Post-89-Fire-Yesler-Front-Yard-THEN-LR June 23, 2012 1600 × 882 Post-89-Fire-Yesler-Front-Yard-THEN-LR THEN: After Seattle’s Great Fire of June 6, 1889, temporary lodgings for burned-out businesses were hastily assembled, some above the ashes and others, like these sheds facing Third Avenue south of James Street, nearby.