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Stop 3 of 9 · Seattle Walking Tour

The Day the Middleman Lost

Pike Place Market, Seattle

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The story

You're standing at Pike Place Market, where Pike Street drops toward Elliott Bay.

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Seattle · 9 stops · 55 min · 1.3 mi

1
Victor Steinbrueck Park
The Lookout He Couldn't Save TwicePhoto: Wknight94, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
2
The Original Starbucks
The First Starbucks Isn't Where It StartedPhoto: John Anderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
3You're here
Pike Place Market
The Day the Middleman LostPhoto: photographed by wac at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons
4
The Gum Wall
The Wall the Market Tried to ScrubPhoto: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
5
Pioneer Building and the Pergola
The Building That Was Waiting for StonePhoto: Msuner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
6
The Seattle Underground
The Sidewalks Beneath Your FeetPhoto: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
7
Smith Tower
The Son Who Wanted It TallerPhoto: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
8
Occidental Park
A Picnic That Became Seattle PridePhoto: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
9
Klondike Gold Rush Museum
A Ton of Gold, a Ton of GroceriesPhoto: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

Written from public sources, every claim checked against them, narrated by a synthetic voice.