Seattle 2010 - International District incl Pioneer Square

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I think this tile mosaic was located just outside the station.

Pioneer Square (ps) - Pergola

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The reconstructed Iron Pergola & nearby totem pole & Pioneer Building are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. There is also a broader inclusion for the Pioneer Square - Skid Row Historical District.

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in swapped RGB channels. The original pergola, which was built in 1909, was accidentally knocked over by a truck in January 2001. The current replica was inaugurated in August 2002.

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The current totem pole is a replica of the original one which was stolen from a Tlingit village in Alaska in 1899 & presented to the City of Seattle in the same year by the Chamber of Commerce "Committee of Fifteen" , the group of Seattle vandals (who were prominent citizens) that had taken the totem. Interesting story here: http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=2076

Historic Pioneer Building (pb)

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This Richardsonian Romanesque stone, red brick, terra cotta and cast iron building, located on the NE corner of First Avenue & James in Seattle's Pioneer Square District, was completed in 1892. It was designed by architect Elmer Fisher who designed several of the historic district's new buildings following the Great Seattle Fire of 1889. More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_Building_%28Seattle,_Washington%29

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Although the original tower is gone, the rest of the building's elaborate ornamentation remains intact.

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On the south (Yesler Way) side of the building.