<p>Shows the demolitian of the Old Hotel Washington at 4th Ave. and Stewart St. and the building of the New Washington Hotel at 2nd Ave. and Stewart St.
Caption on image: Denny Hill Regrade. Moving 7,500,000 cubic feet of earth to build a city. Seattle, Washington. Caption on top left photo: 1906. Old Hotel Washington. Caption on top right photo: 1907. Hydraulic and steam shovel at work. Caption on bottom left photo: 12486. 1907. Last of Old Hotel Washington. Caption on bottom right photo: 1908. New Hotel Washington.</p>
<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Then &amp; now comparisons</li>
<li>Subjects (LCSH): Denny Regrade (Seattle, Wash.); Grading (Earthwork)--Washington (State)--Seattle; Excavation--Washington (State)--Seattle; Washington Hotel (Seattle, Wash.); New Washington Hotel (Seattle, Wash.); Second Avenue (Seattle, Wash.); Stewart Street (Seattle, Wash.); Steam shovels--Washington (State)--Seattle; Central business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle</li></ul>
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Frank_Hamilton_Nowell" class="extiw" title="w:en:Frank Hamilton Nowell"><span title="American photographer and postcard publisher">Frank H. Nowell</span></a>
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circa 1907 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1907-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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