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A different view of the ferris wheel over the Seattle waterfront.

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You can get a nice view, cool breezes on this walkway behind the Pike’s Place Market in Seattle. Note the ferris wheel in the distance. Do you think the people walking are noticing anything other than their phones?

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We love the contrasts of architectural styles as we walk through cities. This one’s in Seattle, WA.

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Even way back in 1909, the city of Seattle made sure to honor Chief Seattle, its namesake, with this fountain.

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Poster reminding us who lived here first. “Chief Seattle Now the Streets are our Home”

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“Far away brothers and sisters we still remember you” is a poster found in downtown Seattle.

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The purple glass squares were set into the pavement to shed light on the city below the city. New Seattle was built on top of old Seattle when a fire destroyed the central business district on June 6, 1889.

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Birds always have a great view from above. In Seattle, by the waterfront, they can see the Olympic mountains, the Pacific Ocean, the city and sky. 

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This pole of newspaper plates reminds us of the Great Seattle Fire which destroyed the entire central business district on June 6, 1889. The fire started in the basement of a downtown building and lasted for less than a day. It quickly spread to the Dietz & Mayer Liquor Store, which exploded, the Crystal Palace Saloon, and the Opera House Saloon. Fueled by alcohol, the entire block from Madison to Marion was on fire and Seattle’s water supply could not cope. You can take a tour of Underground. Seattle as the city was rebuilt on top of the old ruins.

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Seattle’s history of architecture styles can sometimes be glimpsed all at once.

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