Suzanne Hittman Collection of the Pike Place Market
Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. Explore the early history of the Pike Place Market through letters, receipts, plans, rental agreements and other documents related to the market’s business.
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Letter from Arthur Goodwin to John E. Carroll, June 14, 1927
Letter from Arthur Goodwin to John E. Carroll, President of the Seattle City Council about a dispute pertaining to the market. Goodwin points out that those agitating against the market are not regular users and therefore not in a position to disrupt the market.
Identifier: spl_sh_00036
Date: 1927-06-14
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Letter from Arthur Goodwin to Councilman E.L. Blaine regarding the lighting bill for the new stalls at Pike Place Market, December 31, 1927
Letter from Arthur Goodwin to Councilman E.L. Blaine raising concern over the fact that the City Lighting Department had cut off power to 50 newly built Pike Place Market stalls which had been turned over to the city. Goodwin asks that Blaine see that the bill is paid so that the stalls are not left in darkness.
Identifier: spl_sh_00073
Date: 1927-12-31
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Letter from G. Folsom to Arthur Goodwin regarding count of foot traffic at Pike Place Market, April 20, 1927
Letter from G. Folsom, secretary of the Building Owners and Managers Association of Seattle, informing Goodwin of the upcoming spring count of foot traffic in the Pike Place Market area and asking him to provide the numbers for the sidewalks on First Avenue between Union and Pike.
Identifier: spl_sh_00070
Date: 1927-04-20
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Township Plats of King County, Washington Territory - Page 05, Township 21N, Range 3E
This atlas shows early land ownership for King County, Washington, providing names and property boundaries of original purchasers, grantees, claimants, etc.
Identifier: spl_map_218451_P05_T21N_R3E
Date: 1889
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Letter from Arthur Goodwin to Mrs. Alywin regarding her request for a raise for her work at the the post office, April 7, 1927
Letter responding to Mrs. Aylwin's request for a raise to account for the increased business at the Pike Place Market post office. Goodwin replies that he cannot justify a raise without seeing further evidence of the heavier traffic that Mrs. Aylwin references.
Identifier: spl_sh_00066
Date: 1927-04-07
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Township Plats of King County, Washington Territory - Page 31, Township 20N, Range 7E
This atlas shows early land ownership for King County, Washington, providing names and property boundaries of original purchasers, grantees, claimants, etc.
Identifier: spl_map_218451_P31_T20N_R7E
Date: 1889
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Township Plats of King County, Washington Territory - Page 02, Township 21N, Range 2E
This atlas shows early land ownership for King County, Washington, providing names and property boundaries of original purchasers, grantees, claimants, etc.
Identifier: spl_map_218451_P02_T21N_R2E
Date: 1889
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Letter from Frank Stier Goodwin to Arthur Goodwin regarding feedback for his article on foreign markets, September 22, 1927
Letter from Frank Stier Goodwin thanking Arthur Goodwin for his feedback on his article on foreign markets, 'Through the Levant with a Market-Basket.'
Identifier: spl_sh_00091
Date: 1927-09-22
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Municipal News v. 55, no. 19, Nov. 8, 1965
Identifier: spl_mn_818362_55_19
Date: 1965-11-08
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Gourmet's Notebook, v.19, no.6, Jul.-Aug. 1991
Combined issue, July and August 1991; Grady's, pg. 44; Settebello, pg. 42; Square on Yesler, pg. 46; Tai Si He, pg. 43; Take It From Us, pg. 47; Third Floor Fish Cafe, pg. 41; Union Bay Cafe, pg. 45
Identifier: spl_gn_928180_1991_19_06
Date: 1991-07
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