In commemoration of the 102nd anniversary of Ballard’s annexation to Seattle, here are pictures of a couple of Ballard Historical Society postcards from just after annexation, bought at Archie McPhee this week. First, a streetcar:
Second, a look down Ballard Avenue at the close of World War I:
It’s a nice coincidence that Archie McPhee, progenitor of the Free Ballard bumper stickers, shut down in Ballard on the eve of the anniversary:
