The MarketFront is an addition to Seattle's Pike Place Market. [1] Designed by Miller Hull Partnership, [2] The $74 million expansion was unveiled in 2017. [3] A grand opening was held on June 29. [4] The MarketFront occupies the former site of the Municipal Market, demolished in 1974. [5]
Billie the Piggybank, a 700-pound statue of a pig, was moved to the MarketFront development in late 2016. [6]
Pike Place Fish Market is an open-air fish market at Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington, United States, located at the corner of Pike Street and Pike Place. Founded in 1930, it is known for its tradition of fishmongers throwing the fish purchased by customers prior to wrapping it. The fish market was near to bankruptcy in 1986, but after the introduction of new practices such as the fish throwing, games, and customer performances, it received significant exposure in national media and on television shows. Pike Place Fish Market is today a world-famous tourist destination, attracting up to 10,000 daily visitors.
The Gum Wall is a brick wall covered in used chewing gum under Pike Place Market in Downtown Seattle. It is located on Post Alley near Pike Street, south of the market's main entrance off 1st Avenue. Parts of the gum coating alongside the walls are several inches thick, and the coating is 15 feet (4.6 m) high along a 50-foot-long (15 m) section. The Market Theater Gum Wall has become a tourist attraction and local landmark since it was unintentionally created in the 1990s.
Rachel, also known as Market Foundation Piggy Bank, Rachael the Pig, Rachel the Pig or Rachel the Piggy Bank, is an outdoor bronze sculpture of a piggy bank, designed by Georgia Gerber and located at Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington, in the United States. It was dedicated on August 17, 1986, the market's 79th birthday, and is maintained by the Pike Place Market Foundation. Modeled after a pig that lived on Whidbey Island and was the 1985 Island County prize-winner. In 2006 Rachel received roughly $9,000 annually while in 2018, donations increased to $20,000. The money is collected by the Market Foundation to fund the Market's social services.
Mee Sum Pastry is a Chinese restaurant with two locations in Seattle in the U.S. state of Washington. The business operates at Pike Place Market and has a cafe in the University District.
The Crumpet Shop is a bakery and pastry shop in Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Pike Place Chowder is a seafood restaurant with two locations in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Maíz is a Mexican restaurant and nixtamaleria at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington. Sibling restaurant Maíz Molino opened in Denny Triangle in 2022.
DeLaurenti Food & Wine is an Italian speciality grocery store and delicatessen at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Ghost Alley Espresso is a coffee shop at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington. The business operates on Post Alley in a former service room for bathroom attendants, a few steps away from the Gum Wall. Current owner Michael Buchwald purchased the business from Mercedes Carrabba, who used the shop as a starting location for ghost tours. The space is reportedly haunted by the ghost of Arthur Goodwin, a former manager of Pike Place Market.
The Market Magic Shop is a magic store at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Ellenos Real Greek Yogurt is a yogurt company which originated at Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington.
El Borracho is a chain of Mexican restaurants in the U.S. state of Washington. The business operates at Pike Place Market in Central Waterfront, Seattle, and in Tacoma. Previously, El Borracho operated in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood.
Jack's Fish Spot is a fish market and seafood bar at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Bavarian Meats is an American meat producer and processing company based in Seattle, Washington. The company supplies meats to various delicatessens and grocery stores in the Pacific Northwest. From 1961 to 2020, Bavarian Meats operated a delicatessen of their own in Downtown Seattle, including a space at Pike Place Market.
World Spice Merchants is a shop near Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington.
El Mercado Latino is a grocery and specialty store at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Post Alley Pizza is a pizzeria in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Market Grill is a restaurant at Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Copacabana Restaurant, is a restaurant at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington. The business has been described as "one of the oldest Latino restaurants in Seattle", as well as "one of Pike Place's most offbeat eateries".
Turkish Delight is a restaurant at Seattle's Pike Place Market, in the U.S. state of Washington.
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