Pike Place Market Visual Images and Audiotapes
Series, 1628-02
- Record Group
- 1600-00
- Dates
- 1894 – 1984
- Extent
- 6.4 cubic_feet (19 boxes)
- Description
- The Pike Place Market Records pertain to the 22-acre federally assisted urban renewal project bounded by First Avenue on the east, Alaskan Way viaduct on the west and Lenora and Union streets on the north and south. It is an artificial collection that was accumulated by the City of Seattle Law Department as part of its legal preparation for the 1990 lawsuit, City v. Cliffhouse Associates, et al. The Law Department transferred the collection to the Seattle Municipal Archives in 1994.
The collection is divided into two records sub-groups. The first is the Pike Place Market Records (Record Series 1628-01), consisting of textual records; these records are described in the Pike Place Market Records finding aid. The second sub-group is the Pike Place Market Visual Images and Audio Collection (Record Series 1628-02), consisting of photographic prints and slides. This sub-group is described in this finding aid.
The vast majority of visual material relates to urban renewal activities in the Market neighborhood. The collection includes over 2500 photographs and over 4500 slides. The photographs are divided into three groups: historical and contemporary images of individual properties, images taken during a 1967 property acquisition project, and images organized by subject or Market activities. The slides document conditions of Market structures before, during, and after rehabilitation and construction; and Market activities and celebrations.
6,289 images have been digitized and are available on the digital collections site, liked below. - Encoded Archival Description (EAD)
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