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- Restaurants of Seattle 1853-1960
- Restaurants--Washington (State)--Seattle--History
- A chronological history of Seattle restaurants written by Hattie Graham Horrocks, a Seattle pioneer. Mrs. Horrocks, a great-granddaughter of Thomas Mercer (after whom Mercer Street and Mercer Island are named), wrote about 18 manuscripts on Pacific...
- Seattle Sawdust -- Bits and Pieces from the Seattle Collection
- Canterbury Ale & Eats Breakfast and Brunch Menu
- Seattle Public Library; Menus; Menu Design--Northwest, Pacific; Restaurants--Northwest, Pacific; Menu Design--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- "The Canterbury is a reincarnation of the Gaslight, a tavern that slid downhill through the turbulent 1960's. Peggy Clark bought it in November of 1976 and began its transformation into a latter day Tudor hash house." -From The Seattle Times review...
- Seattle Room Menu Collection
- Seattle Since the Fire
- Seattle (Wash.)--Periodicals; Washington (State)--Periodicals;
- Article from Christmas Supplement 1889 issue of Washington Magazine, describing building construction in and economic growth of Seattle after the Great Fire of June 1889. Includes descriptions of several Seattle neighborhoods and suburbs, including...
- Seattle Sawdust -- Bits and Pieces from the Seattle Collection
- Asia Express Menu
- Seattle Public Library; Menus; Menu Design--Northwest, Pacific; Restaurants--Northwest, Pacific; Menu Design--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- Seattle Room Menu Collection
- B&O's Pony Espresso La Carta (Menu)
- Seattle Public Library; Menus; Menu Design--Northwest, Pacific; Restaurants--Northwest, Pacific; Menu Design--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- B&O Espresso was the first espresso café on Capitol Hill, staking its claim back in 1976. It is well-known for its dessert selection, and also offers Mediterranean food and alcoholic beverages. As of 2012, it is still in operation in its original...
- Seattle Room Menu Collection
- B&O's Espresso Menu
- Seattle Public Library; Menus; Menu Design--Northwest, Pacific; Restaurants--Northwest, Pacific; Menu Design--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- B&O Espresso was the first espresso café on Capitol Hill, staking its claim back in 1976. It is well-known for its dessert selection, and also offers Mediterranean food and alcoholic beverages. As of 2012, it is still in operation in its original...
- Seattle Room Menu Collection
- Baist's Real Estate Atlas of Surveys of Seattle, Wash - Plate 8
- Seattle (Wash.)--Maps; Real Property--Washington (State)--Seattle--Maps;
- Baist Real Estate atlases of Seattle were published in 1905, 1908, and 1912. The atlases show property ownership (for large tracts), plats, block and lot numbers, streets, buildings, sewers, water mains, electric railways, and steam railroads.
- Seattle Maps and Atlases
- Baist's Real Estate Atlas of Surveys of Seattle, Wash - Plate 13
- Seattle (Wash.)--Maps; Real Property--Washington (State)--Seattle--Maps;
- Baist Real Estate atlases of Seattle were published in 1905, 1908, and 1912. The atlases show property ownership (for large tracts), plats, block and lot numbers, streets, buildings, sewers, water mains, electric railways, and steam railroads.
- Seattle Maps and Atlases
- Baist's Real Estate Atlas of Surveys of Seattle, Wash - Plate 14
- Seattle (Wash.)--Maps; Real Property--Washington (State)--Seattle--Maps;
- Baist Real Estate atlases of Seattle were published in 1905, 1908, and 1912. The atlases show property ownership (for large tracts), plats, block and lot numbers, streets, buildings, sewers, water mains, electric railways, and steam railroads.
- Seattle Maps and Atlases
- Baist's Real Estate Atlas of Surveys of Seattle, Wash - Plate 17
- Seattle (Wash.)--Maps; Real Property--Washington (State)--Seattle--Maps;
- Baist Real Estate atlases of Seattle were published in 1905, 1908, and 1912. The atlases show property ownership (for large tracts), plats, block and lot numbers, streets, buildings, sewers, water mains, electric railways, and steam railroads.
- Seattle Maps and Atlases
- Baist's Real Estate Atlas of Surveys of Seattle, Wash - Plate 4
- Seattle (Wash.)--Maps; Real Property--Washington (State)--Seattle--Maps;
- Baist Real Estate atlases of Seattle were published in 1905, 1908, and 1912. The atlases show property ownership (for large tracts), plats, block and lot numbers, streets, buildings, sewers, water mains, electric railways, and steam railroads.
- Seattle Maps and Atlases
- Baist's Real Estate Atlas of Surveys of Seattle, Wash - Plate 7
- Seattle (Wash.)--Maps; Real Property--Washington (State)--Seattle--Maps;
- Baist Real Estate atlases of Seattle were published in 1905, 1908, and 1912. The atlases show property ownership (for large tracts), plats, block and lot numbers, streets, buildings, sewers, water mains, electric railways, and steam railroads.
- Seattle Maps and Atlases
- First Church of Christ Scientist.
- Seattle (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etc.; First Church of Christ, Scientist (Seattle, Wash.); Christian Science church buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle; Lenggenhager, Werner; Sixteenth Avenue (Seattle, Wash.); Denny Way (Seattle, Wash.);...
- Churches. Christ Scientist, First Church of. Exterior, 16th and E. Denny. 1911. Bebb & Mendel, architects.
- Seattle Historical Photograph Collection
- First Christian Church.
- Seattle (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etc.; First Christian Church (Seattle, Wash.); Church buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle; Broadway Avenue (Seattle, Wash.); Olive Way (Seattle, Wash.); Lenggenhager, Werner;
- Churches. First Christian church. Broadway and East Olive. Built 1923. Exterior. Brick. Front Entrance. 1950. Photo by Werner Lenggenhager.
- Seattle Historical Photograph Collection
- Four Churches.
- Seattle (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Saint James Cathedral (Seattle, Wash.); Catholic church buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle; Pilgrim Congregational Church (Seattle, Wash.); Plymouth Congregational Church (Seattle,...
- Churches. St. James Cathedral. Ninth Ave. and Marion St. Built 1906-1907. Heins & LaFarge, New York, architects. Somervell & Cote, supervising architects. 1907. Pilgrim Church (Congregrational) Broadway and Republican st. Built 1905. J.F. Everett,...
- Seattle Historical Photograph Collection
- St. Joseph's Church.
- Eighteenth Avenue (Seattle, Wash.); Seattle (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Catholic church buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle; Saint Joseph's Catholic Church (Seattle, Wash.);
- Churches. St. Joseph's church. Exterior. 732-18th Ave. North. Built 1930. A.H. Albertson, architect. Joseph W. Wilson and Paul Richardson, associates.
- Seattle Historical Photograph Collection
- St. Mark's Cathedral.
- Seattle (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etc.; St. Mark's Cathedral (Seattle, Wash.); Cathedrals--Washington (State)--Seattle; Anglican church buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle; Tenth Avenue (Seattle, Wash.); Architecture, Gothic--Washington...
- Churches. St. Mark's cathedral (Episcopal). Exterior from southeast, 1245 10th Avenue North. 1929. Gothic Style. Arthur Brown (San Francisco), architect.
- Seattle Historical Photograph Collection
- Broadway Menu
- Seattle Public Library; Menus; Menu Design--Northwest, Pacific; Restaurants--Northwest, Pacific; Menu Design--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- Dave deVarona started The Broadway Restaurant in 1977, and in 1983, the business was sold to Bill Baffert. He later renamed the restaurant Baffert's in 1985. It was reviewed on November 2, 1984 in The Seattle Times.
- Seattle Room Menu Collection
- Bagel Deli Menu
- Seattle Public Library; Menus; Menu Design--Northwest, Pacific; Restaurants--Northwest, Pacific; Menu Design--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- Family owned and operated, this bagel shop makes traditional New York style bagels by kettle-boiling and baking them.
- Seattle Room Menu Collection
- Bloch's Menu
- Seattle Public Library; Menus; Menu Design--Northwest, Pacific; Restaurants--Northwest, Pacific; Menu Design--Washington (State)--Seattle.
- Founded in 1972 by Christine and Barry Bloch, Bloch's Restaurants Inc. operated four Bloch's Café's locations at various times. They were "known for counter service and prime-rib sandwiches at lunch and table service at night." The Bloch's Cafés...
- Seattle Room Menu Collection