655 - Denny Hill Regrade

Image 655 - Denny Hill Regrade
Image 655 - Denny Hill Regrade

This is one of a number of images of Seattle street regrade projects. Hills near downtown Seattle were washed away or dug out to level the streets in hopes of increasing property values. Existing homes and businesses were forced to move, not always agreeably.

There is another Image 655 (655 - Hotel Diller Seattle) showing a downtown hotel. Reuse of image numbers and different image series make it difficult to know how many images Otto published.