Guide to the Henry Broderick Photograph Collection
circa 1910-circa 1975

Biographical Note

Henry Broderick arrived in Seattle in 1901 when he was 21 years old, and during the next ten years he successfully established himself as an expert in Seattle real estate. He used his natural talents in advertising and real estate to rise quickly in management for John Davis & Company. In 1908 he left to start his own business, Henry Broderick, Inc. One of his major clients during those early years was Union Pacific Railroad, for which Broderick managed a four or five man team and led their Seattle land purchases during the height of the railroad boom in 1906. According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer of June 1, 1909, Broderick was one of nine men instrumental in bringing the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition to Seattle.

Many Jewish entrepreneurs had professional contact with Henry Broderick as he was a major player in Seattle's growth and real estate market. Seattle had become a Jewish center in Washington State for the influx of Eastern European immigrants during the late 1880s and early 1900s. Some profited from the Alaska-Yukon gold rush and contributed to the economic development of Seattle as well. Jewish families purchased and/or rented property from Broderick beginning in his early years. Broderick's honesty in his business dealings and his consistency in management policies and rates contributed to his large, lucrative, well-run organization. His respectful treatment of Jews gained him enough trust that many Jewish families continued their professional relationship with him until his death in 1975.

Scope and Content

This photograph collection contains exterior views of commercial buildings and storefronts in downtown Seattle owned or rented by Jewish individuals and businesses. It also contains one image of a residence.

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions might exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact the repository for details.

Restrictions on Access

The collection is open to the public.

Acquisition Info

Henry Broderick and Coldwell Banker (formerly Henry Broderick, Inc.), 1974.

Processing Info

Processed by Toby Harris, 2005.

Henry Broderick and Coldwell Banker (formerly Henry Broderick, Inc.) lent these photographs to the Special Collections division for copying when Meta Buttnick and Karyl Winn conducted an oral history interview with Broderick in 1974 in Seattle. The photograph copies were relocated from the oral history collection, Accession No. 2350-1 in the division, in that year.

Inventory

Box/Folder

Item

Date

Central Business District/Capitol Hill (Seattle, Wash.)

1/1

1

Barlin and Silver, wholesale dry goods, 1925 8th Avenue, second floor

circa 1940s

2

Harry Baron, furniture, northwest corner of 11th Avenue and East Pike Street

circa 1940s

3

Block's Army-Navy, Broderick Building, Pike Street at 1st Avenue

undated

4

Fischer-Gottstein Building, Teresa of Hong Kong, 1513-1523 5th Avenue

undated

5

Gittleschon family-owned store and flats, 12th Avenue East and East Pike Street

circa 1910-1915

Photographer: Frank Nowell, Seattle

6

Gottstein Building, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance, southwest corner of 3rd Avenue and Pine Street

undated

7

Gottstein Building, Tuxedo Rentals, 9th Avenue and Pike Street

undated

8

Henry Kleinberg residence, 1254 10th Avenue North

undated

Address currently 1254 10th East; sometimes known as "the pink palace."

1/2

9

Dr. John E. Lurie, dentist, 202 Peoples Building, 204 Pike Street

circa 1940s

10

Leo A. Meltzer Company, wholesale men's and boy's furnishings, 1924 1st Avenue South

circa 1930s

11

Schoenfeld Building, Russian War Relief, 8th Avenue and Olive Square

undated

12

Construction of the Shafer Building, 515 Pine Street

circa 1923

"A modern 10 story office building."

13

Shulman Bros. Furniture Co., Hotel Gatewood, 107 Pine Street

undated

14

Siegel Dyeworks and Repair Shop, Owl Transfer and Storage, Hotel Ertyl, Seattle Taxicab, 9th Avenue and Pike Street

circa 1909

Photographer: Frank Nowell, Seattle

15

Singerman's, men's furnishings, southwest corner of 3rd Avenue and Pike Street

circa 1920s

Printed across photograph: "Sold $550,000."

16

Harry Thal, tailor, Fairview Hotel, Gately's, 1321½ 3rd Avenue

undated

Box/Folder

Item

Date

Pioneer Square (Seattle, Wash.)

1/3

17

Cadillac Hotel, 2nd Avenue South and Jackson Street

undated

Purchased by the Buttnick family in the 1950s and sold in the 1990s.

18

A. Hambach Co., A.H. Cox Building, 305 1st Avenue South

circa 1916-1922

Photographer: Frank Nowell, Seattle

19

Hoge Building, Bell Loan Office, Quick Shoe Repair, 1st Avenue South and Washington Street

circa 1909-1922

20

Dexter Horton Building, Burke & Farrar

undated

21

O.K. Loan Office, Taft Hotel, Carlson Hotel, Gus Bogan's Cafe, Railroad Avenue

circa 1916-1922

Photographer: Frank Nowell, Seattle

Later became Buttnick Jobbing and Investment Co.

22

Puget Sound Machinery Depot, 318-321 1st Avenue South

undated

Subject Terms

Personal Names:

Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950, photographer.

Organizations:

Jewish Archives (University of Washington)

Geographic Names:

Seattle (Wash.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Photographs.

Subjects:

Commercial buildings--Washington (State)--Seattle--Photographs.

Genre Headings:

Photographic prints.