Mrs. Frank Morrell collection of photographs of the Denny Regrade

Mrs. Frank Morrell collection of photographs of the Denny Regrade, 1929?

Overview of the Collection

Title: Mrs. Frank Morrell collection of photographs of the Denny Regrade
Dates: 1929? (inclusive)
19291929
Quantity: 12 photographs (1 folder)
Collection Number: PH1446
Summary: Photographs of work on the Denny Regrade around 4th and 5th avenues, and Seneca, Marion, James, and Cherry streets
Repository: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions: Access restricted: For terms of access, contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Languages: English

Historical BackgroundReturn to Top

The Denny Hill regrade was a project that took many years and and $2.25 million dollars to complete. The first phase (1898-1899) leveled 1st Avenue from Pine Street to Denny Way. The second phase, during which the photographs in this collection were taken, regraded the area from 2nd to 5th Avenues between Pike and Cedar Streets. It took 11 years for this phase to be completed. In this phase, more than five million cubic yards of dirt were sluiced into Elliott Bay. The avenues and streets were lowered to a gradient no more than 5%, and 4th and 5th Avenues were widened. The Denny Hill regrade was not fully completed until the 1930s, when the last embankment along 5th Avenue was removed.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Photographs of work on the Denny Regrade around 5th and Seneca

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

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Restrictions on Use

Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donor: Mrs. Frank Morrell, November 8, 1955.

Processing Note

Processed by Dorian Drew, June 2017

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Denny Hill RegradeReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Folder	item
1	1	Steam shovel in action during Denny regrade	circa 1929
1	2	Scene of train moving dirt carts between buildings while steam shovel runs behind shown looking east on Seneca from 5th	circa 1929
1	3	Train moving dirt carts under elevated foot bridge at 4th and Cherry Street Written on verso: 4th and Cherry, So. on "4" from Columbia, Bldg on right old athletic club	circa 1929
1	4	Train passing under elevated foot bridge at 4th and Cherry Street Written on verso: 4th and Cherry, So. on 4th Ave from Columbia St., Bldg on right at S.W. cor 4 & Cherry since been cut back 2 windows	circa 1929
1	5	Train moving carts past Marion Street on 4th Written on verso: 4 & MarionNo on 4th Ave at Marion St	circa 1929
1	6	Train passing under elevated footbridge at Marion Street and 4th Written on verso: 4th & Marion, N. on 4th Ave at Marion	circa 1929
1	7	Cablecar travelling downhill during regrade work Written on verso: 4th & James?	circa 1929
1	8	Looking west over regrade activities on Seneca Street showing the Savoy Hotel Written on verso: West on Seneca St. from 6th Ave (?),	circa 1929
1	9	People inspecting train cars full of dirt	circa 1929
1	10	Group of workers standing at 5th Ave in front of regrade activities on Seneca Street Written on verso: E. on Seneca from 5 Av	circa 1929
1	11	Steam shovel and workers at work during regrade activities	circa 1929
1	12	Regrade work in progress	circa 1929

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