WAUMorrellMrsFrankPHColl1446.xmlGuide to the Mrs. Frank Morrell Collection of Photographs of the Denny Regrade 1929?Morrell (Mrs. Frank) Collection of Photographs of the Denny RegradeSpecial Collections, University of Washington Libraries© 2017 (Last modified: 11/27/2017)
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University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH1446Mrs. Frank Morrell collection of photographs of the Denny Regrade1929? 12 photographs (1 folder)Collection materials are in English.Photographs of work on the Denny Regrade around 4th and 5th avenues, and Seneca, Marion, James, and Cherry streets

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.

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

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

Processed by Dorian Drew, June 2017

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Denny Hill Regrade11Steam shovel in action during Denny regradecirca 1929 12Scene of train moving dirt carts between buildings while steam shovel runs behind shown looking east on Seneca from 5thcirca 1929 13Train moving dirt carts under elevated foot bridge at 4th and Cherry Streetcirca 1929

Written on verso: 4th and Cherry, So. on "4" from Columbia, Bldg on right old athletic club

 14Train passing under elevated foot bridge at 4th and Cherry Streetcirca 1929

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

 15Train moving carts past Marion Street on 4thcirca 1929

Written on verso: 4 & Marion

No on 4th Ave at Marion St

 16Train passing under elevated footbridge at Marion Street and 4thcirca 1929

Written on verso: 4th & Marion, N. on 4th Ave at Marion

 17Cablecar travelling downhill during regrade workcirca 1929

Written on verso: 4th & James?

 18Looking west over regrade activities on Seneca Street showing the Savoy Hotelcirca 1929

Written on verso: West on Seneca St. from 6th Ave (?),

19People inspecting train cars full of dirtcirca 1929 110Group of workers standing at 5th Ave in front of regrade activities on Seneca Streetcirca 1929

Written on verso: E. on Seneca from 5 Av

 111Steam shovel and workers at work during regrade activitiescirca 1929 112Regrade work in progresscirca 1929