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Clark's Northgate Menu

Part of the Clark's restaurant chain, founded by Walter Clark, with 22 restaurants all across Seattle, Portland, Tacoma and Yakima. Opened in the early 1950's. Clark sold the chain to Campbell Soup Company in 1970. The family eventually bought back their favorite, The Red Carpet, and renamed it "Gene's Red Carpet Restaurant."

Identifier: spl_menu_00184

Café Express Menu

The café chain that operates out of the Nordstrom department stores. It started delivering sandwich boxes for lunch in 1985.

Identifier: spl_menu_00112

Alaska Building, ca. 1910

The Alaska Building, constructed between 1903 and 1904, was the first building in Seattle to be built with a steel frame. At 14 stories high, it was the tallest building in Seattle until the construction of the Hoge Building in 1911.

Identifier: spl_pc_00206

Date: 1910

King Street Station., ca. 1906

During the early 1900s, there was increasing interest in connecting railroads with Seattle. The high demand and competition between railways resulted in two railway stations being built directly next to each other at 4th Avenue and Jackson Street. King Street Station (which is depicted in this postcard) was constructed in 1906 and can be distinguished by its tower. Union Station, originally known as the Oregon and Washington Station, was constructed in 1911. (Alternative names for Union Station include the Union Depot and the Northern Pacific Great Northern Depot.) The postcard captioning can be confusing because both stations were sometimes referred to as "union stations" due to the fact that multiple railroad lines were shared within the same terminal. For a good example of the differences between Union Station and King Street Station see spl_pc_01011 where Union Station appears in the foreground and King Street Station appears in the background.

Identifier: spl_pc_01019

Date: 1906

Villa Academy, ca. 1977

Sacred Heart's Villa. Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart. Currently called Villa Academy.

Identifier: spl_pc_00303

Date: 1977

Elk's Hall at 4th Ave. and Spring St., ca. 1912

Street view of Elk's Hall on Fourth Ave. and Spring Street.

Identifier: spl_pc_00503

Date: 1912

City Hall Park, Frye Hotel and Smith Tower, ca. 1915

Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950

Street view of City Hall Park, Frye Hotel and Smith Tower. The Frye Hotel was constructed in 1911 and designed by the architects Charles H. Bebb and Louis L. Mendel. The project was funded by Seattle pioneer George F. Frye and his wife Louisa Frye (originally of the Denny family). The hotel was converted to low income housing in the 1970s. Smith Tower was constructed in 1912 under the supervision of the architecture firm Gaggin and Gaggin. It was the tallest building in Seattle until the construction of the Space Needle in 1962.

Identifier: spl_pc_00219

Date: 1915

King Street Station, ca. 1911

During the early 1900s, there was increasing interest in connecting railroads with Seattle. The high demand and competition between railways resulted in two railway stations being built directly next to each other at 4th Avenue and Jackson Street. King Street Station (which is depicted in this postcard) was constructed in 1906 and can be distinguished by its tower. Union Station, originally known as the Oregon and Washington Station, was constructed in 1911. (Alternative names for Union Station include the Union Depot and the Northern Pacific Great Northern Depot.) Confusingly, both stations were sometimes referred to as "union stations" due to the fact that multiple railroad lines were shared within the same terminal. For a good example of the differences between Union Station and King Street Station see spl_pc_01011 where Union Station appears in the foreground and King Street Station appears in the background.

Identifier: spl_pc_01013

Date: 1911

Frederick & Nelson

In Seattle, Christmas isn't Christmas without a Day at Frederick & Nelson. Seattle's most beautiful department store had rolled out the red carpet for its friends and neighbors this Christmas. The scene shows one of the First floor aisles.

Identifier: spl_pc_00224

Date: 1955

Come by Sail, Rail, or Hit the Trail! The Golden Potlatch, June 14, 1911

Postcard advertising the Golden Potlatch Festival, featuring three images on front showing the Seattle waterfront, a forest road and King Street Station. Transcribed from postcard: "A Hot Time in a Cool Place - Come! Seattle's Great Carnival Week of July 17th, 1911 Welcome!" Printed on back of postcard: "51. July 17, 1897, the steamer Portland arrived in Seattle bringing $500,000 in gold dust, the first proof of the rich strikes in the North. Within twenty-four hours the greatest gold rush of modern time was under way."

Identifier: spl_pc_36038

Date: 1911-06-14