"Looking Back" Photos

For three years, the Issaquah Press ran a weekly series of photos called "Looking Back."  These photos are from the collection of the Issaquah Historical Society and captions are written by long-time member Eric Erickson.  Thanks to the Press for helping us promote local history!

Enjoy a sample photo by clicking on its date of publication. When you're done viewing each picture, press Next to see the next one. Enjoy!

Near Front and Sunset

• June 24, 1998 - Bellevue Hotel
• July 1, 1998 - Bellevue Hotel
• July 15, 1998  - Corner of Front and Sunset
• July 22, 1998 - Hepler Motors
• July 29, 1998  - Corner of Front and Sunset
• August 5, 1998 - Bank of Issaquah
• August 12, 1998 - Bank of Issaquah
• August 19, 1998 - Bank of Issaquah

Near Goode's Corner

• June 23, 1999 - Tibbetts Hotel and Store
• June 30, 1999 - Goode Farm
• July 7, 1999 - Goode Farm

• July 14, 1999 - Superior Coal and Improvement Co. locomotive
• July 21, 1999 - Issaquah & Seattle Freight Co. truck

Downtown

• July 28, 1999 - Gibson House
• August 4, 1999 - Gingko Tree
• August 11, 1999 - Lewis Hardware
• August 25, 1999 - Lewis Hardware
• September 22, 1999 - Fink's Garage

Festivals and Parades

• October 6, 1999 - Issaquah Roundup
• December 8, 1999 - Gilman Band
• December 22, 1999 - Woman's Christian Temperance Union
• January 5, 2000 - Labor Day Parade
• January 12, 2000 - Labor Day Royalty
• January 19, 2000 - Gilman Rebekah Lodge Float
• January 26, 2000 - Outing to Steel Lake (Federal Way)

Various

• February 2, 2000 - Issaquah Volunteer Fire Department Hall
• February 9, 2000 - Barlow Farm - House and Lake View
• February 16, 2000 - Barlow Farm - Loggers
• February 23, 2000 - Barlow Farm - Looking toward Cougar Mountain
• March 1, 2000 - Men on a wagon load of firewood
• March 8, 2000 - Workers at Monohon Mill
• March 22, 2000 - Early School Bus

Bridges

• April 5, 2000 - Bridges
• April 12, 2000 - Bridges
• April 19, 2000 - Bridges

Logging

• May 17, 2000 - Log cars on Tiger Mountain
• May 24, 2000 - High Point logging locomotive
• May 31, 2000 - High Point logging locomotive
• June 7, 2000 - High Point logging crew and locomotive
• June 28, 2000 - Preston logging crew and locomotive
• July 5, 2000 - Locomotive at Preston
• July 19, 2000 - Upper Preston Sawmill
• July 26, 2000 - Steam Donkey At Upper Preston
• August 2, 2000 - Climax Locomotive on Tiger Mountain
• August 16, 2000 - Wooden Pacific Rail car at Highpoint
• August 30, 2000 - Washington Iron Works Donkey Above Alexander's Beach
• September 6, 2000 - Monohon Mill Store 1909
• September 13, 2000 - Waiting at the Monohon Depot

Pickering Farm

• September 27, 2000 - Corn at Pickering Farm
• October 4, 2000 - Silos at Pickering Farm
• October 11, 2000 - Silos at Pickering Farm
• October 18, 2000 - Inside the Pickering Milk Barn
• October 25, 2000 - Cows in Pens Outside the  Pickering Barn
• November 1, 2000 - View of  Pickering Farm and all the old buildings
• November 8, 2000 - 1980 view of Pickering Barn with horse race track.
• November 22, 2000 - 1980 view of Pickering Barn with horses in field.

Grand Central Hotel

• November 29, 2000 - Earliest photo of Grand Central Hotel - circa 1903.
• December 20, 2000 - Grand Central Hotel - circa 1910.
• January 10, 2001 - Grand Central Hotel - circa 1924.
• January 17, 2001 - Stage in Front of Grand Central Hotel - Circa 1930
• January 24, 2001 - Grand Central Hotel with pickup in front - Circa 1940
• January 31, 2001 - Grand Central Hotel circa 1970's

Near Front and Sunset

• February 14, 2001 - Looking East from Mill and Front, 1930s winter scene
• March 7, 2001 - Mill Street Looking East - 1924
• March 14, 2001 - Mill Street Looking West - circa 1915
• April 4, 2001 - Front Street Looking South - circa 1910
• April 11, 2001 - Front Street Looking North - circa 1911
• April 18, 2001 - Front Street Looking North - circa 1913