One of my favorite buildings in one of my favorite cities!
Smith Tower is a skyscraper in Pioneer Square in Seattle, Washington. Completed in 1914, the 38-story, 484 ft (148 m) tower is the oldest skyscraper in the city, and was among the tallest skyscrapers outside New York City at the time of its completion. It was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River until the completion of the Kansas City Power & Light Building in 1931. It remained the tallest building on the West Coast for nearly half a century until the Space Needle overtook it in 1962.
The Golden Potlatch (or Potlatch Days) was a
festival in Seattle, Washington, in 1911–1914 and 1934–1941. The idea of an
annual Festival in Seattle followed the success of the Alaska–Yukon–Pacific
Exposition in 1909. The 'Golden Potlatch' event was conceived to keep Seattle
in the public eye. Seattle wanted to have an event that would challenge the Portland
Rose Festival and gain national attention.