Seattle is a West Coast seaport city and the seat of King County, Washington. It is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America, and is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the United States.
The city is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 100 miles (160 km) south of the Canada–United States border. A major gateway for trade with Asia, Seattle is the third largest port in North America in terms of container handling.
Let's take a look at these amazing vintage photos to see a Seattle from between the 1930s and 1940s.
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| Aurora Ave & Denny Way, Seattle, 1940 |
Vintage Photos Show How the City Has Changed Over 80 Years
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| 3rd and Pike, 1936 |
Vintage Photos Show How the City Has Changed Over 80 Years
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| Cable car at Third and Yesler, 1940 |
Vintage Photos Show How the City Has Changed Over 80 Years
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| 8th and Olive, 1932 |
Vintage Photos Show How the City Has Changed Over 80 Years
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| Chief Seattle statue at Fifth and Denny, 1936 |
Vintage Photos Show How the City Has Changed Over 80 Years
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| Aerial of Seattle with Beacon Hill and SoDo, 1945 |
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| Lenora Street viaduct, Seattle, 1931 |
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| Alaskan Way, 1939 |
Vintage Photos Show How the City Has Changed Over 80 Years
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| Lifeguard class at Green Lake, Seattle, 1936 |
Vintage Photos Show How the City Has Changed Over 80 Years
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| Alaskan Way, 1939 |
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| Looking up Pike Street from First Avenue, 1930 |
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| Ballard Bridge, 1941 |
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| Newsstand at 12th & Union, Seattle, 1946 |
Vintage Photos Show How the City Has Changed Over 80 Years
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| Bell Street viaduct under construction, 1931 |
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| Removal of streetcar tracks on Third Avenue, 1943 |
Vintage Photos Show How the City Has Changed Over 80 Years
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| Broadway and John St., Seattle, 1934 |
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| Third Avenue looking north from Cherry Street, 1930 |
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| Broadway line at Second & Columbia, June, 1941 |
Vintage Photos Show How the City Has Changed Over 80 Years
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| Broadway Market, Harrison and Broadway, 1937 |
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| Broadway Safeway, Broadway at Mercer, 1937 |
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| Denny Way, 1949 |
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| Diamond District, Seattle, 1944 |
Vintage Photos Show How the City Has Changed Over 80 Years
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| Dooley's Restaurant, 1940 |
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| Fourth Avenue, 1937 |
Vintage Photos Show How the City Has Changed Over 80 Years
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| In front of the Frye Hotel on 3rd and Yesler, 1945 |
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| International District, Seattle, 1945 |
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| Lake Union and Capitol Hill, 1945 |
Vintage Photos Show How the City Has Changed Over 80 Years
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| Nickerson Street, Dexter Avenue and Westlake Avenue, 1949 |
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| Pioneer Square, Seattle, 1945 |
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| Queen Anne Hill and aircraft carriers, 1946 |
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| Safety island at Westlake and Olive, 1938 |
Vintage Photos Show How the City Has Changed Over 80 Years
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| Seattle transit system line truck at Third & Pike, June 1946 |
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| Seattle transit system twin trolley coach at Third & Marion, April 9, 1947 |
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| Seattle transit twin trolley coach at Third & Union, March 1946 |
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| Seattle's waterfront, 1945 |
Vintage Photos Show How the City Has Changed Over 80 Years
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| Second and Pike, 1934 |
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| Second Ave. south from Union St., Seattle, 1930 |
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| Second Avenue decorated for Potlatch celebration, 1934 |
Vintage Photos Show How the City Has Changed Over 80 Years
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| Second Avenue, Seattle, 1944 |
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| Ship loading at Pier 39, Seattle, 1946 |
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| Snow on Capitol Hill, 1943 |
Vintage Photos Show How the City Has Changed Over 80 Years
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| SoDo, Seattle, 1945 |
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| The Diamond District, Seattle, 1946 |
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| The Diamond District, Seattle, 1946 |
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| Up Yesler, Seattle, 1945 |
Vintage Photos Show How the City Has Changed Over 80 Years
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| Westlake and Olive, 1949 |