Washington Plaza Hotel, 1st Ave & Yesler Way, Seattle, WA VTG 1970s Postcard UNP

Description: B601 WASHINGTON PLAZA HOTEL, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON This 40-story circular tower - 96 feet in diameter - is one of Seattle's finest hotels. Combined with the Benjamin Franklin Hotel, the entire complex provides a total of 715 guest rooms; an adjacent seven-story garage accommodates 415 cars. Color Photo: Max R Jensen the Continental cardPublished for C.P. Johnston Company, Seattle, Washington 98109Manufactured by Mike Roberts Berkeley, CA 94710 1113 6th Avenue, Seattle, King County, WA 98101 _________________________ Color Photo: Max R. Jensen The Westin Seattle is an upscale highrise twin-tower hotel in downtown Seattle, Washington. Opened in 1969, it is the flagship property of the Westin Hotels & Resorts brand, owned by Marriott International. HistoryOn December 28, 1966, Western International Hotels and Alcoa jointly announced the development of the $18 million Washington Plaza Hotel, to be built on the site of the historic Orpheum Theatre. It would be the first new large-scale hotel constructed in Seattle since the adjacent Benjamin Franklin Hotel was built in 1929. Western International President Edward E. Carlson selected the local architecture firm of John Graham & Associates to design the hotel, and the local Howard S. Wright Construction Company to build it. The two firms had also designed and constructed the Space Needle six years earlier, whose construction was first proposed by Carlson and whose restaurant was operated by Western International from 1962–1982. The Orpheum Theatre was demolished beginning in August 1967 The hotel originally consisted of a single tower, today's south tower, with 40 floors at 121 m (397 ft). The tower was topped out in January 1969 and the hotel opened on June 29, 1969. Western International Hotels operated the Washington Plaza as one property with the now-connected Benjamin Franklin Hotel. Together, the hotel complex had 715 rooms. The aging Benjamin Franklin wing was demolished in July 1980 for construction of a second, nearly identical tower. While work on the second tower went on, the company was renamed Westin Hotels. The Washington Plaza was the first property in the chain to be renamed, becoming The Westin Hotel on September 1, 1981.[10] That same year, Westin opened a new corporate headquarters directly across the street in the Westin Building, which shared a parking garage with the hotel. The 137 m (449 ft), 47-story north tower opened in June 1982 and remains the tallest hotel in the city. The Westin Seattle is the flagship property of Marriott’s premium uspcale Westin brand of hotels and resorts.________________________________ HistoryLink.org Essay 1247On June 29, 1969, the Washington Plaza Hotel opens in Seattle on the site of the old Orpheum Theatre. It is the first luxury hotel built in downtown Seattle since 1929. The hotel is located at 1900 5th Avenue. Making PlansPlans for the Washington Plaza Hotel were announced on December 28, 1966, by Eddie Carlson (1911-1990), president of Western International Hotels. Earlier plans called for an arc-shaped, 22-story addition to the Benjamin Franklin Hotel, located on the site of the Orpheum Theatre. When the costs of building an addition became prohibitive, Western International decided to build a completely new hotel. Calrson explained that the Washington Plaza Hotel would be a 39-story, circular hotel, joined to the Benjamin Franklin and providing a total of 728 rooms. The 386-foot tower would contain 442 guest rooms served by three passenger elevators and two service elevators. Public facilities, including a cocktail lounge and a Trader Vic's restaurant, would be on the first three levels, and a common lobby for both the Washington Plaza and Benjamin Franklin would be on the second level. The first level included a motor entrance. A seven-level parking garage would adjoin the building Initial cost for the project was $18 million. John Graham & Associates, who designed the Space Needle for the 1962 Seattle World's Fair, were the architects for the hotel. The Howard S. Wright Construction Company, builder of the Space Needle, was the general contractor. Interior design was by Western Service and Supply Co."https://www.historylink.org/File/1247_________________________ Downtown (Seattle) is the central business district of Seattle, Washington. It is fairly compact compared with other city centers on the U.S. West Coast due to its geographical situation, being hemmed in on the north and east by hills, on the west by Elliott Bay, and on the south by reclaimed land that was once tidal flats. It is bounded on the north by Denny Way, beyond which are Lower Queen Anne (sometimes known as "Uptown"), Seattle Center, and South Lake Union; on the east by Interstate 5, beyond which is Capitol Hill to the northeast and Central District to the east; on the south by S Dearborn Street, beyond which is Sodo; and on the west by Elliott Bay, a part of Puget Sound.

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