Actual photo of my dig 80 yrs ago!

[rwmarler]

This landfill is located across the street from the old Rainier Brewery South Seattle. Note the Sears Sodo Bldg. upper left corner. During The Great Depression this area was known as Hooverville (named after Pres. Hoover)where the homeless lived in crate shacks and scanvenged a living out of garbage. Today this area is the project site for Sound Transit Link Rail. I and a few others have been digging and saving as many bottles and collectables as possible. I have about 200. Unfortunatly there are thousands of them crushed and scattered on the surface by heavy equipment.

 

[Roger]

Boy that IS an evocative photograph.

 

[David E]

The Centenial Pints of "Raineer" from 1800's to 1973. Ticket with them said they made money during the Alaska Gold Rush.

Dave

 

[washingtonstatedigger]

Hey there,
Here is apicture of my Rainier.I am only about 15 minutes away from where you are talking about.Whats the best thing you`ve found so far and is it still accessable?If so what time do the workers leave?Sorry the pic is so bad.

 

[rwmarler]

We have found mostly medicine/remedy glass bottles probably for their alcohol content. Lot of milk glass (cold cream) because of all the prostitution. I've just gotten started with photos. This was cool, a green glass shaker with brass top. More soon....

 

[rwmarler]

Oh yea, best time is sunrise on Sunday mornings. Please wear boots and leather gloves. Do not handle food, elderly, newborns, etc. untill you are well sanitized. This site is labeled as contaminated both chemically (incl. heavy metals) and biologically. See photo of aqua and yellow glass hyperdermic syringes.

 

[David E]

Well I live about 30 miles away (Edmonds). That shaker looks like Vaseline glass and should glow under black light.

Dave

 

[washingtonstatedigger]

Hey,
Thanks for the tip!I went down there and found some decent bottles.I got a cobalt inkwell,I think its sanford`s.A bromo seltzer applied top.And various other post 1900 bottles that I will give to my friends.The amount of bottles was amazing!And cobalt everywhere!Let me know what you find down there!Thanks again.

 

[S.C. Warner]

Wow, needles, prostitutes and booze. You just know someone had to be looking for that lost shaker of salt![] Hey, fooling aside, that is a great picture. i used to hang out in that area of the US. Had relation there, Snoqualmie and in Yakima, also boot at Lewis.
Thanks for the pictures!
sc