Pier 1, Seattle
Seattle, Washington | |
Owner | Northern Pacific Railway |
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Characteristics | |
Total length | 840 ft (256.0 m) |
Width | 100 ft (30.5 m) |
History |
Pier 1 in Seattle, Washington (after May 1, 1944, Pier 50[1]) was an important shipping terminal.
Location
Pier 1 was located at the foot of Washington Street. Pier 1 was immediately to the north of Pier A and immediately to the south of Pier 2.[2]
History
Pier 1 and Pier 2 to its north were built between 1901 and 1904, replacing Yesler's Wharf.[3] According to Paul Dorpat, the first tenant of Pier 1 was the Luckenback/Luckenbach Steamship Co. (he gives both spellings) for their intercoastal service.[4] Alaska Steam Ship Company was there as early as the first decade of the 20th century, when they shared the pier with the Port Angeles-Victoria Line and the Vancouver Line.[4]
In 1917, Pier 1 was owned by the
In the late 1940s, Alaska Steamship Co. moved to Pier 42 and
Notes
- ^ Daryl C. McClary (November 26, 2011), "Seattle docks and piers are given new designations on May 1, 1944", HistoryLink, Seattle: History Ink, retrieved March 15, 2023
- ^ a b Beaton, Welford, ed. Frank Waterhouse & Company's Pacific Ports: A Commercial Geography (1917), at pages 27 to 37. (accessed 06-09-11)
- ^ Thomas Street History Services (November 2006). "Context Statement: The Central Waterfront" (PDF). Seattle Department of Neighborhoods. Retrieved March 15, 2023. Updated January 2007.
- ^ a b c d Paul Dorpat (2005). "3" (PDF). The Seattle Waterfront: An Illustrated History. p. 198. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- ^ "Seattle Harbor Directory". Seattle Municipal Archives. 1971. Retrieved 2022-10-18. Map also available as File:Map of Seattle Harbor, circa 1971 (52409434495).jpg.
References
- Beaton, Welford, ed. Frank Waterhouse & Company's Pacific Ports: A Commercial Geography (1917) (accessed 06-09-11).
- State of Washington, Public Utilities Comm'n, Third Annual Report (covering the period from Dec. 1, 1912 to Nov. 30, 1913), Vol. 3, at page 199. (accessed 06-09-11)
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