Seattle, Washington
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[edit] Downtown
 The skyline of Seattle, Washington at dusk. |
 Seattle seen from the top of the Space Needle (Puget Sound to the left and right, Lake Union in the Center) |
 Skyline of Seattle |
 A similar view in 1917 |
 Space Needle and Downtown by day |
 Space Needle and Downtown by night |
 Downtown from the Space Needle |
 Waterfront at night in December |
 Waterfront at night in December, wider view |
 Skyline with Harbor Island in foreground |
 English: Washington Mutual Tower
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 English: Another angle of the Washington Mutual Tower
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 English: Columbia Center
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 English: Rainier Tower
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 English: Main public library, designed by Rem Koolhaus
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 English: Smith Tower in the evening
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 English: View of downtown Seattle from Kerry Park. Mt. Rainier appears barely visible through the haze to the right of the city.
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 English: Downtown Seattle from Alki Point
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 English: Downtown and Elliot Bay (lower left)
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 English: Downtown as seen from Queen Anne Hill
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 English: Bank in the lobby of the Hoge Building
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 English: Terracotta detail, Times Square Building
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 English: Terracotta detail, Coliseum Theatern
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 English: Terracotta detail, Eagles Auditorium
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 English: Terracotta detail, Arctic Building
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 English: Entrance, Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
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_2007-08.jpg) English: Entrance, Fifth Avenue Theater
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 English: An electric bus connected to the powerlines
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 English: Political speech in the form of an art car
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 English: Performance art in a downtown store window
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 English: A shoemaker at work
Magyar: Cipész munka közben
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[edit] Pike Place Market
 Sugar vendor: 1917 |
 Vegetable vendor daystalls: 1917 |
 Pike Place Market |
 Pike Place Market, main arcade |
 Produce for sale |
 More produce |
 English: Salmon for sale
Magyar: Eladó lazac
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[edit] Pioneer Square
 English: Two street grids meet at Yesler Way, the original Skid Road
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 English: Looking roughly east from the corner of First, Yesler, and Cherry in 1917.
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 English: Totem pole & Pioneer Building
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 English: Detail of Pioneer Building
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 English: Old sign on Delmar Building / State Hotel
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 English: Bread of Life Mission
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 English: Pawnshop sign
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 English: The venerable J&M Cafe
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 English: An alley near Pioneer Square
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 English: The Globe Building, home of Elliott Bay Books
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 English: Terracotta detail of the Fisher Building, home of Stonington Gallery
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 English: The Post Steam Plant
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_2002-08.jpg) English: King Street Station
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 English: King Street Station, interior
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 English: Union Station
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 English: Union Station, interior
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 English: The Waltham Block in 1900
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 English: The Waltham Block in 2008
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 English: Crescent Manufacturing Company / Ingels Block in 1900
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 English: Ingels Block in 2007
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[edit] Safeco Field
 Safeco Field |
 Safeco Field |
[edit] Skylines
A closer look at the two skyline images above:
And an even wider one from 1907.
[edit] Seattle Center
Seattle Center is a fairgrounds park on the former site of the Century 21 Exposition, the 1962 World's Fair
 Space Needle |
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 Kobe Bell |
 Local band The Lashes perform at Bumbershoot |
 Sitting on the lawn during a fair |
 Music on Bastille Day |
 Breakdancer at Festival Sundiata |
 Hawaiian dancers at Center House during Festál's API (Asian Pacific Islander) Heritage Month Festival |
 Japanese dancers prepare to perform during Cherry Blossom Festival |
 Mixing music at the Vera Project |
 Riding the roller coaster |
[edit] Experience Music Project / Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame
 View from roughly the southwest |
 Exterior detail |
 Overhead aerial view |
 Sky Church |
 Interviewing Al Kooper as part of the "Sound + Vision" series |
[edit] Tallest skyscrapers
From List of tallest buildings in Seattle.
 11. Rainier Tower |
 16. Smith Tower |
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[edit] Inner neighborhoods
 Counterbalance Park by night |
 Chinatown Gate, International District |
 Chong Wa Benevolent Association, International District |
 Seattle Buddhist Church, International District / Central District |
 St. James Cathedral, First Hill |
 St. Ignatius Chapel, Seattle University, First Hill |
 Lake Union Steam Plant, Cascade / South Lake Union |
 The schooner Wawona on South Lake Union and, behind it, Capitol Hill. The Wawona was taken away to be dismantled March 2009. |
 Tibetan prayer wheel on Broadway, Capitol Hill |
 Sunset seen from Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery Park, Capitol Hill |
[edit] Outer neighborhoods
 Kubota Garden, Rainier Valley |
 Wat Lao Dhammacetiyaram (Lao Buddhist temple), Rainier Valley |
 Boiler, Georgetown PowerPlant Museum |
 Art exhibit in the Malt House of the former Seattle Brewing and Malting Company, Georgetown |
 General Offices, former Seattle Brewing and Malting Company, Georgetown |
 Alki waterfront |
 Alki Beach |
 West Queen Anne Walls |
 Raven costume, Fremont Solstice Parade |
 Lenin Statue, Fremont |
 Northwest African American Museum (former Colman School), Judkins Park |
 University of Washington quad at cherry blossom time |
 St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, Montlake |
 Gargoyle in the University District |
 Ravenna Park |
 Picardo Farm (allotment gardens), Wedgwood |
 A funeral bouquet at the Fishermen's Memorial, Ballard/Interbay |
 Hulking ruins at Gas Works Park, Lower Wallingford |
 Paraglider at Golden Gardens Park |
 Flautist at Golden Gardens Park |
 Ballard, Fremont, Phinney Ridge and Greenlake neighborhoods; Salmon Bay |
[edit] Bridges
[edit] On the Lake Washington Ship Canal
 Salmon Bay Bridge seen from Chittenden Locks |
 Ballard Bridge seen from Seattle Maritime Academy |
 Operator's tower, Fremont Bridge |
 Aurora Bridge during 1992 Fremont Solstice Parade |
_from_east_04.jpg) University Bridge and Interstate 5 Ship Canal Bridge |
 Montlake Bridge opens for a sailboat |
[edit] Other Bridges
 Cowen Park Bridge |
 Bicycle on Ravenna Park Bridge |
 Jose P. Rizal Bridge |
 Underside of Jose P. Rizal Bridge |
 South Park Bridge |
