It occurred to me that Smith Tower is not getting the attention it deserves and was worthy of its own before and after spotlight. I donned my handy "Not a Terrorist" t-shirt and began stalking the tower from every angle.
You are looking at what many people are calling the tallest, biggest, whitest building in all the land. It also happens to be the greatest temporary office space I have ever worked in for a very non-temporary 1.5 years, sad. Future pics show the tower dwarfed by other buildings but do not be deceived by alternative facts!! I tried continuing on in this vein but it makes my head hurt, I give the Twitter-In-Chief props for his drivel endurance...
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| From Upper Yesler Way - The original Skid Road. This is where logs were shuttled down to Yesler's saw mill |
The construction photo is from 1914 and its incredible to see the horse drawn wagons mingling with cars and a flourishing public transit system of street cars. It took another 75 years but the little triangle eventually became home to a station on the light rail and bus tunnel bored deep under downtown.
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| From Lower Yesler Way - Where the logs ended up in Elliot Bay |
A little jealous of the early photographers, they never had to worry about trees getting in the way of their shots...
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| From 4th Avenue - Seattle Lighting is still in the same building but in 1929 their sign reads Seattle Lighting Fixture Co |
Unfortunately, I needed my jet pack license to get the right angle here. I couldn't capture the exit of Seattle's Great Northern train tunnel which opened underneath downtown in 1905.
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| From Beacon Hill - The original photo is from the 40's, before the freeway came through. |
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From Elliot Bay - I wasn't feeling kayaking in the bay in February but if I grow a pair someday, I'll update the post with the modern shot.
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