<p>This view of Elliott Bay is facing north and west. Seen here are two full-rigged-ships sitting in Elliott Bay; the King Street Coal Works at Second Avenue and Columbia Street, with the C&amp;PSRR Co. (Columbia &amp; Puget Sound Rail Road) Ocean Dock and Northern Pacific rail cars; and Ballast Island, at the foot of Washington Street and Main Street, a place Coast Salish Native Americans camped because it was close to site of Sdzidzilalitch, a traditional gathering place for trading.
On June 6, 1889, the Great Seattle Fire destroyed 25 city blocks, including much of what is seen in this image: the entire business district, four wharves, and the railroad terminals. </p>
<p>Caption information source: Sdzidzilalitch (Little Crossing-Over Place), by Jennifer Ott, HistoryLink.org Essay 10965</p>
<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Ore Industry--Washington (State--Seattle; Railroad cars; Piers &amp; wharves--Washington (State)--Seattle</li></ul>
D.R. Judkins
circa 1885 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1885-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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