The southeast corner of First and Yesler Way 
is now a great place to have a
cappuccino at Starbucks 
and watch the underground tour go by. 
In 1907 it was home to the Norther Pacific Railway Co. ticket office. 

	Olympic Block, southeast corner of 1st. Ave. S. and Yesler Way, Seattle.
Photographer - Asahel Curtis, 1874-1941
Date	1907
Shows Northern Pacific Railway Co. ticket office.

Olympic Block, Seattle, 1969
Southeast corner of First Avenue & Yesler Way.
Photographer  Thomas, Paul  Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Signs in image: B&R Cafe - Featuring the Best Fare in Pioneer Square.
 [Moler?] Barber School. Golden - Liquidators, Salvage House. Cafe.
Britannia Tavern. Rooms 25 Cents.
Handwritten on sleeve: Pioneer Square.

Men outside B & R Cafe, Seattle, 1969
Photographer - Tom Barlet,  Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The B & R Cafe was typical of "Skid Road" dives,
located on the southeast corner of First Avenue S. and Yesler Way,
in the Cascade Hotel. 
This building collapsed during an
attempted renovation in the 1970s.
Signs in image: The Best Fare at Pioneer Square - B&R Cafe -
Cocktail Lounge - Seafood, Steaks - [...] Room.
Handwritten on sleeve: Skid Row, welfare.