Posts Tagged ‘pioneer square’
Seattle’s 3 Bizarre Tower-Homes
What’s in the very top of the iconic Smith Tower? What about those towers on the Fremont Bridge? Why does Ballard have a lighthouse nowhere near the water? Answer: Residents. People live in strange places in Seattle. Places that, if we didn’t know better, we never would have imagined anyone calling “home.” Places like these…
Read MoreNew Year, New Bars
We see a lot of people relocating to Seattle for work, or family, or simply a change of life. It’s a hard thing to do, much of the time; not many people like being “the new kid.” The same goes for small businesses. Starting out in a city is tough and intimidating, and too often, some…
Read MoreSeattle’s Next Urban Campus?
Urban Visions recently released an update on Stadium East, the 1,000,000-square-foot office and retail campus. That update, we have to say, looks awesome. Stadium East would be a massive eight-story urban campus, with 860,000 square feet of office space, 130,000 square feet of retail space, and 1,000 underground parking spots. As the name suggests, it…
Read MoreWhat does your zip code say about you?
Age? Check. Income? Check. Neighborhood? Check. Overall lifestyle? Check. It’s creepy, but once you get past the creepiness, it’s actually a useful tool for house-hunting and neighborhood-shopping, and, in a spying-on-the-Jonses way… it’s fun. Esri released an interactive map that analyzes your zip code information. You can zoom into Seattle and see…
Read MoreThe Urban Waterfall
Pioneer Square has a secret waterfall. This hidden gem is twenty-two feet high, flows over granite boulders, and is open to the sky. No, it’s not tucked away in some corporate lobby, and it’s not guarded by tickettakers. Waterfall Garden Park is open to the public, and it is completely free. The waterfall is part…
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