Pike Street Hill Climb

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Pike Street Hill Climb
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Series of staircases, 2005
Location Seattle, Washington, U.S.
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Pike Street Hill Climb
Coordinates: 47°36′29.5″N122°20′29.5″W / 47.608194°N 122.341528°W / 47.608194; -122.341528

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]

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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]

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  2. ↑ Inside Pike Place Market: Building a Model Public Market into the 21st Century. Pike Place Market PDA. 2021-08-17. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  3. ↑ Devine, Bob (2016). National Geographic Traveler - Coastal Alaska: Ports of Call and Beyond. National Geographic Books. ISBN   978-1-4262-1635-0. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  4. ↑ Humphrey, Clark (2018-08-21). Walking Seattle: 35 Tours of the Jet City's Parks, Landmarks, Neighborhoods, and Scenic Views. Wilderness Press. ISBN   978-0-89997-814-7. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  5. ↑ Kasprisin, Ron (2011-06-09). Urban Design: The Composition of Complexity. Taylor & Francis. ISBN   978-1-136-84561-1. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  6. ↑ "Pike Street Hill Climb was, and is, a steep challenge". The Seattle Times. 2010-07-10. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  7. ↑ "7 hidden-gem attractions to check out at Seattle's Pike Place Market". The Seattle Times. 2021-10-21. Archived from the original on 2021-12-04. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  8. ↑ Ryan, Susanna (2021-08-03). Secret Seattle (Seattle Walk Report): An Illustrated Guide to the City's Offbeat and Overlooked History. Sasquatch Books. ISBN   978-1-63217-375-1. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  9. ↑ Fodor's Pacific Northwest: With Oregon, Washington, and Vancouver. Fodor's Travel. 2011. ISBN   978-1-4000-0512-3. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  10. ↑ Seattle. Fodor's Travel Publications. 2007. ISBN   978-1-4000-1854-3. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  11. ↑ "Pike Place Market in Seattle - Attraction | Frommer's". Frommer's . Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
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