What was here before Skyline?

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Jim deMaine

THEN: Completed in 1900, the Graham mansion on First Hill at the corner of Ninth Avenue and Columbia Street is undergoing roof repairs in this 1937 photo.

NOW: Posing in pink, Robert and Antonette Ruppin, longtime florists for the Bon March department store, are the oldest residents of the First Hill block that was once home for the Sunset, a boardinghouse, and the Capri Apartments. (Jean Sherrard)

There’s a wonderful “before and after” story in today’s Seattle Times about a mansion that used to be literally at our front door – 9th and Columbia. The address on the picture should have correctly been 725 9th, not 727. Do you notice some familiar faces? Click here for a bit of interesting history!

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1 Response to What was here before Skyline?

  1. Sue Hogan says:
    October 11, 2016 at 8:18 PM

    Good story and very fun photo! Thanks.

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