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 |
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| 3rd and Pike, 1936 |
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| Cable car at Third and Yesler, 1940 |
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| 8th and Olive, 1932 |
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| Chief Seattle statue at Fifth and Denny, 1936 |
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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 |
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| Lifeguard class at Green Lake, Seattle, 1936 |
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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 |
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| Bell Street viaduct under construction, 1931 |
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| Removal of streetcar tracks on Third Avenue, 1943 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| Dooley's Restaurant, 1940 |
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| Fourth Avenue, 1937 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| Westlake and Olive, 1949 |