Hotel Sterling, 1412 3rd Ave, Seattle, circa 1906 (MOHAI 8983)

This view of Third Avenue in downtown Seattle shows the Hotel Sterling. The hotel was built in 1903 during a boom in hotel development in conjunction with rising economic opportunities and population growth, as well as the opening of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) in 1909. The building was remodeled in 1934 by Stimson and McDonald, Architects, and still stands on the east side of Third Avenue, between Union Street and Pike Street.
Businesses in image: Grand Buffet Bar; Billiards and Pool; The Sterling; Jones & H[unreadable], Stock Food, Poultry Food, and Kow Kure

This photograph is part of an album titled "Views of Businesses and Buildings, Area: Pine to Madison, 4th to Western"
Caption information source: Pacific Coast Architecture Database
Subjects (LCTGM): Buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle; Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Hotels--Washington (State)--Seattle