Pike Street Hill Climb

Coordinates: 47°36′29.5″N 122°20′29.5″W / 47.608194°N 122.341528°W

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Pike Street Hill Climb
Series of staircases, 2005
Location	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Pike Street Hill Climb
Coordinates: 47°36′29.5″N 122°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]

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]

References

^ "Pike Street Hillclimb". Seattle Magazine. 2022-07-08. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "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 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Seattle. Fodor's Travel Publications. 2007. ISBN 978-1-4000-1854-3. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
^ "Pike Place Market in Seattle - Attraction | Frommer's". Frommer's. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
^ Let's Go Pacific Northwest Adventure 1st Edition. Macmillan. 2004-12-13. ISBN 978-0-312-33564-9. Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved 2022-12-27.

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