle Warren Avenue (Seattle, Wash.)
Photographer
Lenggenhager, Werner
Date
1957-10
Decade
1950/1959
Period
Before the Fair
Notes
Title taken from handwritten caption on verso. Date stamped on verso.
Folder
Seattle Center Before Century 21
Measurements
25.84 x 20.82 cm
Digitization Specifications
Master image scanned on Epson 10000 XL flatbed at 600 ppi, 24 bit color, saved as TIFF file. Photoshop used to reduce access image to 600 pixels on long edge; master image file size: 90,073,410 bytes.
File Format
image/jp2
Collection
Century 21 Digital Collection
Contributing Institution
The Seattle Public Library
Rights and Reproduction
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Type (DCMI)
image
Local Type
Photographs
Source
Original: 8 x10 b/w photographic print
Date created
2011-07-30
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