Shared walls : Seattle apartment buildings, 1900-1939 / Diana E. James
- Author
- James, Diana E., 1941-
- Published
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2012]
- Copyright Date
- ©2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 271 pages) : illustrations, map
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- Contents
- Shared walls: a beginning -- All the modern conveniences: electricity, radios, and ice cube trays -- Behind the scenes: architects and builders -- Apartment fundamentals: styles, a Seattle form, classes, and building materials -- Downtown apartments: between the water and hills -- First Hill and Renton Hill apartments -- Capitol Hill apartments west of Broadway -- Capitol Hill apartments east of Broadway -- Apartments all around the town.
- Summary
- "The 1900 edition of Polk's Seattle City Directory listed four apartment buildings. By 1939, that number had grown to almost 1,400. This study explores the circumstances that prompted the explosive growth of this previously unknown form of housing in Seattle and takes an in-depth look at a large number of different apartment buildings"--Provided by publisher
- Subject(s)
- 1900-1999
- Apartment houses—Washington (State)—Seattle—History—20th century
- Apartments—Washington (State)—Seattle—History—20th century
- Appartements—Washington (État)—Seattle—Histoire—20e siècle
- ARCHITECTURE—Buildings—Residential
- HOUSE & HOME—Design & Construction
- Apartment houses
- Apartments
- Washington (State)—Seattle
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9781476603582 (electronic bk.)
1476603588 (electronic bk.)
9780786465965
0786465964 - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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