Seattle Walks : Discovering History and Nature in the City.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, David B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seattle Metropolitan Area (Wash.)--Guidebooks.

Seattle Metropolitan Area (Wash.).

Genre:

Guidebooks

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2025.

Summary:

An updated and expanded new edition of the definitive walking guide to SeattleOne of America's most walkable cities, Seattle rewards urban trekkers with expansive scenery and architectural and historical riches. The second edition of this acclaimed guidebook offers eighteen walks chosen for interest and easy accessibility. Williams's compelling stories bring the city to life, revealing often-overlooked details of Seattle's past and present.This guide includes:• easy to follow maps• in-depth descriptions of places tied to map locations• sidebars with additional fun facts and advice on side trips• new walks that focus on the city's social justice historyExtensively revised and illustrated with full-color maps and photographs, this new edition of Seattle Walks is an invitation to lace up your shoes and embark on some unforgettable urban adventures.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Frontispiece

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Walk 1. Seattle's Historic Shoreline: Remnants from the Past

Walk 2. Denny Hill: The Big Hill That Went Away

Walk 3. Stories in Stone: Downtown Rocks

Walk 4. Who's Watching You?: A Downtown Menagerie in Stone and Terra-Cotta

Walk 5. Regrades and the International District: Shaping a Landscape of Diversity

Walk 6. Madison Street: Elliott Bay to Lake Washington

Walk 7. Cascade and South Lake Union: Working Class Diversity to Global Tech Headquarters

Walk 8. Lake Union: Circumnavigating the Center of the City

Walk 9. The Hiram M.Chittenden Locks and Discovery Park: Boats, Birds, and Big Trees

Walk 10. Green Lake to Lake Washington: Tracing a Historic Creek

Walk 11. Meadowbrook Pond and Thornton Creek: Restoration and Renewal

Walk 12. Capitol Hill: Elegance in the Details

Walk 13. Central District: Transformation and Diversity

Walk 14. Beacon Hill: Great Diversity and Great Views

Walk 15. Rainier Beach to Columbia City: From Slough to Slough

Walk 16. Georgetown: Beer, Burials, and Railroads

Walk 17. Delridge and Pigeon Point: The Lesser-Known Side of West Seattle

Walk 18. West Seattle: Old Growth and Alki Point

Afterword

Suggested Reading

Illustration Credits

Index

About the Author

Praise for the First Edition

More About Seattle's History

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780295753669

0295753668

OCLC:

1499719373