Seattle architecture : a walking guide to downtown. / txt
author, Maureen R. Elenga.
- 1st ed.
- xxxviii, 297 p. ill. ;col. ;maps. ;photo. ; 21 cm. book
Include index
Include Bibliography
Table of Contents -- Map of Downtown -- Acknowledgements -- Donors -- Dedication -- Foreword -- How to Use This Book -- Historical Overview -- Timeline -- Pioneer Square -- International District -- Civic & Financial District -- Retail District -- West Edge -- Pike Place Market -- Waterfront -- Belltown -- Seattle Center -- Glossary of Architectural Terms -- Sources and Suggested Reading -- Expanded Bibliography -- Photo Credits -- Index -- Skyline Panorama --
Seattle Architecture: A Walking Guide to Downtown opens with an historical overview and timeline featuring the people and events that have shaped the Seattle that we know today. The guidebook is divided into nine tours beginning where Seattle did, at Pioneer Square, and ending at Seattle Center, the location of the futuristic-themed 1962 Century 21 World's Fair. The front flap folds out, providing a map of the areas covered in the book. Each tour is accompanied by an introduction and area map with points of interest identified by numbers that correspond to individual entries. Architect names and dates of completion are provided at the beginning of each entry, and an icon indicates when a building is on a local or national landmarks register.