Paul Dorpat Collection
Browse photographs from the Paul Dorpat Collection which documents the history of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. At this time, a small sampling of images has been digitized while the collection is actively being processed.
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S. Washington St. east from 4th Ave. S., May 30, 1968
View of S. Washington St. looking east from 4th Ave. S. with the Terrace View Hotel and Astor Hotel visible in the distance. The Astor Hotel was designed by architects Thompson & Thompson and built in the former Japantown section of Seattle's International District in 1909, featuring a 400-seat cultural and performing arts theater, the Nippon Kan Theater. The theater served as a Japanese community center until 1942, when it was boarded up during the Japanese American internment.
Identifier: spl_dor_00011
Date: 1968-05-30
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Aerial view of downtown Seattle east from Safeco Plaza, July 15, 1981
Views east towards First Hill and Capitol Hill.
Identifier: spl_dor_00040
Date: 1981-07-15
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University Way NE and NE 45th St., ca. 1990s
Photograph shows the southwest corner of University Way NE, colloquially know as The Ave, and 45th St., with view of Safeco Tower building, later UW Tower after its purchase by the University of Washington in 2006.
Identifier: spl_dor_00049
Date: 1995?
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Olympic National Life Building demolition, March 28, 1982
The aftermath of Seattle's first implosion demolition in Seattle. Onlookers gaze at the remaining two stories of the Olympic National Life Building after the implosion.
Identifier: spl_dor_00026
Date: 1982-03-28
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View north from Seward Park with Linda, June 26, 1960
Photograph shows view of Lake Washington from Seward Park, and Mercer Island in the background.
Identifier: spl_dor_00038
Date: 1960-06-26
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East Channel Bridge, undated
View of the East Channel Bridge from Mercer Island to Bellevue, looking west from Enatai Beach Park in Bellevue towards Mercer Island.
Identifier: spl_dor_00030
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2nd Ave. north from near Columbia St., July 26, 1981
Photograph shows the Savoy Hotel Building, Marion Building, and Melhorn Building.
Identifier: spl_dor_00034
Date: 1981-07-26
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Canadian ships lighted at Piers 90 and 91, August 9, 1964
Identifier: spl_dor_00044
Date: 1964-08-09
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University Bridge, looking east, July 10, 1960
The University Bridge opened in 1919, connecting Seattle's University District with Eastlake. In this photograph, the bridge is open as boats travel underneath from Portage Bay to Lake Union.
Identifier: spl_dor_00001
Date: 1960-07-10
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Garden Theater just after closure, 3rd Ave. between Pike St. and Pine St., September 18, 1979
Also known as the Winter Garden Theater, it opened in December 1920 and closed in June 1979 as the Garden Art Theater. The Fischer Studio Building appears to the right of the theater and the Melbourne House Building appears to the left.
Identifier: spl_dor_00023
Date: 1978-09-18
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