Running City Seattle 2019

Stage 1

03 520 East Denny Way

47.618616, -122.324184 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

George Ward House — the oldest building in Seattle

Brand of communication system next to the door

LINEAR

41 1600 Broadway  

47.615499, -122.320687 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Jimi Hendrix statue

Characters on stickers near the door of the store behind the statue

Dog, cat, scarecrow, pumpkin and sun(optional)

Historical background

Jimi Hendrix is a Seattle native, which explains why the locals honored him in this manner. His mainstream career lasted only four years, but he is widely regarded as one of the most influential guitarists in history and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes him as "the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music". The statue at Broadway was unveiled in January 1997 in a veil of "purple haze" (colored smoke). There’s also a Jimi Hendrix Park in Seattle which, strangely, is not located near the statue. There's been talk for years of moving the statue over there, but so far it has remained in its original home.

45 1005 E Roy St  

47.625197, -122.319751 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Graffiti behind a brick complex along Federal Ave E

Number of fishes

50

Historical background

Frederick William Anhalt was a builder and contractor who constructed many distinguished rental apartment buildings in Seattle in the 1920s and early 1930s. In 1993, the Seattle Chapter of the American Institute of Architects awarded Anhalt an honorary membership in recognition of excellence in residential design. His buildings have been referred to as "Castles in Seattle" and three of them including "Ten-O-Five" are listed as Seattle Historic Landmarks. Also this brick apartment complex is famous for having the first underground garage.

51 1245 10th Ave E  

47.632038, -122.320793 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Thomsen Memorial Chapel. Sign next to the entrance

Number of vowels

8

Historical background

After World War One, growing diocese support led to a "Victory Cathedral", and land was purchased in 1923 on 10th Ave E. In 1926, Saint Mark’s was designated to be the Cathedral of this Diocese, and Rector John McLauchlan became the first Dean. A magnificent building was envisioned, plans were drawn up, pledges made, and in 1928 construction began. The Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression that followed resulted in a considerable decrease in funds and construction was incomplete. Saint Mark’s Cathedral was dedicated on April 25, 1931 in a service that took place in Thomsen Chapel, the only space finished in the style meant for the whole Cathedral building. Cathedral has never been finished and its incompleteness is presented as "asceticism introduced by design".
The choir loft of St. Mark's is home to one of the largest pipe organs in Seattle. The organ was built in 1965 by D. A. Flentrop (Zaandam, Netherlands) and restored in 1993-1994 and 2001 by Paul Fritts & Company Organ Builders, Tacoma. The instrument has 58 stops/79 ranks on four manuals/pedal, and contains 3,944 pipes.

52 1400 E Galer St  

47.63185, -122.31572 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Monument in front of the conservatory

Year of the quotes

1852

Historical background

Volunteer Park is one of the crown jewels of Seattle's Olmsted park and boulevard system. The land was first used as a cemetery and later redesigned as a city park. The graves were moved next door to the Lake View Cemetery and the fresh and free acres were held as a reserve for more "deep communion with nature." The site was eventually named City Park and in 1901, Volunteer Park, to commemorate the patriotic gang of locals who volunteered to fight in the Spanish-American War of 1898-99. The Board of Park Commissioner brought John Charles Olmsted, of the Olmsted Brothers, Landscape Architects firm to Seattle in 1903 to design a park system to provide open space for the city and to help guide development in the rapidly growing city. In his first comprehensive plan, Volunteer Park served as the central park of the system because of its location close to downtown.
The park includes a conservatory (a designated city landmark), completed in 1912; an amphitheater; a water tower with an observation deck, built by the Water Department in 1906, a fenced-off reservoir; the dramatic Art Deco building of the Seattle Asian Art Museum (a designated city landmark); a statue of William Henry Seward; a memorial to Judge Thomas Burke; and a sculpture, Black Sun, by Isamu Noguchi (colloquially referred to as "The Doughnut") around which a scenic view of the Seattle skyline that prominently includes the Space Needle can be seen.

53 1606 15th Ave E

47.63453, -122.312587 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Boren Park. Bench dedicated to Claire Dietz

Year of installation

2013

64 Intersection of 14th Ave E and E Valley St

47.626114, -122.314535 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Stone block near the crosswalk

Last name

STUART

66 624 Yale Ave N

47.62506, -122.330598 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Path behind the building

Sign on post 1302478

No parking any time/SEATTLE CITY LIGHT POLE

68 1721 15th Ave  

47.617055, -122.31299 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Fence of the staff parking lot

Number of kids

6

Historical background

Spend a moment to check out house next door (1727 15th Ave).
The Gaslight Inn also known as Signerman house was constructed in the early 20th century as a Craftsman Four Square for its first owner, Paul Singerman. Standing at three stories tall, built in a perfect square shape and heavily finished in elaborate detail, the residence commands attention. Mr. Singerman spared no expense in designing the 7,700-square foot residence to become a landmark feature of the neighborhood. The broad wood columns and porch, ornate twin circle windows, and hipped roof dormer collectively center focus of the structure toward the middle.
Mr. Singerman occupied the mansion for a short time before selling it, but his historical connection is important. Born in Poland, he eventually moved to California and became a wealthy businessman. Settling in Seattle, he opened The San Francisco Store in Downtown Seattle in the late 1800s. Mr. Singerman was also one of the few Jewish residents of Seattle and associated with the Jewish community in the Central District. The residence changed hands throughout the 20th century, eventually becoming the bed and breakfast that it is today.
The Landmarks Preservation Board recognized the transformation of residence to guesthouse as a particularly significant event meriting protection status. The preservation controls will be far reaching. Not only will the existing site and exterior features require care and protection, so will much of the interior. The first floor interior entry hall, main staircase, living room and dining room, library, and parlor will need to be largely retained as they are today.

76 224 Pontius Ave N

47.620269, -122.331495 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Alley24 apartments. Arch entrance

Estimated cost of the building in 1917

25000

20 Intersection of E Spring St and Madison Ct

47.611648, -122.317812 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Bench under a tree to the west of the intersection

Signature of an official

Bonus checkpoints

01 2548 Delmar Dr. E

47.643025, -122.318274 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Bagley Viewpoint. Parking sign next to the memorial stone

Third line from the top

Bonus time 45 minutes

CIRC

59 860 Terry Ave N

47.62786, -122.337574 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Seattle Fireboat Duwamish

Suggested donation

Bonus time 40 minutes

5

78 2401 Utah Ave S

47.580722, -122.335149 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Starbucks Center

Symbol on the chimney of the outdoor fireplace

Bonus time 45 minutes

Star

Stage 2

02 400 Yesler Way

47.601803, -122.328147 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Yesler Building. Plaque next to the entrance

Name of the building

Old public safety building

11 800 Seneca St

47.609879, -122.330105 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

"Confluence" sculpture

What year is shown on the side of the sculpture?

2014

31 704 Terry Ave

47.607119, -122.324526 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Sign near the hitching post

Last line

Columbia Street

33 924 E Cherry St

47.608107, -122.319275 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Ethnobotanical Garden. Plaque on stone.

Gifts from whom?

the Creator

37 1000 4th Ave  

47.606411, -122.332947 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Seattle Public Central Library

What shouldn't be put in the book drop return?

Magazines, newspapers or any type of bags

Historical background

Seattle's first attempt to start a library association occurred at a meeting of 50 residents on July 30, 1868, but produced only minimal success over the next two decades.The Ladies' Library Association began a more focused attempt to put together a public library in 1888. They had raised some funds and had even obtained a pledge of land from Henry Yesler, but their efforts were cut short by the Great Seattle Fire of 1889. Nonetheless, encouraged by their ideas, the revised October 1890 city charter formally established the Public Library as a branch of the city government. The ladies' influence can be seen in that the charter required that at least two of the five library commissioners be women. The library was funded by a 10% share of city fines, penalties, and licenses.
The first library opened April 8, 1891 as a reading room on the third floor of the Occidental Block — later the Seattle Hotel — supervised by librarian A. J. Snoke. But in 1896, the library established a bindery, and a new city charter drastically decreased the power of the library commission and removed the requirement of its having female members.
Seattle suffered heavily in the Great Depression. The Library's official website describes the Library as having been "pummeled" in this period of "soaring demands and evaporating resources".
In 1998, Seattle voters, with an unprecedented 69 percent approval rate, approved the largest library bond issue then ever submitted in the United States. The $196 million "Libraries for All" bond measure, along with private funds raised by The Seattle Public Library Foundation, nearly doubled the square footage in Seattle's libraries, including the building of new branches and a new Central Library. The Seattle Central Library opened in 2004 and in 2007, the building was voted #108 on the American Institute of Architects' (AIA) list of Americans' 150 favorite structures in the U.S.

55 1250 1st Ave S

47.590367, -122.333987 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Baseball player's statue

Inscription on the sneakers

AIR

61 424 S Main st  

47.60029, -122.328788 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

North-east corner of the building

Complete the phrase on the sidewalk "Idealism is ...?"

realism

Historical background

During World War Two when Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from their homes and communities, Gordon Hirabayashi, who was a senior at the University of Washington, stood up for social justice. He defied the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during the war because it was racially discriminatory and violated his rights as a U.S. citizen and later he was jailed for refusing to register at an internment-processing center. He took his case to the Supreme Court in 1943, but his case was defeated. Forty years later, he fought and won vacation of his wartime convictions.
The internment devastated Seattle’s Japantown, or Nihonmachi, a 15-block neighborhood north of South Jackson Street that had thrived for half a century. The neighborhood never recovered and Japantown is limited to the area around South Main and 6th.
"With (Hirabayashi Place) we wanted to do our part to reassert the cultural identity of this little corner of the neighborhood," Leslie Morishita, lead housing developer for the nonprofit developer, InterIm Community Development Association.
The Legacy of Justice Committee is stewarding education and public art installations at Hirabayashi Place that will enlighten visitors about Gordon Hirabayashi’s courageous stance for justice, and contribute to the hopeful possibility that a horrible injustice will never happen again.

71 820 18th Ave

47.610223, -122.308775 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Plaque on the sidewalk

Year

1987

73 416 Occidental Ave S

47.598458, -122.332835 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Information board in front of the building

Year the right bottom picture was taken

1908

74 Weller St Bridge

47.597527, -122.330197 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

West end of the bridge

What did Seattle founders dream of?

a gateway to the East

30 508 Maynard Ave S  

47.597931, -122.324912 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Seattle Pinball Museum

Signature of an official

Historical background

The Seattle Pinball Museum was born from a desire to share the games with other local collectors. Without help in the beginning from the local collector community, the Seattle Pinball Museum would not have succeeded. It opened in late August 2010 with the concept to provide vintage pinball machines as an interactive display of kinetic art.
During the search for an affordable venue, founders came across a program called Storefronts Seattle. Storefronts Seattle is a program that pairs empty storefronts and juried artists to revitalize a neighborhood. Chinatown & Pioneer Square were the first neighborhoods in the program for Storefronts Seattle. An application was submitted and ten juried artists were selected. The Seattle Pinball Museum was chosen as a creative enterprise. The initial grant was for a three-month stint at a vacant storefront in Seattle's Chinatown / International District. Storefronts granted an extension of five months and then Seattle Pinball Museum transitioned to a stand alone, independent business in June 2011.
The collection has grown to include games as early as 1934 to present day games produced by Jersey Jack Pinball, Dutch Pinball, Spooky Pinball, VP Cabs and Stern Pinball.

Stage 3

13 118 Republican St

47.623385, -122.354525 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Sculpture in front of the entrance

Sculpture by:

Austin J Smith

17 2701 5th Ave

47.618301, -122.347481 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Tilikum Place

Number of bear heads

2

22 700 Stewart St

47.614673, -122.336323 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

"Pillar Arc" sculpture

Material according to the plaque

ALUMINUM

23 1511 5th Ave  

47.611536, -122.336493 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Sewing machines to the left from the corner entrance

Brand of the machine in the middle of the second row from the bottom

VESTA

Historical background

The Westlake is truly considered as the heart of the downtown. This is a large transport hub: the light rail, many buses' routes and a monorail (until March 2019, buses ran along the light rail inside the tunnel). It's also a main place for shopping: there is the Nordtstrom headquarter and mall (founded in Seattle), the Macy's building is historical, because it housed The Bon Marché store (another chain founded in Seattle and existed from 1890 to 2005). And from the roof of that building the annual Holiday fireworks are launched. On the square across the street you can see a Christmas tree and Holiday season's decoration. Many other city events also take place here (concerts, festivals, parades). For the rest of the time there you can find lunch area, outdoor games and a children's play area.

42 1001 Alaskan Way

47.603796, -122.338732 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Ivar's statue

What sea animal is under the chair?

Clam\Seagull

44 93 Pike St  

47.60878, -122.340161 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Pig's hoof print closest to 1st Ave

Second line from the top

A MARKET ANGEL

Historical background

Before the creation of the Pike Place Market in 1907, local Seattle area farmers sold their goods to the public in a three-square block area called The Lots. Most produce sold there would then be brought to commercial wholesale houses and most farmers, due to the amount of time required to work their farms, were forced to sell their produce on consignment through those wholesalers. The farmers typically received a percentage of the final sale price for their goods, but there were regular rumors as well as instances of corruption in denying payment to farmers.
As consumers and farmers grew increasingly vocal in their unhappiness over the situation, Thomas P. Revelle, a Seattle city councilman, lawyer, and newspaper editor, took advantage of the precedent of an 1896 Seattle city ordinance that allowed the city to designate tracts of land as public markets. The area of Western Avenue above the Elliott Bay tideflats and the area of the commission food houses had just been turned into a wooden planked road, called Pike Place, off of Pike Street and First Avenue.
In 1963, a proposal was floated to demolish Pike Place Market and replace it with Pike Plaza, which would include a hotel, an apartment building, four office buildings, a hockey arena, and a parking garage. This was supported by the mayor, many on the city council, and a number of market property owners. However, there was significant community opposition. An initiative was passed on November 2, 1971 that created a historic preservation zone and returned the Market to public hands using the donations from the people, whose names you can see in hoof steps on the sidewalk. Over the course of the 1970s, all the Market's historic buildings were restored and renovated using the original plans and blueprints and appropriate materials.
The Market's "Meet the Producer" mandate nowadays includes craftspeople as well as farmers. Both can rent daystalls. One of the Market's major attractions is Pike Place Fish Market, where employees throw three-foot salmon and other fish to each other rather than passing them by hand. When a customer orders a fish, an employee at the Fish Market's ice-covered fish table picks up the fish and hurls it over the countertop, where another employee catches it and preps it for sale.

56 Section between houses 440 and 500 in 5th Avenue N

47.623279, -122.346494 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Plaza between the buildings

Kenyan proverb

Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.

58 100 Dexter Ave N

47.619209, -122.341308 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

"Walk the labyrinth" plaque

Complete the phrase "There is no..."

right or wrong way

62 100 Yesler Way  

47.601948, -122.333842 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Pioneer Square. Chief Seattle monument

Inscription on the back of the bust

Chief of the Suquamish

Historical background

Pioneer square was once the heart of the city: Seattle's founders settled there in 1852, following a brief six-month settlement at Alki Point on the far side of Elliott Bay. The early structures in the neighborhood were mostly wooden, and nearly all burned in the Great Seattle Fire of 1889. By the end of 1890, dozens of brick and stone buildings had been erected in their stead; to this day, the architectural character of the neighborhood derives from these late 19th century buildings.
In 1899, a group of businessmen stole a Tlingit totem pole (historically referred to the Chief-of-All-Women pole) and placed it in Pioneer Place Park. When an arsonist destroyed the pole in 1938, the city sent the pieces back to the Tlingit tribe who carved a new one and gave it to Seattle (after finally getting paid for the one that was originally stolen).
In addition to the totem pole, a wrought-iron Victorian pergola designed by Julian F. Everett, originally known as a comfort station and highly touted in tourism marketing, and a bust of Chief Seattle were added to the park in 1909.
Today, Pioneer Square is home to art galleries, internet companies, cafés, sports bars, nightclubs, bookstores, and a unit of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, the other unit of which is located in Skagway, Alaska.

72 1934 Pike Pl

47.610253, -122.343419 (OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Yandex Maps)

Pike Place Market stop. West side

Title of the middle sign

Performers