619 WESTERN AVE

Albert Wickersham, also the architect of the masterful Maynard Building of 1892,
was the architect of this building, formerly known as the Yesler Hotel.
It was completed in 1914 and was a “flophouse” by the 1930s.
It was restored again in the mid-1990s to become the Pioneer Square Hotel,
currently the only hotel in the Pioneer Square Historic District.

The Saloon has been a fixture of the hotel even during the "Flo House" days
when it opened at 6 am and had an incredible collection of oldies
on the jukebox.
Nowdays it hosts monthly Art exhibits of local Artists. Many Artists from 
619 Western Ave have shown there.
The building was erected on the location of the tidal flats, an area which began
to be reclaimed in the 1890s and where a significant industrial and commercial
area was created, beginning in the 1900s. This building was part of the
development of the area, after the economic and industrial upturn caused
first by the Klondike gold rush, but then again with the increased industrialization
of the area, as World War I approached. The building is located across the street
from the Travelers’ Hotel, an even simpler building from 1913 and also designed
by Wickersham. It is not far from a number of warehouse and industrial buildings
erected during the same period, such as the Heffernan Engine Works Building of
1918.The design of the elevation, although from 1914, recalls elements of some
of the older Victorian buildings in the area, such as the St. Charles Hotel or
Our Home Hotel. Albert Wickersham arrived in Seattle in 1889 as a representative
of A. B. Jennings, a New York architect. He was the Supervising Architect on the
initial phases of the Denny Hotel in Seattle, later demolished thanks to the Denny
Regrade. He had an independent practice by 1893. Despite the work on the
Maynard Building, he appears to have received few commissions outside of this
building and Seattle Hardware that allowed him to show off his full design
capabilities. The Seattle Hardware Building is also a located in the Pioneer Square
Historic District at 83 King Street. This building, very different from the Maynard
Building and the Seattle Hardware Building, not only cleverly mimics earlier
buildings in the district, but also manages to convey visual interest, with similar
and simple repeated elements.


Gatzert Building, ca. 1909 Photographer Unknown Date ca. 1909 Located at 105-107 Yesler Way. Shows A. Bridge and Co. (Men's Furnishings) and Hotel Norman. On verso of image: Hotel Norman. The Saloon is located in the present day Pioneer Hotel Building behind the streetcar in this 1909 photograph. The Saloon hosts monthly art exhibits as well as most local Artists who drop in for refreshment and conversation.

Outdoor seeting in the afternoon sun attracts guests from the Pioneer Hotel and local artists, musicians and anyone on the outlook for a good beer. Here, the Vespa Club of America takes a break to share travel adventures during their rally in Seattle. Artist and curator Charles Holzhey ponders conversation with a friend. Photographer - Edd Cox
Albert Wickersham, also the architect of the masterful Maynard Building of 1892, was the architect of this building, formerly known as the Yesler Hotel. It was completed in 1914 and was a “flophouse” by the 1930s. It was restored again in the mid-1990s to become the Pioneer Square Hotel, currently the only hotel in the Pioneer Square Historic District. The Saloon has been a fixture of the hotel even during the "Flo House" days when it opened at 6 am and had an incredible collection of oldies on the jukebox. Nowdays it hosts monthly Art exhibits of local Artists. Many Artists from 619 Western Ave have shown there. The building was erected on the location of the tidal flats, an area which began to be reclaimed in the 1890s and where a significant industrial and commercial area was created, beginning in the 1900s. This building was part of the development of the area, after the economic and industrial upturn caused first by the Klondike gold rush, but then again with the increased industrialization of the area, as World War I approached. The building is located across the street from the Travelers’ Hotel, an even simpler building from 1913 and also designed by Wickersham. It is not far from a number of warehouse and industrial buildings erected during the same period, such as the Heffernan Engine Works Building of 1918.The design of the elevation, although from 1914, recalls elements of some of the older Victorian buildings in the area, such as the St. Charles Hotel or Our Home Hotel. Albert Wickersham arrived in Seattle in 1889 as a representative of A. B. Jennings, a New York architect. He was the Supervising Architect on the initial phases of the Denny Hotel in Seattle, later demolished thanks to the Denny Regrade. He had an independent practice by 1893. Despite the work on the Maynard Building, he appears to have received few commissions outside of this building and Seattle Hardware that allowed him to show off his full design capabilities. The Seattle Hardware Building is also a located in the Pioneer Square Historic District at 83 King Street. This building, very different from the Maynard Building and the Seattle Hardware Building, not only cleverly mimics earlier buildings in the district, but also manages to convey visual interest, with similar and simple repeated elements.