<p>Shows Pioneer Building and the Hotel Seattle to the right; James St, front right, being raised to reduce the grade between 1st Ave. and 2nd Ave.
</p><p>From William F. Boyd Album, page 13.
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Caption on image: Front St./Boyd &amp; Braas Photo<p class="mw-empty-elt"></p>
<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Hotels--Washington (State)--Seattle; Street railroads--Washington (State)--Seattle; Road construction</li>
<li>Subjects (LCSH): First Avenue (Seattle, Wash.); Pioneer Building (Seattle, Wash.); Hotel Seattle (Seattle, Wash.); James Street (Seattle, Wash.)</li></ul><hr>
Front Street was later renamed First Avenue.
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Boyd and Braas</div>
circa 1890 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1890-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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