Page 128 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - Pacific Northwest

126  SEA T TLE

Street-by-Street: SEATTLE CENTER &
BELLTOWN
Pioneer Square

Pioneer Square, Seattle’s first downtown and later a decrepit PIKE PLACE
MARKET & THE
skid row, is today a revitalized business neighborhood and WATERFRONT
National Historic District. The tall totem poles gracing the
square are reminders of the Coast Salish Indian village that PIONEER SQUARE &
DOWNTOWN
originally occupied this spot. The grand Victorian architecture, Locator Map
social service missions, and upscale shops that line the See Street Finder map 4
bustling streets and cobblestone plazas are further reminders
of the area’s checkered past and redevelopment since the
1960s. Many of the buildings standing today were constructed
in the years between the Great Fire of 1889 and the Klondike
Gold Rush of 1897–8, both pivotal events in Seattle’s history.
While the buildings look much as they did a century ago, their
tenants have changed dramatically. Where saloons, brothels,
and mining company headquarters once flourished, art
galleries, boutiques, and antique shops now reside.

Y E S L E R W A Y

4 Occidental Square
The Fallen Firefighters’ Memorial in this square
consists of four life-sized bronze statues
designed and sculpted by Hai Ying Wu in
1998, as a tribute to Seattle’s firefighters
who have died in the line of duty. A L A S K A N W A Y V I A D U C T

1 S T A V E N U E S O U T H J A C K S O N S T R E E T

Key
Suggested route S O U T H K I N G S T R E E T

International District

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For hotels and restaurants see p288 and pp298–300

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