4703 Beach Drive, circa 1961. Appeal of Waite Quesnell, et al., from decision of Board of Adjustment on a variance application. Photograph courtesy Seattle Municipal Archives. 4703 Beach Drive, prese...
1880-1920. Photo of wooden building with some windows and doors missing or boarded up, foundations exposed, and no stairs leading up to doors. Old 6th St. school, moved to So side Marian Sts and east...
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, one of the busiest air terminals of the U.S.A. Seen loading on right the tall tail of a Pan-American 707 Jetliner, on the landing strip a Trans-Canada DC3, the o...
A Seattle home on postcard. Can anyone locate it? Date unknown.
Dearborn Street at 9th Avenue South, Dec 30, 1936. Photograph courtesy Seattle Municipal Archives. Dearborn Street at 9th Avenue South, present day. Photograph courtesy Google Maps.
Washington Pioneer Hall, date unknown, view S. E. 43rd & Blaine Str. E. Photo shows two-story brick building with arched windows and “Washington Pioneer Hall” carved near top. Sign o...
Teeing off @ Seattle’s Jefferson Park Golf Course, 1925. Photo by Asahel Curtis; courtesy Seattle Municipal Archives. Jefferson Park Golf Course was built in 1915 by Thomas Bendelow, one of Ame...
This Queen Anne vantage point had to be one of Max R. Jensen’s favorites when capturing the Space Needle with Mt. Rainier. Who can place the year? Click for the high res. A beautiful view of Se...
Vintage Seattle was off last week as I was entertaining visiting family — including a 20 dollar trip to the Space Needle observation deck. While the price isn’t terribly reasonable, ah th...
Here Max R. Jensen captures a fire boat demonstration on Puget Sound. Since the caption mentions Seattle’s “newest” office structure being The Washington Building, that puts this ph...
For the past few weeks we’ve been studying architectural concept renderings for the Frederick & Nelson building’s 1949 addition. You can see the first here and the second here. Well ...
It’s finally spring and any day now the weather should start warming up. Any day now. It won’t be long until Seafair and the hydroplanes. Below find a vintage look at them from Max R. Jen...
The year was 1861 when Territorial University (later known as U. W.) opened up in what is now downtown Seattle with 30 students and just one teacher. Below find a photograph taken in 1875 from the ro...
Ever since the passing of Max R. Jensen last year, we’ve been cracking open and working through the man’s archives to present here at Vintage Seattle. I was fortunate enough to personally...
Last week we had a look at one possible option for the mid-century addition to the downtown Frederick & Nelson (now Nordstrom) building. Here we have another idea from 1949, this time incorporat...
We’ve seen it at night. We’ve seen it in candids. We’ve seen it from afar. And now we see it from a bench, thanks to the man who saw it all — Max R. Jensen. Click for the high...
You know it now as the Nordstrom flagship space in the downtown retail core. The building was originally built, however, for Frederick & Nelson in 1916 with an addition coming in the late 1940&#...
With all that is going on just across the water in Japan, nothing feels appropriate here. Maybe this image from 1950 can take our minds away from the mourning and fear, if just for a moment, as we ro...
It’s Friday and what better day is there to celebrate the life of storied Seattle photographer Max R. Jensen? The man seemed to capture it all through the years, especially the ’62 World&...
It’s Reframe time once again. Today we’ve got 3x the pleasure with Beacon Hill’s Fire Station #15 — twice in 1928 and the modern day shot. This is one beauty that still looks ...
We’ve seen a few dramatic Edward Osborn architectural renders around these parts (click here). Today’s offering is a little more restrained though still admirable. Below find Osborn’...
The great Seattle photographer captured much of the 1962 World’s Fair for his countless postcards and we’re all richer for it. Below find his shot of the International Fountain at night. ...
Here it is, Smith Tower, the most beautiful skyscraper in the city. The photo comes from Marion Dean Ross in May of 1972. Click for the high res and have a wonderful weekend. Smith Tower, Seattle, Wa...
Today we’ve got some fresh new Jensen photograph for you. This time he was perched high atop Magnolia Bluff spying the Naval Supply Depot below during what looks like the 50′s. You’...
Earlier this month we had a look at Earle Duff’s J.C. Penney rendering from Northgate Mall. Here we are with more Duff stuff from the 1960′s. Once again Mr. Duff mixes architectural rende...
Target is coming to downtown Seattle. But long before there were “big box” retailers in our city, there was Plummer’s General store at 1st Ave. S. & Main St. Built in 1858, Plu...
Even just a cursory glance of our Max R. Jensen photo archives will show the depth of Max’s coverage of the 1962 World’s Fair in Seattle. No angle was ingored, including the South Gate an...
Vintage Seattle contributor Allen wins again with this old photograph he dug up in a pile of pictures at a local bookshop. You can help him out by providing more clues over at his flickr page. Thanks...
Scope out lengendary Seattle architecture firm John Graham & Company’s beautiful acrylic on board rendering of the J.C. Penney’s at Northgate Mall from 1964. As you may know and for ...
Let’s take this friday to share this idyllic view with the woman in the bright teal pants. Let’s also take this Friday to wonder… did the woman in the bright teal pants ever think h...
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