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Elephant Car Wash
Permanently Closed

Seattle, Washington

Elephant Car Wash Sign

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum
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Seattle, Washington

Seattle Metropolitan Police Museum

The largest police museum in the western United States displays the evolution of crime-fighting Seattle.

Zayda Buddy's Pizza
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Seattle, Washington

Zayda Buddy's Pizza

A "Minnesota-style" pizza parlor in the Scandinavian heart of Seattle.

The Old Ballard sign with summer tasting hours.
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Seattle, Washington

Old Ballard Liquor Co.

Craft liquors concocted in an old Seattle warehouse.

Vine covered columns activists hope to preserve.
Permanently Closed

Seattle, Washington

Seattle's Ramps to Nowhere

Activists are fighting to preserve these unfinished highway ramps as a tribute to the citizen revolt that halted their construction decades ago.

Stone bench
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Seattle, Washington

Walker Rock Garden

A Boeing mechanic and his wife leave a whimsical, stone sculptured garden as their legacy.

The Great Hall at Union Station.

Seattle, Washington

Union Station

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

The Ribbons of Light at night.

Seattle, Washington

Cal Anderson Park

A large AIDS Memorial Pathway art installation provides a moment for quiet contemplation in this public park.

Mystery Soda Machine
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Seattle, Washington

Mystery Soda Machine

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

The park's pavilion.

Seattle, Washington

Bradner Gardens Park

This multi-functional park is a marvel of civic engagement.

Tashkent Park

Seattle, Washington

Tashkent Park

This park celebrates a sister city relationship that survived the Cold War.

Chinese Community Bulletin Board

Seattle, Washington

Chinese Community Bulletin Board

In the absence of a Chinese-language newspaper, for years the community posted daily updates on this simple bulletin board.

Ballard Bridge with open drawbridge to allow passage of a ship, March 13, 1918

Seattle, Washington

Ballard Bridge

Granting the right of way to ships over surface traffic since 1917.

The salmon base.

Seattle, Washington

'A Salish Welcome'

A colorful statue honoring the local salmon in glass and bronze.

Labor Temple

Seattle, Washington

Seattle Labor Temple

This historic hub for labor unions has survived the city's changing landscape.

Ballard Centennial Bell Tower

Seattle, Washington

Ballard Centennial Bell Tower

A 1,000 pound brass bell commemorates a time when this small maritime neighborhood was actually its own separate city.

Hammering Man close-up

Seattle, Washington

Hammering Man

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

Tree Grate Museum

Seattle, Washington

Tree Grate Museum

Five varieties of trees with custom-designed grates around the trunk are planted along the route of the Seattle Transit Tunnel.

'Wake'

Seattle, Washington

'Wake'

This sculpture forces visitors to confront their relationship with space.

Fremont Solstice Parade.

Seattle, Washington

Fremont Solstice Parade

Once a year, thousands of naked cyclists flood the streets of a Seattle neighborhood.

Evergreen Point Floating Bridge in 2018

Seattle, Washington

Evergreen Point Floating Bridge

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

Caribbean pineapple cornbread

Seattle, Washington

Nue

Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.

 "Henry" Murals

Seattle, Washington

"Henry" Murals

Seattle’s Whimsical Mural Master.

No. 98, aka "L'il Beaver"

Seattle, Washington

Ballard Terminal Railroad

The spur that wouldn’t die.

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