Seattle Public Library demolition
1957 Seattle, United States
Demolition underway at the Seattle Public Library in 1957. The Carnegie-funded building was torn down to make way for a new central library that opened in 1960.
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Escalators in central library through time — all 6 photos taken here (1912–2017) →