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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Construction on Pike Place
Excavating for new bulkhead Pike Place, Aug 23 1939.' Photograph depicts trench built for new bulkhead along with the backs of vendor stalls in the main arcade.
Identifier: spl_sh_00014
Date: 1939-08-23
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Letter from Pacific Northwest Theatres, Inc. to Arthur Goodwin regarding the United Artists Theatre in Pike Place Market, February 26, 1927
Letter from Pacific Northwest Theatres, Inc. asking permission from Arthur Goodin to install a lighted sign for the United Artists Theatre (formerly known as the Liberty Theater) at Pike Place Market. The letter states that the sign will not only help the United Artists Theatre but other businesses as well because 'the sign will light up what is at the present time a rather desolate spot.'
Identifier: spl_sh_00115
Date: 1927-02-26
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Letter from Arthur Goodwin to Clare Boulton regarding expanding her business in the Economy Public Market, June 30, 1927
Letter from Arthur Goodwin to Clare Boulton, a vendor in the Economy Market, discussing the possibility of moving and expanding her business. Enclosed is a list of tenants and vacancies in the lower floor of the Economy Market listing the stall numbers and rental costs for each vendor.
Identifier: spl_sh_00072
Date: 1927-06-30
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Letter from Arthur Goodwin to P.B. Murray regarding an overdue rent payment, September 28, 1927
Letter from Arthur Goodwin to P.B. Murray of Murray Meat Market, stating that it has come to his attention that Murray believes he does not have to pay rent for the month of September. Goodwin states that Murray's rent is in fact due but they are allowing a 75 dollar discount for the month to account for the market stalls currently undergoing changes.
Identifier: spl_sh_00109
Date: 1927-09-26
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Letter from Frank Stier Goodwin to Arthur Goodwin regarding payment for his article on foreign markets, September 28, 1927
Letter from Frank Stier Goodwin thanking Arthur Goodwin for sending him 35 dollars in payment for his article on foreign markets, 'Through the Levant with a Market-Basket.'
Identifier: spl_sh_00093
Date: 1927-09-28
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Letter from Arthur Goodwin to John Clifford regarding a foot traffic count, April 21, 1927
Letter from Arthur Goodwin to John Clifford, the assistant manager of Pike Place Public Markets, Inc., requesting that he make the necessary prepartions for the spring count of foot traffic on the First Avenue and Pike sidewalks.
Identifier: spl_sh_00044
Date: 1927-04-21
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Kenneth Callahan Interview, 1984
Kenneth Callahan (1905-1986) was a noted Washington artist, known for his work in painting and sculpture. Together with Mark Tobey, Guy Anderson and Morris Graves, Callahan was part of the “Northwest Mystics” or “Northwest School” a group of artists formed during the 1930s who embraced Asian aesthetics and the natural environment of the Puget Sound. Callahan was born in Spokane, Washington and raised in Glasgow, Montana. His family moved to Raymond, Washington in 1918 and then Seattle in 1920. Callahan attended Broadway High School and, briefly, the University of Washington. He moved to San Francisco where he had his first one-man show and worked as a ship’s steward before returning to Seattle in 1930. In the same year, he married Margaret Bundy. The couple’s home quickly became a meeting point for many figures in Seattle’s art scene. During the Great Depression, Callahan worked as an artist for the Federal Arts Project. In 1933, Callahan’s work was included in the First Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Art at the Whitney Museum and Callahan began working as a curator at the Seattle Art Museum, a role he continued until 1953. In 1954 he won a fellowship from the Guggenheim. He traveled extensively through Europe and South America and focused on his painting. In 1961 Margaret passed away after a battle with cancer. Callahan remarried Beth Inge Gotfredsen in 1964 and the couple moved to Long Beach, Washington. Callahan returned to Seattle in 1984, shortly before his 1986 passing. Callahan’s work is included in the collections of several prominent museums including the Seattle Art Museum, the Guggenheim, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum and the Chicago Art Institute.
Identifier: spl_ds_kcallahan_01
Date: 1984
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Letter from Arthur Goodwin to Cappucio & Vacca regarding stamping produce bags, August 15, 1927
In his letter, Arthur Goodwin informs the vendors that the Commissioner of Health has passed a ruling that farmers selling their goods at the market need to stamp their bags with their business name and license number. Goodwin advises them to 'have a rubber stamp made with your name and address and stamp all your bags so that the public may be able to trace any goods that you have sold in case of any complaints that may be made.'
Identifier: spl_sh_00038
Date: 1927-08-15
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Letter from Arthur Goodwin to John Clifford regarding an empty market stall and the Bonnie Brae Ball Room, July 18, 1927
Letter from Arthur Goodwin instructing John Clifford, the assistant manager of Pike Place Public Markets, Inc. regarding the rent for an empty stall next to Murray's Meat Market. He also asks Clifford to check on the structural integrity of the Bonnie Brae Ball Room. He explains 'some of the modern dances put a special strain upon the building as a large majority of the dancers jump from three to six inches in the air, all landing at the same time. This is what wrecked a building in Boston and is worth taking into consideration.'
Identifier: spl_sh_00037
Date: 1927-07-18
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Letter from Arthur Goodwin to George Kootros regarding the Municipal Market expansion, June 13, 1927
Letter from Arthur Goodwin to George Kootros advising him that William Peterson will be working with the tenants at the Municipal Market to prepare for the market expansion. Goodwin advises Kootros he can retain the present location of his fruit stall but that it may be necessary for him to move the bakery stall so a lunch counter can be added.
Identifier: spl_sh_00098
Date: 1927-06-13
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