Even the alleyways are interesting!!
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Windows: Pioneer Square
Pioneer Square is the old section of Seattle, where the original Seattle business distrcit stood. It was all wood, and a fire in 1889 burned it to the ground. However, industrious Seattleites got to work, and by the end of 1890 had built the new Pioneer Square area, full of wonderful stone and brick buildings (most of which have been retro-fitted for earthquakes, but I still wouldn't want to be down there during one!). So many wonderful architectural details; you can wander for hours, looking up, and around, into alleys, and wandering in the old buildings, which are still in use, and several of which have kept a lot of the old style intact. I love this place.
Even the alleyways are interesting!!
Even the alleyways are interesting!!
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23 comments:
Wow, what a beautiful area!
these are fantastic looks like a gorgeous place for photos
Beautiful! I have been to Seattle and never noticed all the wonderful windows and buildings they have, now I am going to wandering around staring at the buildings!
I love the last two. They have such a classic feel to them
They might be old windows. I LOVE old things!
These are so cool and so different! Love the alley ones!
Cari
I love all the detail!
you are rocking this theme!!! love these photos and the architecture! and yesterday's windows are great, too!!!
Hmm, I posted this afternoon, but I guess I was posting on tomorrow's today and missed yesterdays. ;-) Anyway, love the way you photographed the modern windows too.
You seriously find the best windows! These are beautiful!
That alley way was awesome! Really cool shots.
That is a really cool location! Love all of these shots!
pat i love your take on the old and new windows you have such and awesome variety of windows.
I would love the see all of that. I like the arches of the windows.
Cool pictures Pat. Makes me want to go to Seattle and wander around.
First of all, these buildings are awesome! The windows are so neat, and nostalgic. Second...did you eat any chocolate! Haha.
What fun variety! I hope to be able to visit there someday!
Beautiful! I am loving all the windows this week!
oh i'm loving those alley ways and the chocolate factory caught my eye..i'm craving some chocolate now!
WOw! These are awesome! I especially like that last shot!
those are just lovely! how far-sighted those seattlites were to build that.
Oh my gosh, what a BEAUTIFUL area! I LOVE Seattle and can't wait to visit again with my camera! Two of my favorite cities to visit are Portland and Seattle, fortunately my dh and kiddos agree!
p.s. I don't know what that funky ship thing was, but it sure made me think of what Noah's Ark would have looked like. My sis said she'd never seen it there before and it was by far, the strangest thing ever!
Pat - well, we knew it would happen - that at least 1 shot would be alike. But as our dh s say, even if we snap the shutter at the same subject, our views are different. What fun! And I only posted 1 pic of a Seattle alleyway! I love the last one here, with the mossy ledges; what could speak better of an old, dark place in Seattle?! ML
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