2012 Pioneer Square Map + Guide by Alliance for Pioneer Square

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Agate Designs ............................................120 1st Ave S.................... (206) 621 3063 Arundel Books ...........................................214 1st Ave S #B18 .......... (206) 624-4442 Barney’s Jewelry & Loans .......................401 2nd Ave Ext S ............ (206) 623 6654 Bass Northwest .........................................119 Yesler Way ................ (206) 662 2277 The Belfry....................................................309A 3rd Ave S ................ (206) 682-2951 Betty Lin ......................................................608 2nd Ave ...................... (206) 442 6888 Beyond Threads ........................................214 S Jackson St............. (206) 326 5557 Buddha Bath ...............................................214 1st Ave S B02 ............ (206) 802-8305 Clog Factory................................................217 1st Ave S.................... (206) 682 2564 The Clothing Company .............................87 Yesler Way .................. (206) 682 6900 Cuttysark Nautical Antiques & Flags ....320 1st Ave S.................... (206) 262 1265 Diva Dollz ....................................................624 1st Ave ....................... (206) 652 2299 DRY Soda Co...............................................410 1st Ave S.................... (206) 652 2345 Ebbets Field Flannels................................408 Occidental Ave S ..... (206) 382 7249 Emerald City Guitars ................................83 S Washington St ........ (206) 382 0231 Fairlook Antiques ......................................81-1/2 S Washington St.. (206) 622 5130 Fireworks ....................................................210 1st Ave S.................... (206) 682-9697

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Pioneer Place & Pergola Smith Tower Yesler Way Occidental Square & Pedestrian Walk Fallen Firefighters Memorial Waterfall Garden Park Pioneer Square Museums Milepost 31

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WALKING TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

Finding Your Way Around is Easy! Business addresses correspond with block numbers on the map.

MAP INSTRUCTIONS:

88 Keys Dueling Piano & Sports Bar......315 2nd Ave S .................. (206) 839-1300 Al Boccalino...............................................1 Yesler Way .................... (206) 622-7688 Asia Ginger Teriyaki ................................209 2nd Ave ...................... (206) 264-0500 Bakeman’s Restaurant .............................217 James St.................... (206) 724-0599 Berliner Kebab ..........................................221 1st Ave S.................... (206) 838-0339 Beba’s Delicatessen .................................415 1st Ave S.................... (206) 264-8844 Café Bengodi ..............................................700 1st Ave ....................... (206) 381-0705 Café Paloma ...............................................93 Yesler Way .................. (206) 405-1920 Caffé Umbria...............................................320 Occidental Ave S ..... (206) 624-5847 Caffé Vita ....................................................125 Prefontaine Pl S ....... (206) 652-8331 Calozzi’s.......................................................115 Occidental Ave S ..... (206) 467-9449 Cherry Street Coffee House .....................103 Cherry St.................... (206) 621-9372 Collin’s Pub ................................................526 2nd Ave ...................... (206) 623-1016 Cocoa Banana ...........................................118 Cherry St.................... (206) 903-0224 Comedy Underground ...............................109 S Washington St ...... (206) 628-0303 Cow Chip Cookies ....................................102A 1st Ave S ................. (206) 292-9808 Cowgirls Inc ..............................................421 1st Ave S.................... (206) 340-0777 Custom Smoothies.....................................719 2nd Ave ...................... (206) 708-6049 Delicatus .....................................................103 1st Ave S.................... (206) 623-3780 Dome Burger .............................................111 Occidental Ave S ..... (206) 340-1457 Double Header Tavern ..............................407 2nd Ave Ext S ............ (206) 464-9918 Easy Joe’s American Pub.........................704 1st Ave ....................... (206) 623-3440 Elysian Fields Restaurants ......................542 1st Ave S.................... (206) 382-4498 FX McRory’s Steak, Chop & Oyster House .............................419 Occidental Ave S ..... (206) 623 4800 Frontier Café ...............................................621 3rd Ave....................... (206) 340 4401 Flame Catering Café..................................201 3rd Ave....................... (206) 623-3227

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RESTAURANTS & NIGHTLIFE

CHERRY ST

LACE S IN P

Best Western Pioneer Square Hotel......77 Yesler Way .................. (206) 340-1234 Courtyard Marriott Downtown / Pioneer Square................612 2nd Ave ...................... (206) 625-1111 Silver Cloud Hotel Stadium .....................1046 1st Ave S.................. (206) 204-9800

WASHINGTON STATE FRERIES

HOTELS & ACCOMMODATIONS

COLUMBIA ST

Assemblage’ ...............................................210 S Washington St ...... (206) 683-8783 Christian Grevstad.....................................312 Occidental Ave S ..... (206) 938-4360 Designs By Ferdod ....................................317 1st Ave S.................... (206) 749-9511 Distant Lands..............................................109 1st Ave S................... (206) 340-2868 Northcal Seattle Green ............................85 Yesler Way .................. (206) 682-7994 Palace Rug Gallery ...................................323 1st Ave S.................... (206) 382-7401 Royal Rug Gallery ......................................209 1st Ave S.................... (206) 467-7847 Schoenfield Interiors ...............................115 S Jackson St............. (206) 518-5944 Seattle Lighting Fixture Co .....................222 2nd Ave Ext S ............ (206) 622-4736 Stacy Logan ................................................409 1st Ave S.................... (206) 937-3333 Statements Distinctive Tile & Stone......314 Occidental Ave S ..... (206) 250-2415 Turabi Rug Gallery.....................................113 1st Ave S.................... (206) 624-7726 Woven Art ...................................................200 1st Ave S.................... (206) 340-4011

ABC Imaging...............................................102 Occidental Ave S ..... (206) 357 0660 Adam Tailor Alterations ...........................206 S Jackson St............. (206) 621 1171 Anzcro..........................................................85 Columbia St................. (206) 726 5550 Argens Incorporated .................................84 S Main St..................... (206) 623 2662 Ars Obscura Bookbinding Co ..................214 1st Ave S B11 ............ (206) 340 8810 Azteca Travel..............................................600 1st Ave ....................... (206) 957 9500 b9 Architects ..............................................210 S Jackson St............. (206) 297 1284 Bank of America ........................................701 2nd Ave ...................... (206) 358 0550 Bicycle Alliance of Washington.............314 1st Ave S.................... (206) 224 9252 Bicycle Paper.............................................68 S Washington St ........ (206) 903 1333 Back Alley Bike Repair ............................314 1st Ave S.................... (206) 307-1179 Bodytonic Pilates ......................................89 Yesler Way, 3rd Fl....... (206) 412 2015 Chief Printing ............................................113 Cherry St.................... (206) 624 2338 Classical Cuts Too .....................................115 Cherry St.................... (206) 621 7533 Clean Cut Barber Shop .............................221 James St.................... (206) 621 7190 The Clothing Company..............................87 Yesler Way .................. (206)-682-6900 Color One Photo Lab .................................411 2nd Ave Ext S ............ (206) 622 7107 Columbia Bank...........................................719 2nd Ave ...................... (253)-568-7665 The Copy Machine, Inc.............................562 1st Ave S.................... (206) 622 3738 Earth Class Mail ........................................93 S Jackson St............... (866) 625-6245 Fenix Tattoo & Piercing............................106 1st Ave S.................... (206) 623 1090 Footworks Physical Therapy...................303 Occidental Ave S ..... (206) 632-4578 Foxycut Salon.............................................219 James St.................... (206) 381 3699 Gallery Frames ...........................................625 1st Ave ....................... (206) 624 6862 Hair Gallery Salon .....................................318 2nd Ave Ext S ............ (206) 623 2900 Hair on the Square ....................................101 Cherry St.................... (206) 624 4332 Integrus Architecture ...............................117 S Main St................... (206) 628 3137 Jackson St Tattoo ......................................208 S Jackson St............. (206) 937-8686 Kinesia Pilates ...........................................321 3rd Ave #301.............. (206) 621 8862 Klondike Penny’s .......................................112 S Washington St ...... (206) 467 1547 LMI Office Supply ......................................208 James St.................... (206) 622 2643 Seattle Fitness ...........................................83 S King St ...................... (206) 467 1800 Sudden Printing .........................................105 Yesler Way ................ (206) 382 4118 Shotgun Ceremonies.................................206 1st Ave S.................... (206) 372 3349 Skyn .............................................................600 Western Ave ............. (206) 235 1500 Studio 904....................................................401 1st Ave S.................... (206) 626 0904 United States Post Office.........................91 S Jackson St............... (800) 275 8777 US Bank.......................................................723 1st Ave ....................... (206) 344 2322

King Street Station .................................. 3rd Ave S & S Jackson St (206) 296-0100 Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park .......................319 2nd Ave S .................. (206) 220-4240 Last Resort Fire Dept. Museum ...............301 2nd Ave S .................. (206) 783-4474 Milepost 31 .................................................221 1st Ave S Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum ...317 3rd Ave S ................... (206) 748-9991 Smith Tower Observation Deck ..............506 2nd Ave, 35th Fl ........ (206) 622-3131 Sub Seattle Tour.........................................608 1st Ave ....................... (206) 682-4646 Underground Tour......................................608 1st Ave ....................... (206) 682-4646 Waterfall Garden Park..............................2nd Ave S & S Main St

FURNITURE, INTERIORS & RUG GALLERIES

SERVICES

MARION ST

1000 Museums............................................532 1st Ave S.................... (425) 679-6099 4Culture .......................................................101 Prefontaine Pl S ...... (206) 296-7580 Art with a Heart Gallery ...........................570 1st Ave S.................... (206) 478-8342 Art Wolfe ....................................................520 1st Ave S.................... (206) 332-0993 ArtForte Gallery & Studio.........................307 Occidental Ave S ..... (206) 748-0187 ArtXchange Gallery...................................512 1st Ave S.................... (206) 839-0377 Azuma Gallery ............................................530 1st Ave S.................... (206) 622-5599 Chidori Antiques ........................................108 S Jackson St............. (206) 343-7736 Davidson Galleries....................................313 Occidental Ave S ..... (206) 624-1324 Design Commission Gallery ....................310 S Washington St ...... (206) 223-7709 Edd Cox Fine Art ........................................313B 1st Ave S ................. (206) 682-4046 Edwards Photography ..............................214 1st Ave S .................. (206) 340-9395 Flury & Co....................................................322 1st Ave S.................... (206) 587-0260 Foster/White Gallery.................................220 3rd Ave....................... (206) 622-2833 Hanson Scott Gallery ................................121 Prefontaine Pl S ....... (858) 361-5385 G. Gibson Gallery.......................................300 S Washington St ...... (206) 587-4033 Gallery 110 ..................................................110 3rd Ave S ................... (206) 624-9336 Gallery IMA ................................................123 S Jackson St............. (206) 625-0055 Glasshouse Studio ....................................311 Occidental Ave S ..... (206) 682-9939 Globe Gallery .............................................105 S Main St................... (206) 612-7655 Greg Kucera Gallery ................................212 3rd Ave S ................... (206) 624-0770 Grover/Thurston Gallery...........................319 3rd Ave S ................... (206) 223-0816 HeART in Motion .......................................570 1st Ave S.................... (206) 478-8342 Heart of the Spectrum...............................536 1st Ave S.................... (206) 478-8342 Jackson Street Gallery.............................322 1st Ave S.................... (206) 407-0102 James Harris Gallery ................................312 2nd Ave S .................. (206) 290-4360 Juan Alonso Studio ...................................214 1st Ave S B15 ............ (206) 390-4882 Kagedo Japanese Art ...............................520 1st Ave S.................... (206) 467-9077 Linda Hodges Gallery ...............................316 1st Ave S.................... (206) 624-3034 Manchester Gallery ..................................524 1st Ave S.................... (360)-551-9144 {Storefront} Olson Kundig ........................406 Occidental Ave S ..... (206) 624-5670 Pacini Lubel Gallery .................................207 2nd Ave S .................. (206) 326-5555 Platform Gallery.........................................114 3rd Ave S ................... (206) 323-2808 Pratt Fine Arts Gallery ..............................306 S Washington #102 .. (206) 328-2200 Punch Gallery.............................................119 Prefontaine Pl S ....... (206) 621-1945 Sam Day Studio & Gallery .......................79 S Main St..................... (206) 382-7413 SOIL ..............................................................112 3rd Ave S ................... (206) 264-8061 Stonington Gallery ....................................119 S Jackson St............. (206) 405-4040 Tai Designs .................................................214 1st Ave S G13/B6 ..... (206) 343-9494 Tashiro Kaplan Studios & Galleries.......306 S Washington St ...... (206) 223-1160

MADISON ST

TOURS & ATTRACTIONS

ART GALLERIES

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Flanagan & Lane Antiques.......................165 S Jackson St............. (206) 682-0098 From the Heart Pottery..............................214 1st Ave S B4 .............. (206) 262-9500 Frontier Wildlife Gallery ..........................212 1st Ave S.................... (206) 682-7474 The Globe Bookstore ................................218 1st Ave S.................... (206) 682-6882 Heritage Photographs...............................214 1st Ave S B1 .............. (206) 343-2363 Intrigue Chocolates Co.............................76 S Washington St #104 (206) 829-8810 Klondike Mercantile .................................164 S Jackson St ............ (206) 220-4286 Laguna Vintage Pottery ............................116 S Washington St ...... (206) 682-6162 Magic Mouse Toys ....................................603 1st Ave ...................... (206) 682-8097 Maison Luxe ...............................................95 Yesler Way 2nd Fl....... (206) 405-2828 Newberry Books........................................214 1st Ave S B10 ............ (206) 518-5806 OSA Soccer Store......................................83 Yesler Way .................. (206) 790-5971 Pioneer Mart ..............................................609 3rd Ave....................... (206) 903-6325 Pioneer Pet .................................................87 1/2 S Washington St .. (206) 437-8566 Pioneer Smoke Shop ................................313-A 1st Ave S ............... (206) 682-1691 Pop In Market.............................................413 1st Ave S................... (206) 467-5105 Qwest Field Pro Shop ...............................800 Occidental Ave ......... (206) 244-1111 Ragazzi’s Flying Shuttle............................607 1st Ave ....................... (206) 343-9762 Revolution Books ......................................89 S Washington St ........ (206) 325-7415 Rocket Mart ................................................409 2nd Ave Ext S ............ (206) 223-9377 Saveway Grocery ......................................109 Occidental Ave S ..... (206) 622-7294 Seattle E-Bike ............................................222 1st Avenue South ..... (206) 344-8000 Seattle Flowers..........................................600 2nd Ave ...................... (206) 728-2588 Seattle Mystery Bookshop ......................117 Cherry St.................... (206) 587-5737 Simo Silk ....................................................118 1st Ave S.................... (206) 264-7798 Smoke Lounge............................................409 2nd Ave Ext S ............ (206) 223-9377 Something Old Something New .............200 3rd Ave S ................... (206) 748-9080 Sports Den ..................................................319 1st Ave S.................... (206) 624-2550 Tobacco Patch ...........................................89 Yesler Way .................. (206) 728-7291 Utilikilts.......................................................620 1st Ave ....................... (206) 282-4226 Vintage & Moore........................................157 S Jackson St............. (206) 623-1408 Wessel & Lieberman Booksellers..........208 1st Ave S.................... (206) 682-3545

WALKING GUIDE

Fuel Sports, Eats & Beats.........................164 S Washington St ...... (206) 405-3835 Gaba Sushi..................................................220 1st Ave S G5 Grand Central Bakery and Café ..............214 1st Ave S.................... (206) 622-3644 Happy Garden Chinese Cuisine ..............615 3rd Ave....................... (206) 621-8656 Hole in the Wall BBQ................................215 James St.................... (206) 622-8717 Il Chiosco ....................................................700 1st Ave Il Terrazzo Carmine....................................411 1st Ave S.................... (206) 467-7797 J & M Café ..................................................201 1st Ave S.................... (206) 467-2666 Jimmy John’s..............................................104 1st Ave S.................... (206) 621-9500 Jimmy’s on First .........................................1046 1st Ave S.................. (206) 204-9700 Julie’s Garden ............................................81 Yesler Way .................. (206) 223-3690 King Street Bar and Oven.........................170 S King St .................... (206) 749-9890 King Street Kafé ........................................ 414 2nd Ave Ext S ........... (206) 839-1414 Kingdome Deli............................................422 2nd Ave S .................. (206) 332-1728 Last Supper Club........................................124 S Washington St ...... (206) 748-9975 Maharaja: Cuisine of India ......................105 1st Ave S.................... (206) 628-0200 Main St Gyros ...........................................301 2nd Ave Ext S ............ (206) 381-0998 Marcela’s Creole Cookery .......................106 James St.................... (206) 223-0042 Mario’s Pizza ..............................................616 1st Ave ....................... (206) 621-8500 McCoy’s Firehouse BBQ ..........................173 S Washington St ...... (206) 652-5797 Mediterranean Mix ...................................205 1st Ave S.................... (206) 341-9265 Merchants Café .........................................109 Yesler Way ................ (206) 467-5070 Mint Café.....................................................713 2nd Ave ...................... (206) 349-8537 New Orleans Creole Restaurant.............114 1st Ave S.................... (206) 622-2563 Pho Fuchsia ................................................213 1st Ave S.................... (206) 682-1454 Pho Ha Express ..........................................90 Yesler Way .................. (206) 326-4800 Pho Saigon..................................................521 3rd Ave S ................... (206) 381-0599 Pioneer Square Juice & Java .................79 Yesler Way .................. (206) 340-0561 Pioneer Square Market & Deli ...............200 S Jackson St............. (206) 622-3001 Pioneer Square Saloon ............................75 Yesler Way .................. (206) 628-4444 Pizza Napoletana.......................................125 Prefontaine Pl S ....... (206) 652-8331 Pizza Pro......................................................108 Occidental Ave S ..... (206) 623-5057 Planet Java Diner ......................................72 S Washington St ........ (206) 340-8859 Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory.......99 Yesler Way .................. (206) 405-2872 Saké Nomi ..................................................76 S Washington St ........ (206) 467-SAKE Salumi..........................................................309 3rd Ave S ................... (206) 621-8772 Seattle’s Best Coffee.................................621 2nd Ave ...................... (206) 264-0474 Seattle’s Historic Triangle Pub ...............553 1st Ave S.................... (206) 628-0474 Sluggers ......................................................538 1st Ave S.................... (206) 654-8070 Starbucks ....................................................400 Occidental Ave S ..... (206) 624-2561 Starbucks ....................................................102 1st Ave S ................... (206) 382-2656 Subway........................................................103 Yesler Way ................ (206) 622-7040 Swannies Sports Bar ................................109 S Washington St ...... (206) 622-9353 Taco Del Mar .............................................107 1st Ave S.................... (206) 467-5940 Tat’s Deli......................................................157 Yesler Way ................ (206) 264-TATS Temple Billiards.........................................126 S Jackson St............. (206) 682-3242 Thai Taste....................................................601 2nd Ave ...................... (206) 682-1817 The Central Saloon....................................207 1st Ave S.................... (206) 622-0209 The Bistro....................................................600 2nd Ave ...................... (206) 625-1111 TIG Asian Tapas .........................................614 1st Ave ....................... (206) 332-0844 Tiki Bob’s Cantina......................................166 S King St .................... (206) 382-8454 Trabant Coffee & Chai...............................602 2nd Ave ...................... (206) 675-0668 Trinity Nightclub ........................................111 Yesler Way ................ (206) 447-4140 Tully’s Coffee ..............................................408 2nd Ave S .................. (206) 332-0493 Volume Nightclub......................................172 S Washington ........... (206) 467-1828 Zaina Food, Drink & Friends ....................108 Cherry St.................... (206) 624-5687 Zeitgeist Coffee..........................................171 S Jackson St............. (206) 583-0497

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For more information visit www.Trail2Treasure.org or pick up a Trail to Treasure Walking Map at the Occidental Square Park information booth or the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. Trail to Treasure – the historical interpretive walking trail in Pioneer Square. Get to know the people who traveled here from afar to find their own paths to land, property, employment, vice, fame and fortune – many of whom, like Denny and Maynard, have become local legends. stories from Seattle’s pioneers, new and old, are told as part of

For more information: Call the MID hotline at (206) 441-3303 or visit DowntownSeattle.com Visit the Occidental Square Information Booth or ask a Metropolitan Improvement District Downtown Ambassador dressed in yellow and blue!

Want to know what events are happening downtown? Need help finding a destination?

past but always with an eye to the future. The collection of

PIONEERSQUARE.ORG FU N DE D B Y:

Catch a Washington State Ferry at Pier 52 for quick access to Bainbridge or Bremerton. West Seattle is a 15 minute ride via the King County Water Taxi at Pier 50.

By FERRY OR WATER TAXI:

Running from Westlake Station to SeaTac airport, light rail is a convenient way to get to Seattle’s historic neighborhood, via the Pioneer Square or International District/Chinatown Stations. Amtrak stops at historic King Street Station.

By RAIL:

Take Exit 164 off Interstate 5 or the Fourth Ave Exit off Interstate 90. Parking information is available at www.DowntownSeattleParking.com.

In a CAR:

Pioneer Square still embodies the Seattle spirit: proud of its

A 10-minute walk from Pike Place Market or 15-minute walk from the Downtown shopping district, Pioneer Square is a very walk-able neighborhood.

stampede restarted Seattle’s economic engine. provisioner for thousands of gold prospectors, and the

On FOOT:

2 TAKE A SPECTACULAR WALKING TOUR THROUGH SEATTLE’S FIRST NEIGHBORHOOD,

PIONEER SQUARE

SMITH TOWER

When opened on July 4, 1914, the Smith Tower was the tallest building in the world outside of Manhattan! Built by Cornelius Smith—a gun and

1 This

typewriter

PIONEER PLACE & PERGOLA triangular

park

marks

Seattle’s

first

permanent

settlement. The totem pole was added in 1890, after an expedition of drunken city fathers stole it from a Tlingit Native

tycoon

whose

initials still adorn the door handles—its

tower

was

San

Marco.

OCCIDENTAL SQUARE & MALL

FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL

graduate of the University of Washington.

end of Occidental Square, you’ll discover totems named Sun

razed the city. The memorial was created by Hai Ying Wu, a

“mall” and is famously covered in climbing ivy. At the north

Department was founded in 1889, just after the Great Fire that

The Grand Central Building, to the west, houses an indoor

firefighters who have died in the line of duty. The Seattle Fire

galleries, restaurants and an information booth for visitors.

flanked by slabs of granite that feature the names of 37 Seattle

Main. This now peaceful pedestrian walk is flanked by shops,

of firefighters valiantly battling to save lives and property,

American warriors at what is now the corner of Occidental and

This dramatic monument features life-size bronze sculptures

In 1855, Seattle settlers were attacked by Salish Native

PIONEER SQUARE MUSEUMS

and Raven, Tsonqua, Bear and Killer Whale—all carved by

designed to be reminiscent of

Duane Pasco, a renowned Chinookan artist. South of the park,

the bell tower in Venice’s Piazza

across Jackson Street, you’ll find easy access to King Street

Within,

Station,

brass elevators are still run by operators.

(not

uniformed

tippler

American village up the coast. When an arsonist destroyed the

and

MAP & WALKING GUIDE

PIONEER SQUARE pole in 1938, the city sent $5,000 to pay the Tlingits to carve a

humanitarian

PIONEER SQUARE

replacement. Legend has it that the cashed check bore this

Democrat,

loaded with a “ton of gold” from Canada’s Klondike landed on Seattle’s success was secured once and for all when a steamship

By BUS:

INFORMATION

note: “Thanks for finally paying for the first one, however, a

Seattle’s waterfront on July 17, 1897. The city became a major

Pioneer Square is easily accessible from the Downtown Transit Tunnel via either the Pioneer Square Station or the International District/Chinatown Station. Call Metro Rider Information at 206-553-3000 for details, schedules and routes.

42,000 by 1890. city’s visionary spirit, Seattle’s population actually grew to over Romanesque style we now see in Pioneer Square. Thanks to the and adding beautiful brick buildings in the Richardsonian

GETTING HERE IS EASY, NO MATTER HOW YOU GET AROUND.

rebuilt from the ashes, elevating the downtown area a full story every building in Pioneer Square. Undaunted, Seattle’s citizens 1889, right before the Great Seattle Fire burned down nearly

new pole will cost another $5,000!” The Pioneer Building was

American Chief Sealth. Maynard who suggested naming the city-to-be after Native saloon, brothel and hospital in Pioneer Square. It was also He started the first store, pharmacy, restaurant, hotel, casino, and San Francisco, Doc Maynard established a frontier spirit. While Yesler was busy supplying lumber to build both Seattle Seattle its first industry. year later, milling logs at the end of Skid Road and giving lumber mill in Pioneer Square. Yesler’s Mill established itself a convince Henry Yesler to come and locate his steam-powered Maynard donated a substantial piece of his own property to necessarily in that order). As Denny developed his real estate, Maynard,

entrepreneur and a teetotaling Republican, and David “Doc” set the course to cityhood: Arthur Denny, a hard-headed As the settlement began to take shape, two very different men resources – became Seattle’s first neighborhood. eastern shore of Elliott Bay, flat, and close to abundant West Seattle’s Alki Beach. This new land – sheltered on the after initially landing and suffering through a harsh winter on Seattle’s first settlers found shelter in Pioneer Square in 1852,

THE HEART AND SOUL OF SEATTLE

PIONEER SQUARE

The booming frontier town had grown to a city of 31,000 by June

the

terminus

for

Amtrak,

the

Chinatown

–

International District and a Metro tunnel entrance.

The

522-feet-high tower is topped by a ball made of cut glass and copper that lights up at night.

voted the “finest building west of Chicago” by the American Institute of Architects in 1892. It was designed by Elmer Fisher, who designed more than 50 buildings in Pioneer Square, all

constructed after the Great Fire of 1889. As a result, Pioneer

The Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park commemorates

YESLER WAY

the gold rush that put Seattle on the map. Featuring exhibits and artifacts, gold panning demonstrations, entertaining films

Square is considered to have the largest concentration of

and interpretive talks, the museum is open 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Victorian-Romanesque architecture in the country. In 1905, Pioneer Place’s ornate Pergola was built to shelter passengers

waiting for the cable car, which once trundled up and down Yesler Way.

every day. Admission is free and children are welcome.

WATERFALL GARDEN PARK

Located at Main & Second, this secluded, enchanting park offers an oasis for weary sightseers, shoppers and locals alike. Privately built and maintained by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the park marks the site of the original United Parcel Service offices. It’s the perfect place to relax for a moment, listening to the thundering melodies of falling water.

The Fire Museum was created in 2008 when the Last Resort Fire Department moved a portion of its collection of apparatus and artifacts into Seattle Fire Department Headquarters. The display includes historic rigs dating back to 1834. The Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum is dedicated to the history of law enforcement in the Seattle Metropolitan area. The museum is the official repository for the police artifacts dating back to the 1880’s.

Yesler Way is the main east-west corridor through the Pioneer Square neighborhood. During Seattle’s early years, it served

as the northern border of Doc Maynard’s original claim, commonly

known

“Maynardtown,”

where

low

MILEPOST 31

entertainment and vice were long tolerated.

Mileposts mark progress, helping us track

The phrase “Skid Road,” or “Skid Row”—originally a logging

where

term—was first coined in Pioneer Square. When Henry Yesler

are

our

journey

and

reminding us of the places we've passed

built the area’s first steam-powered lumber mill, the strip was

through on our way to somewhere else.

used as a logging “skid”; trees cut down on the hill above

Milepost 31, located on 1st Ave S just north of Main Street,

were “skidded” down a series of parallel greased logs to the

highlights the people and projects that shaped Pioneer Square

Yesler saw mill on the bay.

and provides an inside look at the SR 99 Tunnel Project.