With summer in full swing, we look back at what the warmer months looked like 100 years ago. Carl Henry Moen in a barrel on a beach in Salmon Bay, […]
Tag: Throwback Thursday
Throwback Thursday: Ballard’s men of yesteryear
In honor of Father’s Day on Sunday, here’s a look back at Ballard’s forefathers. This photo, titled, “Ballard Scandinavian Halibut Man” was taken by Josef Scaylea in 1956. Photographer Carl […]
Throwback Thursday: Winter in Ballard
It seems that the cold weather is now officially upon us, so the My Ballard team wanted to take a look back at some photos of Ballard winters in times […]
Throwback Thursday: The “new” Ballard Bridge turns 76
The Ballard Bridge, as we know it today, officially opened on June 8, 1940, so we wanted to celebrate with this week’s Throwback Thursday post. The first Ballard Bridge, pictured […]
Throwback Thursday: Ballard streets then and now
Our friend Sue over at the Vintage West Woodland blog featured some “then and now” photos of Ballard streets and we wanted to share them with our readers in today’s […]
Throwback Thursday: Then and Now
Today’s Throwback Thursday post, courtesy of our news partners at The Seattle Times, features a glimpse into the past of a home still standing on the corner of 4th Ave NW […]
Throwback Thursday: March in years gone by
Today, we wanted to search through the Ballard Historical Society photo archives for some photos of the neighborhood taken in the month of March in years gone by! The below […]
Throwback Thursday: The February Snow Storm of 1916
With it being the 100th anniversary of the huge February 2 snow storm of 1916, we thought we would take a look back at how Ballard fared that day. Below […]
Throwback Thursday: Sunset Hill back in the day
This week, we wanted to take a look back at some photos of Sunset Hill in times gone by. Have more photo? Email tips@myballard.com. The below photo was taken outside […]
Throwback Thursday: Ballard restaurants of yesteryear
In recent years, Ballard’s restaurant scene has exploded. We wanted to take a look back and see what the restaurants of yesteryear had to offer. Hans Nelson and his son Nels […]
Throwback Thursday: Documents of yesteryear
Ballard has certainly had a colorful history that has certainly been very well documented. This week we poked through the City archives and found some interesting documents from Ballard’s past. The below report […]
Throwback Thursday: Transport of yesteryear
The My Ballard team wanted to look back on the different types of transport featured in the neighborhood over the years. The Anderson Tugboat Company operated at the foot of […]
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