Preview up to 100 items from this collection below. Seattle streetscapes and architecture are captured in the images shot by Werner Lenggenhager, a hobby photographer who gave nearly 30,000 prints to the library, many of which are digitized here.
1st Ave. north of Pike St., February 1985
Seattle - View east on 1st Av. & N. of Pike Str. (note: architecture of bygone days)
Identifier: spl_wl_str_00539
Date: 1985-02
View this itemBlue Gum Road Arts & Crafts Gallery, April 12, 1971
Seattle; Arts & crafts gallery in Fremont Hotel; One of several; Sale of April 17 on window was date of announced peace march downtown.
Identifier: {}
Date: 1971-04-12
View this item"Enjoy Living in Washington" billboard, February 7, 1959
Seattle; Wash. Poster
Identifier: spl_wl_bil_00039
Date: 1959-02-07
View this itemMoscow Restaurant, February 1952
Seattle; Wash. Russian Restaurant; Lakeview Blvd.
Identifier: spl_wl_res_00155
Date: 1952-02
View this itemView east from the Municipal Building, February 1984
Seattle - View east from 12th floor of Municipal Bldg. Freeway & James Str. are dominant features
Identifier: spl_wl_str_00019
Date: 1984-02
View this item1st Ave. south from Pike St., September 1983
Seattle - View S. on 1st Av. from Pike.
Identifier: spl_wl_str_00182
Date: 1983-09
View this itemJewish Transcript, v. 14, no. 41, Dec. 10, 1937
Identifier: spl_jt_3018328_14_41
Date: 1937-12-10
View this itemView looking up completed Space Needle, ca. 1962
Identifier: spl_gg_76550001
Date: 1962
View this itemLetter from Arthur Goodwin to Mr. Stier regarding City Light contracts for Pike Place Market stalls, August 11, 1927
Letter from Arthur Goodwin to Mr. Stier asking him to advise the City Light Department when there is a new tenant in the GG section of Pike Place Market. Goodwin explains that the tenant contracts are currently owned by both City Light and the power company and the contracts cannot switch providers unless there is a tenancy change.
Identifier: spl_sh_00127
Date: 1927-08-11
View this itemPetition from Pike Place Market inhabitants regarding street cars
Petition to the Mayor and City of Seattle from property owners and tenants in Pike Place Market requesting that the north and south bound street car routes be adjusted to stop congestion. They propose that these changes will allow businesses on both sides of Pike Street to benefit from the increased foot traffic generated by the street car riders.
Identifier: spl_sh_00031
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