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Site of one of the earliest settlements, "Pioneer Square" is said to be Seattle's oldest neighborhood. Although somewhat unkempt, Pioneer Square also seems to be one of the "trendy" parts of the city. It is home to antique shops, bookstores, art galleries, restaurants and entry to the "Underground." On the first Thursday of every month, the "Art Walk" takes place when art galleries open their doors to the maddening crowd for browsing and shopping.
Pioneer Square is also recognised for having other notable landmarks---the oldest restaurant in the city, the observation deck of the architecturally notable Smith Tower (which once was the tallest building west of the Mississippi), and the Klondike National Gold Rush Museum. You could easily spend a whole day exploring the neighborhood, having dinner at one of the many trendy restaurants, then enjoying one of the jazz clubs at night. Safeco field is also a short distance from Pioneer Square. Leave a Comment Directions: Pioneer Square is roughly bound by Alaskan Way on the waterfront, 4th Avenue to the west, Columbia on the north, and Safeco Field to the south. Pioneer Square can also be reached by taking the free buses from the downtown area.
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| | | | Pioneer Square: First Thursday Gallery Walk in Pioneer Square | Tip Rating:  | | | | |
If you are in Seattle on the first Thursday of the month, head for the Pioneer Square area in the early evening. Many art galleries open a new show on that day and have extended hours (until 8 p.m. or later). Some of them serve wine and cheese, free! Everyone is welcome and you will meet a lot of art lovers exploring one gallery after another. It's a really fun, relaxed art scene.
The center of action is the pedestrian stretch of Occidental Avenue between Main and Jackson, two blocks south of Pioneer Square. Some of my favorite galleries are Gallery 110 (110 S. Washington; emerging Northwest artists), Bryan Ohno (155 S. Main; often emphasis on Japanese and Japanese-American Artists), Davidson (313 Occidental S.; a fine print gallery), and Carolyn Staley (314 Occidental S.; vintage Japanese prints).
You can see works by legendary Northwest artists like Morris Graves, Kenneth Callahan and Dale Chihuly in Foster-White (123 S. Jackson) and Kurt Lidtke (408 Occidental S.); native American artists in Stonington (113 S. Jackson); and contemporary woodworkers in Fine N.W. Woodworking (First and Jackson).
In the nearby Occidental Park is an artists bazaar. You will see a lot of fun, wacky, sometimes mind-boggling creations spread out on a table or on a ground by their makers, and sometimes street performance and theater. It's a real Bohemian, fun bazaar. Leave a Comment Directions: General area south of Pioneer Square.
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| | | | Pioneer Square: Sculpture in the Square | Tip Rating: | | | | |
One of the places everyone recommends is Pioneer Square. It's free unless you buy something in one of the shops or take the underground tour.
Pioneer Square, Seattle's oldest neighborhood, is now a historic district. This was the home of the original "Skid Road," a term born when timber was slid down Yesler Way to a steam-powered mill on the waterfront.
There's twenty city blocks of historic buildings, over thirty galleries, a retail sector (expensive antiques to handmade toys, but especially books), most of the web development companies and it is the center of Seattle’s nightlife. Smith Tower, which overlooks the square, was the tallest building west of the Mississippi when it was completed in 1914.
Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park is a small museum recalling the crazed days a century ago when rough-and-ready gold-seekers converged on Pioneer Square on their way to the Yukon.
I strolled through the square and peeked into some of the shops on the way to taking the trolley along the waterfront but I didn't take the underground tour or buy anything. Leave a Comment Address: Corner of James and First St.Phone: 206-667-0687Directions: Take St. James St. exit from I-5. It is bounded by East James Street, 4th Street, South Jackson Street, and Alaskan Way South. There is parking nearbyWebsite: http://virtualguidebooks.com/Washington/SeattleTacomaPuget/PioneerSquare/PioneerSquareBusStop.html Other Contact: http://www.pioneersquare.org/
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