As usual, my apologies for your 56k bandwidth, this is a photo-heavy post. Also many thanks to the various online archives I have plundered for your enjoyment. Very special thanks to the Olympia Historical Society, http://olympiahistory.org/, where many of these photos were originally curated and posted, also thanks to http://www.jonesphotocollection.com/, and http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/ for making these photos available for us.

Let’s start with a round of “name the familiar building.” Try to guess before you scroll. No cheating!

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This one is kind of cheating, because the Ray Theater was torn down sometime between 1920 and 1940, and replaced with the building that now houses New Caldonia. The next image is, I believe, around the corner of the same.

Edit: I seem to have this building at least one block off! See comments below! Thanks EC!

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Believe it or don’t, they added a third floor!

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Not sure if I have the position on this one correct, but I am going based on the Tacoma Hotel door.

BATTLE DAMAGE OLYMPIA SPECIAL : : OLYMPIA VS. THE QUAKE OF 1949 (I think)

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Thanks for taking a look!