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The 26 best things to do in Seattle
The city’s most iconic buildings, parks, public art, and more for you to visit right now.
Offer to buy the Showbox could keep it a venue long-term
STG, which operates historic Seattle venues like the Paramount, Moore, and Neptune theaters, has joined up with Historic Seattle to submit an offer to purchase the Showbox.
Georgetown Steam Plant is getting a refresh
The historic property received some extra funds for renovation as it explores avenues for activation
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Seattle’s most haunted hotels for ghostly vacations
Check into these storied, historic hotels—but never check out.
Historic 1890s log house built by Swedish immigrants listed for $2.5 million
The Nelson-Parker House, aka the "Swedish House," is on the National Register of Historic Places—but has tons of respectful, modern updates.
Adaptive reuse of former funeral home breaks ground in Fremont
Bleitz Funeral Home is getting a new life as new office space springs up around it
The Showbox gets its landmark designation
It’s officially nominated as a landmark—and still in a temporary historic district.
Smith Tower, more than a century old, goes LEED Platinum
One of Seattle’s most iconic landmarks just got a thoroughly modern green-building certification—even though it’s 105 years old.
Judge tosses Showbox-preserving temporary zoning
Removing the City Council-implemented liferaft puts the venue’s future in question—but it’s still being considered for landmark status
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Can the Showbox be saved?
Through zoning and landmarking, local groups are trying to save a long-standing music venue—but ownership is fighting back.
Two Showbox preservation efforts move forward
It’s officially nominated as a landmark—and still in a temporary historic district.
Capitol Hill’s historic Gaslight Inn listed for $3.5 million
This incredibly ornate Seattle Box is a city landmark
The iconic Lake Union Steam Plant smokestacks are getting a new look
The historic Lake Union Steam Plant—recognizable from I-5 as the building with the Zymogenetics smoke stacks—is getting a new paint job.
The Showbox will be considered for landmark status this June
After a highly publicized preservation effort, a hearing date has been set.
UW’s Gothic-style Eagleson Hall up for landmark status
The building, now the home of the School of Social Work, started its life as a YMCA.
Gas Works Park is a beautiful way to remember a toxic past
How a groundbreaking cleanup transformed a former gas plant—and created one of Seattle’s most beloved parks.
The State Hotel is open in historic Eitel Building
The opening follows a dramatic restoration
The Broad Street Substation is now a city landmark
The concrete campus by the Seattle Center is still an active Seattle City Light facility
Beacon Hill’s Van Asselt School is up for landmark status
Two buildings on the campus have been nominated
The Turner-Koepf House—known as Beacon Hill Garden House—is up for landmark status
The nomination follows a community-led preservation effort
Roslyn Cafe, famous for the ‘Northern Exposure’ camel mural, is for sale
The mural grew from a love of camels and stuck around thanks to television fame.
Historic Eitel Building will open as State Hotel in March
The dramatic restoration is nearing completion
With an NHL franchise approved, Seattle Center Arena prepares to break ground
The $700 million project was designed to court NHL and NBA teams
Historic Tacoma Elks Lodge will reopen as a McMenamins complex in April
Peek inside the restoration process for the hotel, music venue, and collection of bars and restaurants
The Seattle Center Armory started as an actual military armory—and evolved
It’s not just a cute name: The building formerly known as the Center House even still has a secret shooting range in the basement
Office and retail space planned for Bleitz Funeral Home site
Developer Pastakia + Associates plans to repurpose the historic building as part of the four-story project
Graduate Seattle opens in former Hotel Deca
The university-centered hotel chain aims to combine Deco heritage with modern Seattle
Bergman Luggage building up for city landmark status
The neon-wrapped corner building was originally an auto showroom
Palihotel opens in historic building by Pike Place Market
Located in the Colonnade Hotel building, it has a cozy, vintage vibe—and some bunk beds
Pike Place’s Butterworth Building has pretty much been creepy since day one
The Beaux Arts building started its life as a massive mortuary
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13 Victorian homes on the market in Washington State
Ornate Victorian mansions were among the initial styles to be built by some of the region's wealthiest landowners and businesspeople.
Townhome in a former church listed for $2.15 million
This is an especially opulent unit in the already-ritzy Sanctuary building
Seattle City Council approves Key Arena renovation agreements
The $700 million project can move forward—with completion scheduled for 2020
Beacon Hill’s historic Victorian ‘Garden House’ listed for $1.75M
The Turner-Koepf House is on the National Register of Historic Places
The eight-decade history of the Showbox
A look back at the long history of the music venue that’s fueling a campaign to save it
Durkan shows both support and reservations in signing Showbox legislation
The mayor didn’t stand in the way of recent City Council legislation, but expressed concerns
Bill to loop Showbox into Pike Place Market district approved by City Council
This loops the building in with the Market for 10 months, giving the city longer to think about a solution.
Effort to loop the Showbox into the Pike Place Market historic district continues
Complete with a Katy Perry stamp of approval
Coalition of preservation groups submit landmark nomination for the Showbox
Developer Onni had announced it would submit its own, but a group of nonprofits beat them to it