Vintage photos of Washington are so addicting to look through. They can really give us a good idea of what life was like here in the Northwest dozens of years ago. Check out these rare captures of our state’s landmarks taken throughout the 1900s:
- The Seattle Space Needle was built in only about a year so it could be featured at the opening of the 1962 World’s Fair.
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- This was our state’s old capitol building in 1910.
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- A sunset over the summit of the iconic Mount Rainier in 1913.
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- Rainier has always been remarkable to see in the distance too. Here was a shot of the mountain from Spanaway, taken in 1907.
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- The famous (and haunted) Thornewood Castle in Lakewood, under construction back in 1910.
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- The Grand Coulee Dam in 1942, before construction of its forebay.
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- The Seattle waterfront over a hundred years ago in 1905.
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- This view was seen looking down the glacier-fed Nisqually River in 1907.
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- The west entrance to Wright Park in Tacoma. Taken in 1910.
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- Steamboat Rock, a landmark near Grand Coulee, taken in September 1935.
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- Here was the North Head Lighthouse in 1910. It overlooks the beautiful Pacific Ocean in Cape Disappointment State Park.
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- The Columbia River in 1913 was just as breathtaking as ever.
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What do you think? Aren’t these vintage photos of our state amazing?
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