History · Bellevue

A history of Bellevue,
since 1869

Postcards, papers and photographs of Bellevue from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.

1869established

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The Duwamish, whose main settlements were located in present-day Renton and Seattle, maintained a small outpost settlement called Satskal (SAH-tsah-kahl) along the Mercer Slough, south of present-day downtown Bellevue. It was from this village that an attack on the settlers of Elliott Bay was staged. The Duwamish also had a village near Factoria called 'pah-pah-DEEL'.

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Timeline

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1869Established

1890s5 items · Ferry S.S. AQUILO with passengers on …Commons

1900s4 items · Farms and church above Meydenbauer Ba…Commons

1910s3 items · Rody Burrows standing with a calf on …Commons

1920–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.

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Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.

2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFerry S.S. AQUILO with passengers…, c. 1890: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

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Peter HortonFilm, TV & Stage TSTravis StevensNotable

Tim LincecumSports

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By decade

Bellevue, decade by decade

1890s5 items

Ferry S.S. AQUILO with passengers on Lake Washington, Washington, ca. 1890

CommonsFerry S.S. AQUILO with passengers on Lake Washington, Washi…c. 1890

CommonsSteamer ferry C.C. CALKINS on Lake Washington, 18901890

CommonsWilliam Charles Meydenbauer, Seattle, ca. 1892c. 1892

CommonsMay Johnson on a horse delivering the mail, Washington, 18981898

1900s4 items

CommonsFarms and church above Meydenbauer Bay, Washington, 19001900

Unidentified man and boy standing in the orchard of the Warren family farm, Bellevue, Washington, ca. 1905

CommonsUnidentified man and boy standing in the orchard of the War…c. 1905

Unidentified young man on a horse at 108th Avenue N.E., Bellevue, Washington, ca. 1905

CommonsUnidentified young man on a horse at 108th Avenue N.E., Bel…c. 1905

Rudy, Tom and Andy Sharpe standing on a rural road leading to a farmhouse, Bellevue, Washington, 1907

CommonsRudy, Tom and Andy Sharpe standing on a rural road leading …1907

1910s3 items

Rody Burrows standing with a calf on the Warren family farm, Bellevue, Washington, ca. 1913

CommonsRody Burrows standing with a calf on the Warren family farm…c. 1913

Two unidentified boys on a horse on the Warren family farm, Bellevue, Washington, ca. 1913

CommonsTwo unidentified boys on a horse on the Warren family farm,…c. 1913

CommonsBellevue Ferry Landing, Meydenbauer Bay, Washington, May 30…1914

1920s–
1990s

Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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