Ladies' Waiting Room at King Street Station, ca. 1907, postcard - 6d352c7a0ec46fc055dc75cfaa5fdffc (page 2)

Transcribed from postcard: "Interior view of the Ladies' Waiting Room, Seattle Passenger Station." During the early 1900's, there was increasing interest in connecting railroads with Seattle. The high demand and competition between railways resulted in two railway stations being built directly next to each other at 4th Avenue and Jackson Street. King Street Station (the interior of which is depicted in this postcard) was constructed in 1906 and can be distinguished by its tower. Union Station was constructed in 1911 and originally known as the Oregon and Washington Station. Confusingly, both stations were sometimes referred to as "union stations" or "union depots" due to the fact that multiple railroad lines were shared within the same terminal. For a good example of the differences between Union Station and King Street Station see spl_pc_01011 where Union Station appears in the foreground and King Street Station appears in the background.






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