4. First-Hill-fm-Hoge-bldg-Columbia-St.-Central-BldgWEB February 8, 2015 1200 × 721 Seattle Now & Then: A Protest in 1937 Fire Hill and Columbia Street seen from the Hoge Building at Second and Cherry. When it was completed in 1911, the Hoge was the tallest in Seattle, until it was soon surpassed by the Smith Tower.