Most homeowners in the way of the freeway accepted offers based on two appraisals. In Seattle, that meant 4,500 parcels of land that included not only homes but also apartment buildings and businesses. Some were demolished; some were sold at auction and moved to other parts o...
Travelers who aspire to build their own airplanes or who just want to learn more about how planes are manufactured definitely will want to tour the Boeing factory where 747s, 777s and the 787s (Dreamliner) are made. This Boeing plant is located in Everett, about 25 freeway miles north of...
The newest addition to Seattle Center isClimate Pledge Arena. This state-of-the-art sports venue is home to the Seattle Kraken, freshly minted into the NHL during the 2021/22 season. Seattle's best radio station, KEXP, also operates out of a studio in the Seattle Center, giving music fan...
There’s no cheaper way to cruise Elliott Bay. $4.75 buys you a 15-minute ride from Pier 50 on the downtown waterfront to Seacrest Park in West Seattle. From there, relax on the patio with some shaved ice atMarination Ma Kai, or take one of two free shuttle buses offered: head up ...
No matter. Shiro’s ready to make his way in America. Even if it means apprenticing with a man he barely knows. The city that spreads out beneath the plane is busy wrapping up construction of the Interstate 5 freeway. Just three months earlier, the Beatles played a pair of concerts at...
Popular parklands in the Seattle area include Discovery Park, Freeway Park, Green Lake Park and the Washington Park Arboretum.If you want to get outside of Seattle, check out these things to do in the Puget Sound, that are all within day-trip range of Seattle. You can go wine tasting ...
Note here the steep rise of Fourth Avenue, on the left, as it climbs the southeast corner of Denny Hill to a horizon this side of Virginia Street. Fourth Ave. on the left and Westlake on the right, in late 1906 after Westlake was cut through the city grid as far as Denny Way. ...
Visually, the 2-to-3-foot plant isn’t exactly photogenic. You’ve seen vegetation like it along the freeway. Meanwhile, right next to the mint fields are hops, stretching high and tall into the sky. Mint doesn’t wave majestically in the wind like the rolling wheat ...
Of course, all of these are totally free as well, which make them a great way of doing Seattle on the cheap. 9. Get in where you fit in The best way to explore the many neighborhoods of Seattle is on foot. Spread throughout this city are dozens of little cultural microcosms and eac...
“Why not Edible Freeway?” If ––like the Edible Schoolyard model–– the idea spreads beyond Washington, a new garden network might truly become interstate. Indeed, East Coast and Midwest regions are said to be considering a similar plan, but are questioning whether large-scale garden ...