The light went off over Art “Happy” French’s head one day in December 1943. That year, management of thefondly rememberedold Frederick & Nelson department store at Sixth and Pine in downtown Seattle (in a building now occupied by Nordstrom) decided to move Santa Claus operations from deep...
Scholes, the Downtown Seattle Association president, says there’s been a shift toward beverage and food services, a corollary of the expanding downtown residential population, many of them well-paid. Even department stores — a category that’s been eviscerated by Amazon’s success elsewh...
Where to stay in Seattle. If you stay in downtown it gets pricer than the outside cities like the Seattle Airport or in Renton. If you stay in the outside cities you will drive about 15 minutes to get to downtown, but the drive allows you to see the beautiful trees that surround th...
And of course, no shopping spree in downtown Seattle would be complete without a visit to the iconic Bon-Macy’s, a beloved department store that has been a staple in the city for decades. With such a variety of shopping landmarks just a stone's throw away, Lotte Hotel Seattle is ...
“Everyone living, working in, or visiting downtown has noticed the rapidly deteriorating conditions,” downtown resident Catherine Tomiczek told the committee. She said a friend was beaten and robbed on the street and a neighbor was stabbed in her building. ...
Look at another facet, and you see another possible Seattle: a city of tree-lined boulevards and urban forests that even boasts a downtown salmon stream. Downtown has not one but two verdant central parks, one nestled between department stores at Westlake and Pine, the other running all the...
Considered by many “the soul of Seattle,” the Market spans nine historic acres in the center of downtown where everyday locals and tourists alike shop, visit, eat and discover. Founded in 1907, the Market is one of the oldest and largest continuously operating public markets in the United...
TheSeattle Police Department says it started enforcement of the city’s new public drug use law with “enforcement operations” in two familiar crime hot spots this weekend — Little Saigon and the downtown core around 3rd and Pine. SPDChief Adrian Diazsaid the operations were underway in the ...
“For the first time in my life,” he says, “downtown and the waterfront are connected.” Teresa (left) and Rosemary Koenig enjoy the variety of viewpoints. “I love the look of the city behind us,” says Rosemary, a recent Seattle transplant. Rosemary Koenig and her visiting mom ...