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Washington History

This Is What Washington Looked Like 100 Years Ago...It May Surprise You

By Nikki Cleveland | Published October 31, 2015

While Washington has a captivating history to read about, it can be rather fascinating to see what life in our state looked like back in the 1900s through photographs! For example, check out these amazing vintage pictures that were captured in the Pacific Northwest nearly 100 years ago:

1. The Columbia River was just as stunning in 1913!

2. Here are some visitors leaving Paradise Valley in Mount Rainier National Park back in 1910!

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3. This was our state's old capitol building in 1906!

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4. A mining company in Monte Cristo, before it became a ghost town.

5. Downtown Spokane, circa 1910.

6. An incredible sunset on the summit of Mount Rainier in 1913!

7. The west entrance to Wright Park in Tacoma, taken around 1910.

8. This was a hotel known as The Pacific Apartments on the shores of Soap Lake, taken in 1928!

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9. The Seattle waterfront in 1905.

10. Here was the tiny town of Thorp in 1915!

11. The North Head Lighthouse in Cape Disappointment State Park, taken in 1910!

12. Hopping on board the train at the Parkland Station in 1908!

13. The Antlers Hotel on Lake Cushman, taken in 1906!

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14. Can you imagine skiing at Mount Rainier National Park in 1907?

15. Looking downstream on the Nisqually River in 1907!

16. The famous (and haunted) Thornewood Castle in Lakewood, under construction in 1910!

Aren’t these historical photos of our state amazing? Which one was your favorite?

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