| Historic Name: |
Mrachke & Son |
Common Name: |
Yoshi's Teriyaki |
| Style: |
Commercial |
Neighborhood: |
Delridge |
| Built By: |
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Year Built: |
1930 |
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| Significance |
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This simple commercial building stands out as a intact example of 1920s commercial development in the Delridge neighborhood, where few such structures remain. This area was once known as Youngstown and the street as Youngstown Place. It was primarily an industrial community, built around the steel mill established by William Pigott in 1905, and named for a steel town in Ohio. Pigott opposed annexation had purposely established the steel mill outside of Seattle, and opposed annexation. However, the community got streetcar service in 1907 and was soon annexed by West Seattle, and, almost immediately thereafter, all of West Seattle was annexed by Seattle. The steel mill is still operating and the area remains largely industrial.
In the 1930s this was a grocery store, Mrachke & Son and Youngstown Meats. In later years there have been a barber, a chiropractor, a variety store and, currently, a beauty salon and a take-out restaurant.
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| Appearance |
| This is a simple brick vernacular building, shaped to fit the irregular corner lot. The primary ornament is the brickwork, laid in a decorative X pattern, and the black tile bulkhead accented by a band of gold tile. The main corner storefront has a recessed entry with double doors and wood-framed display windows beneath a gabled parapet. The other two storefronts are also intact, with recessed angled entries and large display windows with transoms. |
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