Seattle Municipal Archives dropped this 1945 shot of the intersection of Bellevue and Olive into the CHS Flickr pool: note that the Westinghouse X-ray Building on the left is now The Saint. The ad for Columbia Ale appears to be for an ale produced by Tacoma-based Columbia Brewing Company. In 1941, the brewery introduced Columbia Ale: “Brewmaster Birkmaier developed the ale, which was a top fermenting beer, and a first for the brewery. The old English style Ale immediately gained a following and remained a popular seller for 17 years.”

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