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| Title | Natatorium (Seattle, Wash.), Second Avenue elevation |
| Alternate Title | Crystal Pool |
| Architects | Priteca, B. Marcus (Bernard Marcus), 1889-1971 |
| Client | C.D. Stimson Company |
| Date of Drawing Execution | ca. 1913 |
| Object Type | Architectural drawings |
| Physical Description | Blueprint: 93 x 138 cm. |
| Building Street Address | 2033 2nd Ave. |
| Building Location | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Purpose | Working drawings
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| Representation | Elevations
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| Descriptive Notes | Printed in title block:
The Natatorium
S.W. corner Second Ave. & Lenora Street, Seattle, Washington
For Messrs. C.D. Stimson Co., Inc.
B. Marcus Priteca, A.R.C.A. Architect
507-9-11 Pantages Building, Seattle, Washington
Work No. 55. Sheet No. 1
Written beneath drawings:
Second Avenue Elevation
Scale: 1/4" to 1' |
| Building Style | Beaux-Arts
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| Building Notes | The Crystal Pool completed in 1915 was one of the most popular recreation spots in the city. The swimming pool was spanned by enormous arched steel trusses supporting a glass roof. Surrounding the pool were tiers of seats for as many as 1,500 spectators. Salt water for the pool was piped from Elliott Bay and heated, filtered and chlorinated. Enormous iron boilers located in the building's basement heated the water. The Crystal Pool had high-relief, neoclassical facades fashioned of glazed terra cotta and corner entries with domes. The building was destroyed and rebuilt in 2005 retaining the old facade as a highrise condo named Cristalla. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Elevations |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Natatorium (Seattle, Wash.); Swimming pools--Washington (State)--Seattle--Designs and plans |
| Digital Collection | Architecture Collection
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| Digital ID Number | ARC0447
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| Ordering Information | Restrictions apply to the ordering of this image. Please contact photos@u.washington.edu for more information. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Repository Collection | B. Marcus Priteca Collection |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original drawing in RGB at 200-400 dpi, saved in TIFF format, changed to indexed color, enhanced and resized using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2006. |
