P-I archives: Seattle’s commission district

This Seattle P-I photograph was taken in 1913, according to information on the back of the print. A larger version of the P-I’s image is available here. (Seattlepi.com file photo)

We often come across fascinating photos, newspaper clips or other Seattle history documents, but don’t have enough for a full photo gallery. So we’ve decided to display some P-I-owned photos and documents in quick blog posts.

Monday brought an aerial picture of Seattle’s downtown from nearly a century ago. Tuesday we posted a history of Woodland Park Zoo written by the 1938 zoological director.

Today, we need your help.

The photo posted above has little information written on the back. Brief notes say it’s a 1913 photo and was originally filed under Seattle’s commission district.

The location could be identified by searching a 1913 Polk directory, which is available at the downtown Seattle library, and checking for businesses shown in the picture. Louis Garfinkle is a name on a sign. C.R. Winslow is another.

This is where you come in, readers. If you find more information or think you can identify where the image was taken, leave a note in the comments.