Pioneer Square is a neighbourhood in the
southwest corner of Downtown Seattle. It 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, mostly examples of Richardsonian Romanesque. The
neighborhood takes its name from a small triangular plaza near
the corner of First Avenue and Yesler Way, originally known as
Pioneer Place. The Pioneer Square-Skid Road Historic District, a
historic district including that plaza and several surrounding
blocks, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Here are some
of my impressions - click on a picture to have a larger version
| Various
buildings along the way to Pioneer Square and Downtown |
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| Well
kept houses and areas Downtown |
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| View
of older and new modern buildings |
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