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25-741: The company operates the Victoria Clipper, a high-speed passenger-only ferry service between Downtown Seattle and the Inner Harbour in downtown Victoria. Clipper Navigation, Inc., was founded in 1986 with the original M/V Victoria Clipper I on the Seattle/Victoria route. The M/V Victoria Clipper II was actually two different boats that ran to the San Juan Islands . Then the M/V Victoria Clipper III (now M/V San Juan Clipper )

50-526: A private Jesuit university, since 1891. Also located on the hill are Northwest School , Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences , the Catholic O'Dea High School , and Frye Art Museum , as well as several churches that have become city landmarks: Trinity Parish Church , St. James Cathedral , and Seattle First Baptist Church . First Hill became increasingly attractive in the 1890s as a location close enough to downtown for convenience, but removed enough to offer

75-430: A sense of retreat for the wealthier residents of Seattle. Among the elite to live in the area at that time were Indian fighter turned businessman Granville O. Haller , local judge Cornelius H. Hanford , successful meatpacker Charles Frye (whose private art collection is now visible to the public at First Hill's Frye Art Museum ), contractor Morgan Carkeek (for whom Carkeek Park is named), William Boeing , founder of

100-467: Is also known as "Pill Hill" due to its many medical buildings. In addition to being the current home of three major health care facilities ( Harborview Medical Center , Swedish Medical Center /First Hill, and Virginia Mason Medical Center or four if Swedish Medical Center/Cherry Hill, located on 16th Avenue, is included in the neighborhood), and the Puget Sound Blood Center , it was also once

125-658: Is bounded on the west by Interstate 5 , beyond which is Downtown, on the north by E. Pike and E. Madison Streets, beyond which is Capitol Hill , and on the south by Yesler Way, beyond which is the International District. The City of Seattle provides conflicting information about its eastern limit, beyond which are Cherry Hill and the Central District. Some describe it as being bounded by Broadway and Boren Avenues, while others describe it as being bounded by 12th Avenue. First Hill has been home to Seattle University ,

150-639: Is connected to Seattle Center by a monorail . Downtown Seattle's Columbia Center has 76 floors, a greater number than any other building west of the Mississippi River (although there are taller buildings in Texas and California ). Smith Tower , in the Pioneer Square area, once held the title of tallest American building west of the Mississippi. Other notable buildings are the 1201 Third Avenue (formerly

175-473: Is the central business district of Seattle, Washington . It is fairly compact compared with other city centers on the U.S. West Coast due to its geographical situation, being hemmed in on the north and east by hills , on the west by Elliott Bay , and on the south by reclaimed land that was once tidal flats . It is bounded on the north by Denny Way, beyond which are Lower Queen Anne (sometimes known as "Uptown"), Seattle Center , and South Lake Union ; on

200-594: Is the largest employment center in the Puget Sound region , with an estimated employee population of 243,995 in 2013, accounting for half of the city's jobs and 21 percent of King County jobs. Several Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Downtown Seattle include Amazon , Nordstrom , and Expeditors International . The United States Postal Service operates the Seattle Main Post Office (also known as

225-480: The Boeing Company and Judge Hiram Bond . The photographer Imogen Cunningham and her husband Roi Partridge lived in a boarding house on First Hill during the 1910s, until the residents of the house were evicted and the property converted into a hospital . More recently, local philanthropist and businesswoman Patsy Bullitt Collins resided in a First Hill condominium. The first official King County Courthouse

250-757: The Coho in conjunction with a hotel stay. The Clipper also ran the M/V Victoria Clipper I , and the M/V Victoria Clipper IV . The Clipper has one daily round-trip ferry service that travels between Pier 69 in Downtown Seattle and Downtown Victoria, taking approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes. The vessel carries 525 passengers. Clipper Vacations provides hotel and tour packages in Victoria , Seattle and Vancouver . Downtown Seattle Downtown

275-562: The Denny Party moved across the then-named Duwamish Bay in April 1852 to a low level marsh situated with a safe deep water harbor, located roughly in the city's Pioneer Square district. They named this new frontier "Duwamps". In the late 1850s, present day downtown Seattle became the main residential outskirts of the city. After the Great Seattle Fire , the business district was moved to

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300-615: The M/V Victoria Clipper V and the M/V San Juan Clipper that serve Seattle, Victoria, and Friday Harbor. The Clipper fleet is one of the fastest passenger vessels in the western hemisphere. Clipper Navigation was also responsible for operating the M/V Princess Marguerite III , a car ferry between Seattle and Victoria. Its operation was discontinued a decade ago due to the extremely high costs associated with

325-764: The Midtown Post Office ) at 301 Union Street at Third Avenue. Seattle City Hall is located at 600 4th Ave, adjacent to the King County Courthouse . Downtown is serviced by the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel , which carries Link light rail trains between Westlake and Chinatown–International District. The terminus for the Seattle Center Monorail is located at Westlake Center. A large number of bus lines also run through; those operated by Metro were previously free of charge while in

350-600: The Washington Mutual Tower), Two Union Square , Nordstrom 's flagship store , Benaroya Hall , the Seattle Central Library designed by Rem Koolhaas , and the main building of the Seattle Art Museum (built 1991, expanded 2007), the main facade of which was designed by Robert Venturi . Downtown parks include Westlake Park , Freeway Park , and Victor Steinbrueck Park . The Olympic Sculpture Park

375-452: The area. Several of the city's hills around downtown were regraded starting around 1876. With about 65,000 people living in Seattle's core neighborhoods as of 2015, the downtown area's population is growing. Downtown saw a 10 percent increase in the number of occupied housing units and an 8 percent increase in population between 2010 and 2014, outpacing growth in the city as a whole. As of

400-457: The east by Interstate 5 , beyond which is Capitol Hill to the northeast and Central District to the east; on the south by S Dearborn Street, beyond which is Sodo ; and on the west by Elliott Bay, a part of Puget Sound . Belltown , Denny Triangle , the retail district, the West Edge, the financial district, the government district, Pioneer Square , Chinatown , Japantown, Little Saigon, and

425-472: The end of 2014, there were 32 apartment and 2 condominium projects under construction, representing over 5,000 units. In 1989, building heights in Downtown and adjoining Seattle suburbs were tightly restricted following a voter initiative. These restrictions were dramatically loosened in 2006, leading to the increase in high-rise construction. This policy change has divided commentators between those who support

450-631: The increased density and those who criticize it as " Manhattanization ." As of 2018 , Downtown Seattle has 82,000 residents and 300,000 jobs, including 48,000 added since 2010 in the Denny Triangle area. The downtown area has 71 million square feet (6,600,000 m ) of office space, representing 79 percent of citywide inventory and 55 percent of commercial properties in the city. Office construction continues apace in Downtown Seattle, with 6.4 million square feet (590,000 m ) planned to open in 2019, along with 161 projects. Downtown Seattle

475-486: The location of the Maynard, Seattle General, and Doctors Hospitals (all of which merged into Swedish) as well as Cabrini Hospital. First Hill's major thoroughfares, assuming its greatest possible extent, include Madison, James, Cherry, and Spring Streets and Yesler Way (east- and west-bound) and 9th and Boren Avenues and Broadway (north- and south-bound). A Link light rail station was originally planned for First Hill, but

500-503: The now-defunct Ride Free Area . Other buses from the suburbs operated by Sound Transit Express and Community Transit also terminate in downtown. First Hill, Seattle First Hill is a neighborhood in Seattle , Washington , United States. It is named for the hill on which it is located, which in turn is so named for being the first hill encountered while traveling east from downtown Seattle toward Lake Washington . First Hill

525-561: The six-hour trip between ports. Currently, there is no car service between Seattle and Victoria . The primary choice for passengers with cars is the Coho ferry out of Port Angeles . The Washington State Ferry from Anacortes, Washington to Sidney, British Columbia to Victoria was discontinued. The WSF announced that they don't anticipate being able to return the Sidney run to service until 2030. Clipper Vacations can book passengers who wish to take

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550-539: The western flank of First Hill west of Broadway make up downtown Seattle's chief neighborhoods. Near the center of downtown is the Metropolitan Tract which is owned by the University of Washington ; prior to 1895 it served as the location of the university's campus. Downtown is Seattle's financial and commercial maritime hub as well as its center of nightlife and shopping. The downtown shopping mall Westlake Center

575-436: Was built on First Hill in 1889–1890. The steep climb to the courthouse from downtown legal offices caused such frequent and vociferous complaints that Seattle lawyers nicknamed the area "Profanity Hill". The courthouse, constructed on the corner of 7th Avenue and Alder Street, was quickly outgrown, which, along with the loud dissatisfaction of local attorneys, led the county to move the courthouse off First Hill in 1916. The hill

600-625: Was completed on the Belltown waterfront in January 2007. Downtown is also home to the landmark Pike Place Market , the oldest continually operating farmers' market in the United States and the core of activity in the area. The neighborhood had dozens of street clocks in the early 20th century to advertise businesses; by 1950, only 24 were left in the entire city. As of 2024 , downtown has four remaining street clocks. After abandoning " New York Alki ",

625-572: Was purchased. The service between Seattle and Friday Harbor, Washington provides orca and gray whale watching out of that port and has been in operation since 1991 daily from mid-May through September. As Clipper Navigation grew, it launched Clipper Vacations. German navigation company Förde Reederei Seetouristik (FRS) acquired Clipper Vacations in 2016. FRS announced plans to expand the company's service to include routes between Victoria and Vancouver, and between Florida and Cuba . The Clipper fleet currently consists of two high speed catamarans ,

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