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Cornerspotter: 1889 Seattle Building That's Still Standing

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Cornerspotter is the Curbed Seattle feature in which we show you a historical photo taken somewhere in the city and you identify the location. Impress fellow Curbed readers with your knowledge by leaving guesses in the comments or send them to our tipline: seattle@curbed.com. We'll post the answer on Friday. And hey: no cheating!


Image: Wikimedia

Built around 1889, this brick building has seen a lot come and go in its time. Perhaps surprisingly, that tiny building next store stuck around as well. Probably not surprisingly, there's a much bigger building next to both of them now. Like, really big. Past tenants include the Seattle Public Library, Wilson's Modern Business College and Thomas Investment Co. and it's still used mostly for offices today. Any idea where it's located in Seattle?

Seattle Public Library

1000 4th Ave., Seattle, WA 98104