Night view from Smith Tower, 1937

[christopher575]

Night view from Smith Tower, 1937, originally uploaded by Seattle Municipal Archives.

I really love old photos of Seattle. It'd be so neat to be able to go back and see it all in person. People always say they want to travel to the future, but I think that's silly. Just sit tight and be careful and you're on your way there.

Comments

[boomstick.livejournal.com]

OMG I know exactly what you mean. I bought a book of my hometown's history and would love to go back to see it from the beginning. I'm obsessed with visiting New York city at the beginning of the 1900's. Seriously I've read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn like a thousand times.

[eskanto]

You've got a point. That place/time just look SO interesting; I'd like to grok it. I am sure it is totally different from the city today. And it will never be again.

I would never want to live in the past, but it would be cool to visit.

[tiff-seattle.livejournal.com]

Oh have you checked out this blog? http://www.vintageseattle.org/

[christopher575.livejournal.com]

Oh yes. I'm subscribed to their RSS feed. :)