Talk:Neighbours Nightclub

The building

We don't have much here about the building, but I've just turned up some 1920 photos of what I believe is the space that became Neighbours: File:The Town Crier, v.15, no.16, Apr. 17, 1920 - DPLA - 6dd64b6777a84c0ea657d061ab2bad18 (page 1).jpg. - Jmabel | Talk 04:25, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

I personally think you're right, but unless I'm missing something, there isn't a clear third-party source confirming that. Orange Suede Sofa (talk) 05:44, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

It's certainly a building in the same location in 1920. All we'd need is confirmation that the building Neighbors is in is that old, not a different building on the same site. - Jmabel | Talk 21:36, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

If you're referring to the address inscription in the photo itself, that is a primary source and should be treated carefully. By way of experience, I have some street survey photos of Seattle's Alaska Junction from right around that time where the street addresses don't exactly correlate to what they are now, so it would be better if we had a third-party source to back that all up. Orange Suede Sofa (talk) 01:32, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

I've researched probably a few thousand older Seattle photos, and the only places in the city I can think of that have had building numbers change are along the east side of Elliott Bay along the Central Waterfront and just south of there, and in annexed areas. In fact, there've been some places where they've stuck ½ into an address for a new building (or additional entrance) to avoid renumbering; I've even (rarely) seen ¼ and ¾, or 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D'. So I'm pretty confident that the only issue is whether the building has continuity. Unfortunately, it's apparently not one of the thousands for which the Department of Neighborhoods has done the research. - Jmabel | Talk 03:22, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

Just registered with me: you say you've seen exceptions around Alaska Junction? I'd be very interested in that; not a neighborhood I've much researched, and I'd want to add that to my sense of what to be careful about. Anything you can point me at? - Jmabel | Talk 03:27, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

Sorry for the late reply— I'll try to dig the aforementioned survey pics up; I got them at auction when a Junction business closed a few years ago and they're in storage now. I remember seeing one picture of storefronts on California Ave and looked up the street numbers and noticed a difference, but I'm not confident enough the details until I can see the pics again. Regards, Orange Suede Sofa (talk) 09:01, 18 November 2023 (UTC)