| The Cherry in Cherry St. http://pauldorpat.com/?page_id=1331 |
came A.W. Piper, the proprietor of the Puget Sound Candy
Manufactory and confections shop.
Understandably, Piper was popular on account of his sweets,
but also for his cartoons and generally good humor. Piper
was also the first socialist on the Seattle City Council,
although not the last. For the costume ball Piper came
dressed as Yesler, and the resemblance was so convincing
that Henry returned to his home, which was nearby at the
James Street end of the same block, and made a sign, which
he carried back to the party hanging from his neck. It read,
“The Real Henry Yesler.” Also nearby, in their big orchard,
where since 1914 has stood the City-County Building, Sarah
and Henry Yesler included among their fruit bearing trees,
cherries. And one of the popular confections seasonally
offered out of Piper’s “factory” was his cherry pies, which
may well have been filled with Yesler’s cherries. Cherry
Street, however, was named for neither Yesler’s trees nor
Piper’s pies. Although the taciturn Arthur Denny did not
explain it, the street is most likely Denny’s allusion to the
town of Cherry Grove, Illinois. From there the Denny Party
began its long trek to Puget Sound in the spring of 1851.
Manufactory and confections shop.
Understandably, Piper was popular on account of his sweets,
but also for his cartoons and generally good humor. Piper
was also the first socialist on the Seattle City Council,
although not the last. For the costume ball Piper came
dressed as Yesler, and the resemblance was so convincing
that Henry returned to his home, which was nearby at the
James Street end of the same block, and made a sign, which
he carried back to the party hanging from his neck. It read,
“The Real Henry Yesler.” Also nearby, in their big orchard,
where since 1914 has stood the City-County Building, Sarah
and Henry Yesler included among their fruit bearing trees,
cherries. And one of the popular confections seasonally
offered out of Piper’s “factory” was his cherry pies, which
may well have been filled with Yesler’s cherries. Cherry
Street, however, was named for neither Yesler’s trees nor
Piper’s pies. Although the taciturn Arthur Denny did not
explain it, the street is most likely Denny’s allusion to the
town of Cherry Grove, Illinois. From there the Denny Party
began its long trek to Puget Sound in the spring of 1851.
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| Answers: 1. Seattle 2. 1880 Bonus: See below. |
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| Quiz #242 Results |
| Cherry and First Sts., Seattle Google Street View |
| Cherry St., Downtown Seattle Google Maps Satellite View |
| How Milene Solved the Puzzle |
| I initially thought of Laura Ingalls Wilder's book "The Long Winter" and was looking around in the midwest in 1869. Then I blew up the picture and searched Yesler Hall. I found this "In 1869, Yesler Hall is built to be used for community meetings and events. Located at the southeast corner of Cherry Street and Front Street (later renamed 1st Avenue), it becomes the first community hall built in Seattle for this purpose." and this photograph was there with the caption "Downtown Seattle looking east on Cherry Street from Front (1st Avenue), Yesler Hall on right, January 1880" I can't take screen shots with my computer so I can't take a shot of the Google maps shot looking up Cherry Street. I will try some other pics I found. |
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| Answer to Quiz #242 January 24, 2010 |
| We received quite a few great pictures of the intersection of Cherry & First Sts. in Seattle from our readers. Many of them are shown below. G'job everyone! |
| Earliest photo of Cherry St., Seattle from 1875, and what it looks like today. http://pauldorpat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/x4-1875-blog-cherry-street-snow-grab.jpg |
Views of Yesler Wharf from the rear of the Peterson Bros Photography studio at
the foot of Cherry Street. pauldorpat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/.....
the foot of Cherry Street. pauldorpat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/.....
| Seattle Cherry St. Skyline http://tgfhcreative.com/images/BOAT_ok.jpg |
| Looking east on Cherry St. from Front St. (First Ave.) http://pauldorpat.com/?page_id=1331 |
| 1880 Big Snow looking north on Commercial Street (First Ave. S.) from Main Street www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=3681 |
| 9 shows the difference in elevation looking up at Seattle while near the harbor. I think that is the elevated Alaskan freeway that goes through downtown Seattle. The skyline view is spectacular. - Judy Pfaff |
| 15 is at Harbor Steps downtown which looks up First Ave. a few streets north of Cherry Street. The view today is quite different in any direction from that in 1880. - Judy Pfaff |
I googled Cherry St. and 5th avenue on gogggle maps. They only brought up 10!
which turned out to be only 8. I went to each and looked at the view from 1st Ave to
5th Ave. It could only be Seattle. Then I googled snow storms in Seattle. Initially, I
opted for 1950 (having ruled out 1880 - how many cameras existed at that time?) but
then i saw the exact picture claiming 1880. [I liked this one - not impossibly difficult;
not terribly easy either. Thanks!] Debbie Johnson
I'm coming out of lurking to identify this photo as Seattle, Washington, 1880. This is
probably cheating, but I recognized the Yesler name on the right margin of the picture
and "googled" Seattle Snowstorms. This took me to the delightful blog of Seattle
resident Paul Dorpat and the history of the few large snowstorms that have happened in
Seattle. Sue Edminster
*****
I recognized the street names right away as I had lived in Seattle, Washington during
the 1960s and still a occasional visitor. I googled Seattle snowstorm Jan., 1880 and
came up with the contest photo. I then inputted 101 Cherry St. 98104-2205 on
mapquest to get a current street photograph. I think the oldest building in that area
would be the Smith Tower, a short distance away on First Street, built after 1880.
Mike Dalton
*****
Yesler Hall looked like a good place to start, as indeed it turned out to be, pinpointing
Seattle. Tried Seattle Blizzard, the most reasonable of which seemed to be 1916. I
nearly submitted that, but felt that the picture had an older feel to it, and I wanted some
kind of confirmation. Digging deeper (as it were), I came upon "The Great Snow of
1880." That felt right, matched the phrase under the picture, and I soon found a nearly
identical shot dated January 1880. Confirmation is a good thing. So are feelings.
Peter Norton
*****
Snow up to 4' deep! Holy cow! And no power equipment to move it.
Evan Hindman
*****
Although easy puzzles are less work ... now whatever will I do for entertainment the
rest of the week? Heh,heh!! Elaine C. Hebert
*****
I used the note about Yesler's Hall to identify it as Seattle. I have spent a lot of time in
Seattle but have never seen it like this. James Baker
*****
The Quizkids loved this! Being in Florida, none of them knew that snow could block
streets and keep kids home from school!!!! Mr. Rick and His Quiz Kids
*****
I've been in Mexico for a family vacation - trying to get away from conditions depicted
in the photo quiz this week. The picture is a great photo journal with all the labels and
notations.Family albums would be so much more meaningful to future generations if,
once in awhile, we wrote down details about some of the photos - not only people but
places, as well. The photo is from Seattle Wash., in 1880. Current photos of the area
would show sky-scrpers, according to Google Earth but I found none from the same
view point. Don Draper
which turned out to be only 8. I went to each and looked at the view from 1st Ave to
5th Ave. It could only be Seattle. Then I googled snow storms in Seattle. Initially, I
opted for 1950 (having ruled out 1880 - how many cameras existed at that time?) but
then i saw the exact picture claiming 1880. [I liked this one - not impossibly difficult;
not terribly easy either. Thanks!] Debbie Johnson
I'm coming out of lurking to identify this photo as Seattle, Washington, 1880. This is
probably cheating, but I recognized the Yesler name on the right margin of the picture
and "googled" Seattle Snowstorms. This took me to the delightful blog of Seattle
resident Paul Dorpat and the history of the few large snowstorms that have happened in
Seattle. Sue Edminster
*****
I recognized the street names right away as I had lived in Seattle, Washington during
the 1960s and still a occasional visitor. I googled Seattle snowstorm Jan., 1880 and
came up with the contest photo. I then inputted 101 Cherry St. 98104-2205 on
mapquest to get a current street photograph. I think the oldest building in that area
would be the Smith Tower, a short distance away on First Street, built after 1880.
Mike Dalton
*****
Yesler Hall looked like a good place to start, as indeed it turned out to be, pinpointing
Seattle. Tried Seattle Blizzard, the most reasonable of which seemed to be 1916. I
nearly submitted that, but felt that the picture had an older feel to it, and I wanted some
kind of confirmation. Digging deeper (as it were), I came upon "The Great Snow of
1880." That felt right, matched the phrase under the picture, and I soon found a nearly
identical shot dated January 1880. Confirmation is a good thing. So are feelings.
Peter Norton
*****
Snow up to 4' deep! Holy cow! And no power equipment to move it.
Evan Hindman
*****
Although easy puzzles are less work ... now whatever will I do for entertainment the
rest of the week? Heh,heh!! Elaine C. Hebert
*****
I used the note about Yesler's Hall to identify it as Seattle. I have spent a lot of time in
Seattle but have never seen it like this. James Baker
*****
The Quizkids loved this! Being in Florida, none of them knew that snow could block
streets and keep kids home from school!!!! Mr. Rick and His Quiz Kids
*****
I've been in Mexico for a family vacation - trying to get away from conditions depicted
in the photo quiz this week. The picture is a great photo journal with all the labels and
notations.Family albums would be so much more meaningful to future generations if,
once in awhile, we wrote down details about some of the photos - not only people but
places, as well. The photo is from Seattle Wash., in 1880. Current photos of the area
would show sky-scrpers, according to Google Earth but I found none from the same
view point. Don Draper
Yesler Wharf in 1880, from near Cherry Street. Steamer Geo. E. Starr being
built in Hammond ship yard, about where Cherry and Post streets now are, or
would be if Cherry were extended. content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php.....
built in Hammond ship yard, about where Cherry and Post streets now are, or
would be if Cherry were extended. content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php.....
| 1. What city is this? 2, What year did this happen? Bonus: Send me a picture of this view of the street today. Send it to colleen@forensicgenealogy.info. |
| Looking Up Cherry St. http://www.flickr.com/photos... |
| Comments from Our Readers |
| For More Historic Pictures of Seattle by Thomas Prosch www.lib.washington.edu/Specialcoll/findaids/docs/photosgraphics... |
Written on bottom of page: Cherry
Street from First to Fifth Avenue, in
the great snow of January, 1880. The
depth was three to four feet, in some
places more. Much damage was done.
Left Side: A.C. Anderson on Fourth.
J.R. Lewis, on Third. Horton's vacant
lots. Three belonging to H.B. Bagley
west of Second. Chris Schuerman, on
First.
Street from First to Fifth Avenue, in
the great snow of January, 1880. The
depth was three to four feet, in some
places more. Much damage was done.
Left Side: A.C. Anderson on Fourth.
J.R. Lewis, on Third. Horton's vacant
lots. Three belonging to H.B. Bagley
west of Second. Chris Schuerman, on
First.
| For our quiz on the Smith Tower, see www.forensicgenealogy.info/contest_63_results.html |
| Cherry St. http://farm4.static.flickr.com.... |
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| GoogleEarth M. C. Escher Version |
| Cherry St. and Second Ave. with a view of the Smith Tower http://www.flickr.com/photos/mshobe/3943225904/ |
| Submitted by long time Quizmaster Dave Doucette. |
| Congratulations to Our Winners! Mr. Rick and his Quiz Kids hit another homer! Stan Read Karen Kay Bunting Tamura Jones Daniel E. Jolley Lindsay MacKenzie Janice Sellers Susan Fortune Mary Osmar Mike Dalton Edee Scott Debbie Sterbinsky Diane Burkett Marilyn Hamill Justin Campoli Milene Rawlinson Lynda Snider Ben Truwe Susan Edminster George E. Wright Peter Norton Judy Pfaff Suzan Farris Carole Cropley Carl Blessing Evan Hindman Tricia Joshua Kreitzer Debbie Johnson Jim Kiser JoLynn Pfeiffer Shirley Ferguson Nancy Lear Emily Wise Dennis Brann Wayne Douglas Elaine C. Hebert James F. Baker Amanda Klecker Alan Lemm Teresa Yu Joe McCabe Margaret Waterman Nicole Blank Don Draper Michael Adan Sandy McConathy Beth Long Gary Sterne Betty Chambers Tom Tollefsen Robert W. Steinmann, Jr. |
| Looking north on Front Street (First Avenue) from Cherry St. during the 1880 Big Snow. Photo by Peterson & Bros http://pauldorpat.com/wp-content/uploads/..... |
| A later view of Yesler Wharf. http://pauldorpat.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/x16-1880-yesler-wharf-peterson.jpg |
| Mapquest and GoogleEarth |
| Looking across Cherry St. |
| Cherry St. at Night http://farm1.static.flickr.com... |
| Cherry St., Downtown Seattle Google Maps |
Right Side: John Condon on Fifth. S.W. Russelt, First Baptist Church, on Fourth, T.S.
Russel, on Third. L.V. Wyckoff on Second. Yesler Hall on First. In all 61 inches of
snow fell in that storm, and 102 inches during 1880.
http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/prosch_seattle&CISOPTR=71&CISOBOX
=1&REC=1
Russel, on Third. L.V. Wyckoff on Second. Yesler Hall on First. In all 61 inches of
snow fell in that storm, and 102 inches during 1880.
http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/prosch_seattle&CISOPTR=71&CISOBOX
=1&REC=1
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| There is a...cherry connection within the 1880 view [used for this week's quiz photo]. On its right side is Henry Yesler’s famous hall at the southeast corner of First and Cherry. This was the most popular pioneer venue for theater, lectures, banquets, variety, and community parties. To one of these parties, a costume ball, once |
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| Personal Photos of Long Time Quizmaster Judy Pfaff |
| 700 First Ave, Seattle http://www.flickr.com/photos/mshobe/3943225904/ |
