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The Seattle Traveler

June 27th, 2008

6 Suggestions for a Day in Pioneer Square

On a typical day, Pioneer Square is full of business people going a hundred different directions, shoppers, tourists, and, since I believe in honesty here — a few men and women who call the park benches there home.
This is a great area to explore, whether you are a visitor or resident, as the area […]

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February 24th, 2007

“Captured Youth” at Pioneer Square’s James Harris Gallery

While wandering around the Pioneer Square area the other day, I cam across a disturbing, yet thought provoking, photography exhibit at the James Harris Gallery.
“Captured Youth” is a series of photographs of teens incarcerated in various Washington state correctional facilities.  In these portraits, photographer Steve Davis captures both the starkness of their lives and the […]

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February 18th, 2007

Photo Op: King County Courthouse

 
Location:  To continue with the courtroom theme from yesterday, this is the exterior of the King County Courthouse.  The courthouse is located between 2nd and 3rd Avenues and James and Jefferson Streets, on the periphery of Pioneer Square.
Photo credit:  Seth Gaines
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November 13th, 2006

Seattle Underground: The Subterranean Neighborhood

This neighborhood just isn’t what it used to be!
No one can argue with how the Pioneer Square area of Seattle has changed over the last couple of decades.  Before it was what you see now, there was a whole different neighborhood of streets and storefronts, all of which were destroyed in the 1989 Seattle fire.
Out of […]

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