In the spirit of Throwback Thursday, today we take a look at the NW Market St. of yesteryear.
The above photo is the Roxy Theatre in 1920 (now the Majestic Bay Theatre) on NW Market St. The sign reads “Walter Huston – Keep Em Rolling & Vodvil,” and the price was $0.15 for a movie.
Just next door to Roxy’s was the Ballard Carnegie Library, today home to the buzzing Kangaroo & Kiwi bar. (Photo taken in 1904 by O.T. Frasch)
A look at NW Market St. under a blanket of snow in 1900. The photo was taken looking west from City Hall.
Photocopy of black and white original print from 1905 of the exterior of Bohlke and Christenson Complete House Furnishers, located at 22nd and Market Street. Mr. H.C. Bohlke stands in doorway to storefront with two other men and furniture is visible through the shop windows.
If you have any photos or stories of the old days in Ballard, send them to tips@myballard.com.
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