10. Columbia Hotel, 4900 Rainier Avenue S:

Built as a private home for the family of Joseph Hellenthall in 1891, this was the first brick building in Columbia City. It was enlarged and converted into the Columbia Hotel in 1904. By 1905, when this historic photo was taken, the hotel was popular for its Sunday dinners, which featured roast beef, chicken, or pork and all the trimmings, including homemade deserts. The pork came from pigs kept in back of the hotel. Sometime around 1910, a full third floor was added and stucco was placed over the brick facing, giving the building the look it has today. The building is now shaded by trees planted in the late 1970s. Lottie Mott's coffee shop occupies the storefront.

Courtesy Glenn Drosendahl

Courtesy Glenn Drosendahl

Courtesy Rainier Valley Historical Society