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| Title | Olive Tower Apartments, Seattle, ca. 1928 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1928 |
| Caption | During the first quarter of the twentieth century, multi-storied apartment buildings were constructed, especially on First Hill, Capitol Hill, and Queen Anne Hill. The Olive Tower Apartments are located at the corner of Boren Avenue and Olive Way. According to a real estate brochure of the time, two-room suites, unfurnished and furnished, rented for $52.50 to $85 a month. The 14-story building opened July 15, 1928 and advertised "a telephone in every apartment" and a fireproof garage. |
| Notes | Handwritten on sleeve: Olive Tower Apts Ext. |
| Subjects | Apartment houses--Washington (State)--Seattle; Skyscrapers--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Capitol Hill (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.3532 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 nitrate negative: b&w; 10 x 8 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from print made from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 600 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | 129824 |
