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| Title | University Way, looking north from 45th Street, ca. 1927 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1927 |
| Caption | University Way, nicknamed "The Ave, " is the business district closest to the University of Washington. University students, faculty and staff can easily walk to the University Bookstore, restaurants, banks, and other businesses in the area.
This photo shows The Ave, with its streetcar tracks, in about 1927. The tiled building on the left corner is now a jewelry store. The one on the right corner is still a bank, but it now has an automatic teller machine in its rounded corner. |
| Subjects | Business districts |
| Places | University District (Seattle, Wash.); University Way (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.791 |
| 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; 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 122, 388 |
