This photograph of 9th Avenue South is looking North, with First Hill in the distance and Beacon Hill on the right. There are two men on the right of the plank road who appear to be at work, another man looks on from the right side of the road. This area south of downtown Seattle was originally made up of tidal flats; soil dredged from the Duwamish River and sluiced from the Denny triangle and Beacon Hill regrades was used to create this industrial area needed by area businesses and railroads. This photo is from an album of photographs documenting Beacon Hill and construction around Seattle in 1923, probably of projects by the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company (later Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company), a major contributor to the construction of the Pacific Northwest. All of the photos were taken by noted Seattle photographer Asahel Curtis.

Signs in image: Holgate Hotel, 1901; Great Western Smelting & Refining Co. Inscribed on negative: Looking north on 9th Ave. S. from S.E. cor. of Henry's Cook House, 7-17-23

• Subjects (LCTGM): Business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle; Plank roads--Washington (State)