Reamer’s first Washington State project was more like his work at Yellowstone—and is now another National Parks-run facility. It was constructed in just 53 days, working with construction superintendent George E. Garrison, who also worked with Reamer at Yellowstone.

Lake Quinault Lodge took Reamer’s sensibility from Yellowstone and injected Northwest regionalism, with a two-story, wood-frame structure and a steeply pitched asphalt roof. The center structure is decorated with large dormers and a prominent stone chimney, topped by a prominent hip roof.

The Skinner Building, anchored by the 5th Avenue Theater, was commissioned in the 1920s by Harry C. Arthur and Pacific Theatres, at the time the largest theater operator on the West Coast. The outside was relatively mellow, save for stone walls that contrasted from the brick buildings of the time. But it provided a backdrop for opulent interior, created by Reamer and interior designer Gustav Liljestrom. Because Chinese-inspired decor was trendy at the time—especially problematic with the Chinese Exclusion Act still in full force—the theater’s ceiling was a giant replica of the throne room in Beijing’s Imperial Palace, and took other inspiration from the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heavenly Peace, and the Summer Palace.

The building lost the “5th Avenue” marquee in the building’s 1979-1980 remodel, but it was replaced in 2009 after it was discovered that the Skinner Building was given more than strong enough structural supports to hold up a new one.

After completing the 5th Avenue Theater, Reamer was commissioned by another theater mogul, William Fox (yes, that Fox), to design Bellingham’s Mount Baker Theatre, complete with a central tower that’s an iconic part of Bellingham’s skyline (although it’s now dwarfed by taller buildings). It was one of the first reinforced concrete buildings in the Northwest, something that Reamer would continue to play with in his future work.

The theater, partially because of community stewardship, is largely intact, save for safety repairs and a larger stage. It even uses the original Wurlitzer organ from 1927.

Just a block from 1411 Fourth, the Great Northern Building also features featuring Art Deco motifs, although shorter and more subtle than its sibling. Its most ornate feature is a botanical frieze above the first floor—currently home to a Men’s Wearhouse.

The Blethen family, which still owns the Seattle Times, commissioned this Art Deco building in the early 1930s to replace its former headquarters in the flatiron-style Times Square building, which, unlike its replacement, is still standing today. It was made a Seattle landmark in 1996.

Onni Group took control of the South Lake Union property in 2013, and it was largely demolished in 2017, save for the south and east façades. While the developer’s plans were originally for residential towers, it appears Onni has switched gears to an office tower, according to permits filed with the city. Regardless, the plan is for remaining façades to stick around.

The Edmond Meany Hotel, known most recently as Hotel Deca (but recently reopened as Graduate Seattle), has a unique Art Deco shape designed to give every room something at least close to a corner view. At the time, its construction was groundbreaking: it was one of the first buildings in the region to be made of poured concrete rather than brick and terra cotta, something Reamer would continue to employ.