Frye Hotel and Smith Tower, Seattle, ca 1914 (MOHAI 684)

This view west along Yesler Avenue shows the 42-story Smith Tower looming above the Frye Hotel. Built in 1914 as Seattle's first skyscaper, the Smith Tower boasts the last manually operated elevators on the west coast.
Handwritten on sleeve: Smith Tower Pan from 1st Hill.
Subjects (LCTGM): Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Office buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle; Skyscrapers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Hotels--Washington (State)--Seattle; Parks--Washington (State)--Seattle; Bodies of water--Washington (State)--Seattle; Smith Tower (Seattle, Wash.)