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| Title | First Avenue looking south from Battery Street, ca. 1915 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1915 |
| Caption | The Belltown area of Seattle was named for William Bell, one of Seattle's first settlers. At first, this mainly residential area was almost completely separated from the downtown area by Denny Hill. By 1911, part of Denny Hill had been removed and a big fire had destroyed many of the homes and small businesses. These were replaced by hotels and other commercial buildings.
This photo, probably taken in 1915, shows the view south from Battery Street along First Avenue after the Belltown fire and the regrading project. Part of the domed wooden Bell Hotel (left) stands next door to the ornate brick Austin A. Bell Building (center). |
| Subjects | Business districts; Austin A. Bell Building (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Places | First Avenue (Seattle, Wash.); Belltown (Seattle, Wash.); Seattle (Wash.); |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.10038 |
| 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 negative : glass, b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | W&S 43, 955 |
