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2 DOWNTOWN: THE RETAIL CORE AND FINANCIAL DISTRICT: SKYSCRAPERS AND SHOPPING
BOUNDARIES: 9th Ave., Pine St., 3rd Ave., and James St.
DISTANCE: 2 miles
DIFFICULTY: Moderate (one uphill block)
PARKING: Limited metered street parking; pay lots and garages include Pacific Place Garage (6th Ave. north of Pine St).
PUBLIC TRANSIT: Seattle Transit Tunnel Convention Place Station, 9th Ave. and Pine Street; Metro routes #10, 11, 14, 43, and 49 serve Pike and Pine streets.
Seattle is blessed to have an active, dynamic downtown that never succumbed to the urban decay faced by other cities around the United States. It might not be a 24-hour place, but it’s at least a 16-hour place. And it’s devoted to more than the mere making and spending of money. It offers a wide range of live and filmed entertainments. It has a major art museum and many private galleries. It has occasional peekaboo views of the Elliott Bay waterfront and the Olympic Mountains. And as you’re about to see, it sports an array of architectural styles, from 1920s deco whimsy to postmodern color play and angularity.