Finding Addresses in Seattle
by Paul1202
The Seattle Street Name Desigations sometimes confuse people new to Seattle. Seattle is divided into 10 sections. In each of these sections the street or avenue or maybe both are tagged with a diferent designator. All the streets run East/West and all the Avenues run North/South. Downtown there are no designators. But an address of 1115 19th Ave E. is about 20 blocks from 1115 19th Ave and about 40 blocks from 1115 19th Ave. S. But if you know the designators you have a rough idea of what section of Seattle the address is in. Also addresses ending in odd numbers will always be found on the south side of the street or west side of an avenue.
See the lively Pike Place...
by noahsdad
See the lively Pike Place Market. See Chinatown (actually a pan-Asian neighborhood) and the Asian supermarket. Take in the underground city--a little touristy but an interesting peek into the pioneer city. Visit galleries of Native American art. Look for the prophetic words of Chief Seattlth (sp?). Finish with a meal of great seafood and a pie made with fresh Northwest berries.
Queen Anne
by sarahandgareth
No doubt I'm more than a little biased since I lived in this neighborhood for almost a year, but Queen Anne is one my favorites.
There are many parts to Queen Anne. At the top of the hill, is a great little collection of restaurants. A little down the hill towards Seattle Center, west on Highland Drive, is one of the neatest little parks in the entire city. The highlight is the best views of the Space Needle and downtown Seattle. The surrounding homes are worth a look as well. They are huge!
Just north of the Seattle Center, Queen Anne's proximity to the major tourist destinations makes it a prime residential location and an easy target for further exploration.
Experience Music project (EMP)
by jujub
Experience Music Project (EMP) is a museum dedicated to music. The 140,000 square foot facility was created to celebrate creativity and innovation as expressed through American popular music and culture.
The building was designed by architect Frank O. Gehry, who also designed the Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spain (in case you were wondering why does the shiny metal ondulating exterior looks so familiar).
The exterior metal wall is really interesting -- in so me places, it changes color as you walk along it.
This museum is expensive, though: adults expect to shell out $19.95, kids age 7-12, $14.95. Not sure if they have student discount...
Please visit their website for hours of operation:
http://www.emplive.com/
EMP is located at (right next to the Space Needle)
325 5th Ave. N.
Seattle, WA 98109
(on the Seattle Center Campus)
A Starbuck's In Hand
by PrunedInWA
Just in case you are confused as to the reasoning behind all of this...Smokers have cigarettes, Seattle has coffee.
Much as a smoker finds comfort in having a cigarette in hand, a Washintonian finds comfort in having a mocha...or americano...or tall double shot vanilla soy latte in hand.
Your most popular choices will be from Starbuck's (the pioneers of this phenomenon), Tully's & Seattle's Best Coffee (SBC)
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Beautiful Woodwork on tables inside Toulouse Petit
Inside Frank Ghery's EMP building
James St, 1st Ave, and Yesler Way
entrance to El Puerco Lloron from staircase
