Seattle Vintage Tile Floors @seattlevtfloor.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I think those are all the real ones. Like the 44, B Line, D Line, the 40, and the 4 all have a handful (or just one) arrival with headway less than 15 mins on a Sunday on their schedules. 110
Seattle Vintage Tile Floors @seattlevtfloor.bsky.social · 08/07/2026a 🍅 in pike place. date unknown 041
Seattle Vintage Tile Floors @seattlevtfloor.bsky.social · 08/07/2026(13) really digging the ampersand and the serifs. pioneer square. date unknown bc the parcel viewer won’t load and also i have literally hundreds of these to post 040
Seattle Vintage Tile Floors @seattlevtfloor.bsky.social · 23/05/2026(12) a pleasant meander on capitol hill, c. 1908 010
Seattle Vintage Tile Floors @seattlevtfloor.bsky.social · 23/05/2026there’s a very similar looking trinket box next to the alley on the south side of e republican st between summit and belmont (the 400 block.) 010
Seattle Vintage Tile Floors @seattlevtfloor.bsky.social · 22/05/2026We have bike boxes all over the place—see the intersection of Broadway with Denny, Union, or James, and the intersection of 2nd and Seneca, for example. 020
Seattle Vintage Tile Floors @seattlevtfloor.bsky.social · 13/05/2026this is perhaps the oldest tile floor i’ve posted—this is a young city! you can read about the history here: historicseattle.org/project/good... there are more good floors in the entryway and interior that i will hopefully photograph soon!historicseattle.orgGood Arts Building - Historic SeattleAbout the Property: Historically known as the Scheuerman Block, the Good Arts Building was designed by Elmer Fisher in 1889 for Christian Scheuerman and completed in 1890. Throughout the years, […] 010
Seattle Vintage Tile Floors @seattlevtfloor.bsky.social · 13/05/2026(11) this elaborate design in the entryway to the Schuermann Block, aka the Good Arts Building, doesn’t hesitate to remind you who originally paid for this thing. built in 1889-90 (!), the basement housed Seattle’s first gay and lesbian community center in the ‘70s and later the Skid Road Theatre. 120
Seattle Vintage Tile Floors @seattlevtfloor.bsky.social · 10/05/2026(10) the 🔰 emoji is not based on this border, and the border, which dates to 1927, definitely isn’t based on the emoji! in any case, i think the design is pleasingly delicate :) capitol hill. 030
Seattle Vintage Tile Floors @seattlevtfloor.bsky.social · 09/05/2026there are quiet streets with significant density in Seattle too, we just need to stop prohibiting the construction of more. the linked example has short blocks and roundabouts; it’s in a census tract with a density of 55k/sq mi. the densest census tract in Somerville has a density of 28k/sq mi.maps.app.goo.gl 010
Seattle Vintage Tile Floors @seattlevtfloor.bsky.social · 08/05/2026(9) here is a piece similar to yesterday’s uncommon pattern. the border is different (perhaps nicer) but the fill is the same. c. 1930, only a year older than the pattern in post 8. capitol hill. 030
Seattle Vintage Tile Floors @seattlevtfloor.bsky.social · 08/05/2026The 1936 aerial photo basemap on the King County Parcel Viewer is just as upsetting to me because you can move it around and see, in detail, how much prettier and better connected each block of your neighborhood would be without I5 and 99.gismaps.kingcounty.gov King County Parcel Viewer 110
Seattle Vintage Tile Floors @seattlevtfloor.bsky.social · 08/05/2026(8) i’m back to posting! this attractive and complex pattern might seem unique, and it sort of is, but i have found another very similar example of a similar age that i will post tomorrow! this one is in the hartford building in pioneer square, built 1929. 030
Seattle Vintage Tile Floors @seattlevtfloor.bsky.social · 08/05/2026every time i hear my bus announce this stop it reminds me of the weird moldy smell of the massive formerly dual-mode bredas. i wish i could do the mad dash down pine to catch a bus at convention place one last time. 000
Seattle Vintage Tile Floors @seattlevtfloor.bsky.social · 15/04/2026(7) this orphan marker at 12th Ave NE and NE 52nd St is likely a sibling to the ones along E Madison St in Madison Park of a similar design, which date to a few months in 1904 (!) when the city required these tile markers in addition to street signs. 020
Seattle Vintage Tile Floors @seattlevtfloor.bsky.social · 15/04/2026(6) terrazzo tuesday, anyone? this checkerboard-pattern tile is unusually rough (which is endearing, i think), but the lustrous green glass in the gray and white terrazzo really makes everything stand out. this is the Robbins Building on the ave, built 1927. 091
Seattle Vintage Tile Floors @seattlevtfloor.bsky.social · 13/04/2026(5) it’s siding sunday! this c. 1927 example is rather maximalist, with a pastel wall pattern, green tile and stone floor, and elaborate moldings incl. an imposing bracketed cornice with dart-and-egg scrollwork that’s repeated on the pilasters, crown molding, panels, and even carved into the door. 020
Seattle Vintage Tile Floors @seattlevtfloor.bsky.social · 09/04/2026(4) what’s under there? oh.. penny tiles 🤤🤤 do you think they keep them under the mat and pot to avoid attracting pervs like me? seen in capitol hill, c. 1908 110
Seattle Vintage Tile Floors @seattlevtfloor.bsky.social · 08/04/2026if you want to guess the location: think ghost sign, bay windows, and cream cheese on a weiner.. 020
Seattle Vintage Tile Floors @seattlevtfloor.bsky.social · 08/04/2026(3) this capitol hill beauty is run-down, which is regrettable not least because of the beautiful penny tile and numbering. yes, 1908 really is the year this was built, not the address :) 150
Seattle Vintage Tile Floors @seattlevtfloor.bsky.social · 07/04/2026(2) a real doozy on the hill: mixed floral and geometric patterns with multi-colored square and (!) hexagonal terracotta.. but the real bonus is that stained glass! c. 1931 061
Seattle Vintage Tile Floors @seattlevtfloor.bsky.social · 05/04/2026(1) a simple pattern, taken close to home… with regionally-appropriate earthquake damage! 140
