{"id":1370,"date":"2009-09-16T02:25:13","date_gmt":"2009-09-16T09:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=1370"},"modified":"2014-11-29T17:30:08","modified_gmt":"2014-11-30T00:30:08","slug":"vintage-postcards-pike-place-market-seattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2009\/09\/16\/vintage-postcards-pike-place-market-seattle\/","title":{"rendered":"Vintage Postcards: Pike Place Market, Seattle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Once upon a time, I worked in an office on the back side of Pike Place Market and my apartment was just a couple blocks away. I lived in the market. I can’t begin to guess how many sandwiches I ordered from the walk-up window at Three Girls Bakery. And the cookies… oh, my the cookies. Come to think of it, it’s been a long time since I’ve set foot in Pike’s Place Market. It might be time to introduce my daughter to this Seattle landmark.<\/p>\n

The Three Girls Bakery has been around since 1912, and was one of Seattle’s first legitimate businesses to be entirely owned by women, a Mrs. Jones and two of her friends.<\/p>\n

\"Three<\/a>

Three Girls Bakery in Seattle’s Pike Place Market, ca 1917. Source: University of Washington Libraries.<\/p><\/div>\n

Here are a few more shots of Pike Place Market from back in the day:<\/p>\n

\"Farmers'<\/a>

Farmers’ produce wagons at Seattle’s Pike Place Market, ca 1910. Source: University of Washington Libraries.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Farmers<\/a>

Farmers selling produce at Seattle’s Pike Place Market, ca 1910. Source: University of Washington Libraries.<\/p><\/div>\n

And nary a flying fish…<\/p>\n

One Year Ago: Sunset<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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