Pike Street Hill Climb Explained

Pike Street Hill Climb
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Image Caption:Series of staircases, 2005
Location:Seattle, Washington, U.S.
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The Pike Street Hill Climb, also known as Pike Street Hillclimb,[1] is a pathway consisting of steps[2] and escalators/elevators[3] that connect Seattle's Alaskan Way[4] and Central Waterfront along Elliott Bay to Pike Place Market in the U.S. state of Washington.[5] [6] The climb has been described by The Seattle Times as a "glute-burning short cut".[7]

Features

A series of cluster lights are installed along the climb.[8]

Businesses along the climb have included the cocktail bar Zig Zag Café,[9] the Mexican restaurant El Puerco Lloron,[10] Procopio Gelateria,[11] and other "chic shops and ethnic restaurants".[12]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-07-08 . Pike Street Hillclimb . 2022-12-27 . Seattle Magazine . en-US . 2022-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221227025308/https://seattlemag.com/shopping/pike-street-hillclimb/ . live .
  2. Book: Inside Pike Place Market: Building a Model Public Market into the 21st Century . 2021-08-17 . Pike Place Market PDA . en . 2022-12-27 . 2022-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221227025315/https://books.google.com/books?id=0VlBEAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA52&dq=Pike+Place+Market+Hillclimb&hl=en . live .
  3. Book: Devine, Bob . National Geographic Traveler - Coastal Alaska: Ports of Call and Beyond . 2016 . National Geographic Books . 978-1-4262-1635-0 . en . 2022-12-27 . 2022-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221227025315/https://books.google.com/books?id=aB8CDAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PP49&dq=Pike+Place+Market+Hillclimb&hl=en . live .
  4. Book: Humphrey, Clark . Walking Seattle: 35 Tours of the Jet City's Parks, Landmarks, Neighborhoods, and Scenic Views . 2018-08-21 . Wilderness Press . 978-0-89997-814-7 . en . 2022-12-27 . 2022-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221227025309/https://books.google.com/books?id=V6B2DwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PT35&dq=Pike+Place+Market+Hillclimb&hl=en . live .
  5. Book: Kasprisin, Ron . Urban Design: The Composition of Complexity . 2011-06-09 . Taylor & Francis . 978-1-136-84561-1 . en . 2022-12-27 . 2022-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221227025306/https://books.google.com/books?id=p3lSXCRGEc0C&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA143&dq=Pike+Place+Market+Hillclimb&hl=en . live .
  6. Web site: 2010-07-10 . Pike Street Hill Climb was, and is, a steep challenge . 2022-12-27 . The Seattle Times . en-US . 2022-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221227025306/https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/pike-street-hill-climb-was-and-is-a-steep-challenge/ . live .
  7. Web site: 2021-10-21 . 7 hidden-gem attractions to check out at Seattle's Pike Place Market . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211204005003/https://www.seattletimes.com/life/travel/hidden-gem-attractions-at-pike-place-market/ . 2021-12-04 . 2022-12-27 . The Seattle Times . en-US.
  8. Book: Ryan, Susanna . Secret Seattle (Seattle Walk Report): An Illustrated Guide to the City's Offbeat and Overlooked History . 2021-08-03 . Sasquatch Books . 978-1-63217-375-1 . en . 2022-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221227025309/https://books.google.com/books?id=KCAHEAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA62&dq=Pike+Place+Market+Hillclimb&hl=en . 2022-12-27 . live.
  9. Book: Fodor's Pacific Northwest: With Oregon, Washington, and Vancouver . 2011 . Fodor's Travel . 978-1-4000-0512-3 . en . 2022-12-27 . 2022-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221227025308/https://books.google.com/books?id=iD697Hzr2A4C&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA378&dq=Pike+Place+Market+Hillclimb&hl=en . live .
  10. Book: Seattle . 2007 . Fodor's Travel Publications . 978-1-4000-1854-3 . en . 2022-12-27 . 2022-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221227025308/https://books.google.com/books?id=hLT6Pqu88hMC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA78&dq=Pike+Place+Market+Hillclimb&hl=en . live .
  11. Web site: Pike Place Market in Seattle - Attraction Frommer's . 2022-12-27 . . 2022-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221227025308/https://www.frommers.com/destinations/seattle/attractions/pike-place-market . live .
  12. Book: Let's Go Pacific Northwest Adventure 1st Edition . 2004-12-13 . Macmillan . 978-0-312-33564-9 . en . 2022-12-27 . 2022-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221227025315/https://books.google.com/books?id=1Kf5LftSLNEC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA189&dq=Pike+Place+Market+Hillclimb&hl=en . live .

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