I don’t know how many miles of Pioneer Square I walked before realizing how many faces adorn its buildings. The most obvious and most welcoming of all are those on…
Category: Pioneer Square
Pioneer Square is Seattle’s Original neighborhood dating back to 1852. Naturally, this historical community has experienced many changes over the course of time from natural disasters to the Gold Rush, political uprisings to urban renewals and from pioneers to a melting pot of demographics and businesses. It features the perfect balance of old coexisting with new.
May 2020 – The Square Braces
May brought more boards, more art and more tents to Pioneer Square. The sun shined as all appeared normal but but for a few essential workers the Square was abandoned.…
April 2020 – The Boarded and the Beautiful
April came with more pandemic precautions for Pioneer Square, particularly in the form of plain particle-board paneling. The bare wood only encouraged vandals to leave graffiti adding to the Squarea’s…
March 2020 – Pioneer Square Closes
In March of 2020 as Covid fear swept the country, Pioneer Square, Seattle began closing down. The Squarea already had a sizeable homeless population and crime rates to match. The…
The Legendary Duncan Horse
The Duncan and Son’s Saddlery building has been the on again, off again home to one of the most iconic horses on the west coast. The Duncan horse was first…