21 Jun Pioneer Square in the News

NEWS

Globe from Elliott Bay Book Co. is for sale (Seattle Times)
If you’re mourning the loss of Elliott Bay Book Company’s Pioneer Square location, now you can forever own a memento from the old store. This ancient world globe, available at the RE Store, used to frequent the window displays at Elliott Bay. With the store’s recent move to Capitol Hill, staff couldn’t find space for it, says store manager Tracey Taylor.

Water main break leaves some Seattle residents dry (Komo)
A break in a water main in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood left area residents and businesses without any water for a night, and a big, gaping sinkhole in the middle of a busy street.

Q&A with chef Anthony Bourdain (Seattle Times)
Bourdain says Salumi (owned by Mario Batali’s father) in Pioneer Square is one of 13 places folks should eat at before they die.

Why I continue to oppose the deep-bore tunnel (Cary Moon on Crosscut)
It induces and concentrates a high volume of car traffic in Pioneer Square and the central waterfront, because of the location of the on and off ramps, which is not what anyone had in mind. It puts a lot of historic buildings and private property at risk, especially in Pioneer Square, because of the complex challenges of boring a 56′ diameter tunnel in bad soil with a high (and tricky) water table and brittle, rickety underground structural supports.

BLOGS

P-I photo archives: Classic Seattle taverns and bars (Seattle PI – Big Blog)

The entrepreneur behind Cashmere’s Fashion Earrings -N- Thangz (Central District News)
Entrepreneur got his start by selling polaroids to clubbers in Pioneer Square

Mike & Jennifer’s Engagement Session (Amore Studios)
(Sigh) yet another engagement session in Pioneer Square — I just love the photos.

Waterfall Garden in Pioneer Square (Metropolitan Gardens)

Pioneer Square Engagement | Amphone + Nguyen (Red Box Pictures)

Alley Stroll (HDR Photo of the Week)

Pioneer Square pergola (Flickr)

Foto Friday – Pioneer Square (Cam’s Blog)