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Posted: 3/19/2023 7:59:17 PM EDT
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That whole area around Pikes is a shit hole. Homeless, drugs, etc all over the place. Watch where you walk so you don’t step in ??
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Posted: 3/19/2023 8:35:09 PM EDT
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It's not the lawless wasteland most people here make it out to be. Keep out of Condition White and you'll be fine.
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Posted: 3/19/2023 9:12:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It's not the lawless wasteland most people here make it out to be. Keep out of Condition White and you'll be fine. 3rd and Pine is historically the spot for drug dealers. That's near Pike's place. Pioneer square has lots of homeless. Common sense applies as well. Don't find yourself walking around by yourself on the streets after dark. I'd carry a concealed piece of course. Be real sure if you have to use it; Bob Ferguson will appear faster than Ben Crump if it's questionable. |
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Posted: 3/19/2023 11:09:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It's not the lawless wasteland most people here make it out to be. Keep out of Condition White and you'll be fine. It's gotten better? |
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Posted: 3/20/2023 12:27:16 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Don't find yourself walking around by yourself on the streets after dark. That’s the best piece of advice. The touristy areas around the market and the waterfront will be fine during the day when crowds are around. Be prepared for the odor of pot smoke everywhere. Go see the gum wall. Grab some Dick’s on Capitol Hill. I don’t know if has improved, but the last time I was down there Pike Street between 2nd and 5th looked like a scene out of a 3rd world country. Would definitely recommend avoiding. |
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Posted: 3/20/2023 1:05:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It's gotten better? 'Better' or 'worse' is usually a matter of opinion, but I think there are a lot of people around here scared of their own shadows and have never lived in a big city and had to deal with homeless and junkies. I also think things like 'don't go at night' and 'take your carry piece' are just common sense. |
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Posted: 3/20/2023 1:10:01 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 'Better' or 'worse' is usually a matter of opinion, but I think there are a lot of people around here scared of their own shadows and have never lived in a big city and had to deal with homeless and junkies. I also think things like 'don't go at night' and 'take your carry piece' are just common sense. If you think the Seattle of today is in any where near comparable to the Seattle of 20 years ago you're being dishonest with yourself and with us Used to be I would walk around Seattle all day and could count the number of homeless and open drug users I saw on one hand |
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Posted: 3/20/2023 1:17:00 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If you think the Seattle of today is in any where near comparable to the Seattle of 20 years ago you're being dishonest with yourself and with us Used to be I would walk around Seattle all day and could count the number of homeless and open drug users I saw on one hand Of course it's not like 20 years ago, who said that? Cav left town like 6 months ago, that's what I'm comparing to. The point I'm making is that everyone talks about Seattle like it's something out of Escape From New York, and it's not. |
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Posted: 3/20/2023 1:48:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Of course it's not like 20 years ago, who said that? Cav left town like 6 months ago, that's what I'm comparing to. The point I'm making is that everyone talks about Seattle like it's something out of Escape From New York, and it's not. Gee, I dunno. After seeing homeless encampments not only around the city, but even down below it, around the express lanes, I'd say that's pushing beyond where even I thought things would be heading 20+ years ago. Place is fucked up. |
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Posted: 3/20/2023 12:35:33 PM EDT
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I cannot imagine anything that could entice me to go to Seattle. I can barely tolerate driving through on the freeway. The garbage and tarp towns along the highway are just gorgeous. If that's the stuff you can see, just imagine what's there that you can't see.
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Posted: 3/20/2023 1:50:08 PM EDT
[#11]
Last time i was in Seattle was 2011...I havnt even been on I5 for 3 years...made it a year without crossing the Narrows bridge....its been nice
Quote HistoryQuoted: I cannot imagine anything that could entice me to go to Seattle. I can barely tolerate driving through on the freeway. The garbage and tarp towns along the highway are just gorgeous. If that's the stuff you can see, just imagine what's there that you can't see. |
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Posted: 3/20/2023 3:20:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Last time i was in Seattle was 2011...I havnt even been on I5 for 3 years...made it a year without crossing the Narrows bridge....its been nice Aren't you on the KP? We are probably neighbors |
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Posted: 3/20/2023 3:51:44 PM EDT
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Ruth’s Chris is still worth a visit. The market and waterfront attractions are a fun time on a nice day. I didn’t see any homeless people or drug use on the underground tour. It’s not a total hellscape.
Plus, engaging in risky activities has an entertainment value all its own. 
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Posted: 3/20/2023 5:55:28 PM EDT
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Yeah, we have 40 acres in Longbranch but live town(GH) i usually go out to the KP in the mornjngs and it blows my mind how many cars are coming off the KP these days. It's going to be a nightmare during the creek project Purdy.
Quote HistoryQuoted: Aren't you on the KP? We are probably neighbors |
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Posted: 3/25/2023 12:42:20 AM EDT
[#15]
As they quote in the KOMO episode, “Seattle is Dying”, “It’s embarrassing.”
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Posted: 3/26/2023 4:50:54 PM EDT
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Don't stay around when it is dark. Most tourist spots are okay. You do see homeless people but they normally don't bother people. Either they are asleep/drugged out, begging, or just sitting there. Well at least in my experience.
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Posted: 3/26/2023 5:41:30 PM EDT
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Saw at least 4 different sidewalk dwellers smoking something with a spoon in a 3 block walk from Benaroya Hall to dinner last night. 3rd Ave. between Pike and Pine was always the hotspot when I was growing up in Seattle, but it's spread across most of downtown now it seems.
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Posted: 3/26/2023 7:01:06 PM EDT
[#18]
I was born in Seattle in 1948 and got out in 1986.Be careful in that area; I would not go because why invite problems?
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Posted: 3/27/2023 8:54:48 PM EDT
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Who was the local that used to post defending going downtown and that all of our first-hand experience and observations where overblown baloney and then like 2 weeks later CHAZ happened? I never chuckled so much....
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Posted: 3/27/2023 9:50:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Who was the local that used to post defending going downtown and that all of our first-hand experience and observations where overblown baloney and then like 2 weeks later CHAZ happened? I never chuckled so much.... Regulatori. Then when that name got banned, he came back as Martin something. |
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Posted: 3/27/2023 10:41:15 PM EDT
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Much to my wife's frustration, I've already vetoed a few late night dinners that seemed too close to downtown. Ordered some narcan for the first aid kit that lives in the car.
Thanks for the heads up from those of you who contributed. |
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Posted: 3/28/2023 12:23:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Much to my wife's frustration, I've already vetoed a few late night dinners that seemed too close to downtown. Ordered some narcan for the first aid kit that lives in the car. Thanks for the heads up from those of you who contributed. Which restaurants? |
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Posted: 3/28/2023 12:48:12 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Which restaurants? I have no idea. There's a hard no for seattle downtown evenings. She tried asking a few different ways. Probably, we'd be fine. I figure avoiding downtown after dark is easiest. We usually like to stay a littler later and enjoy a few drinks so I'd either end up leaving a gun in a car or carrying in a bar. I don't care to do either especially in an area I know nothing about. |
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Posted: 4/2/2023 8:59:08 PM EDT
[#24]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Grab some Dick's on Capitol Hill. |
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Posted: 4/20/2023 12:08:10 PM EDT
[#25]
I wanted to thank everyone for contributing again. We made it without any incidents. It's certainly dirtier than the last time I was there, but that was at least 15 years ago.
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Posted: 4/20/2023 1:11:59 PM EDT
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I still can’t wrap my mind around the idea of being so terrified of Seattle as to not be able to enjoy dinner at a nice restaurant downtown
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Posted: 4/20/2023 1:34:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I still can’t wrap my mind around the idea of being so terrified of Seattle as to not be able to enjoy dinner at a nice restaurant downtown I wouldn’t say terrified fits. It’s more like they are saying it isn’t worth it. But continue. |
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Posted: 4/20/2023 2:11:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I wouldn’t say terrified fits. It’s more like they are saying it isn’t worth it. But continue. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I still can’t wrap my mind around the idea of being so terrified of Seattle as to not be able to enjoy dinner at a nice restaurant downtown I wouldn’t say terrified fits. It’s more like they are saying it isn’t worth it. But continue. Turning down multiple requests out of hand? Without even knowing the names and locations of the restaurants? Not even trying to come up with an alternative to accommodate the requests? Yeah, that’s a bit past “just not worth it”. If it’s not excessive paranoia, it’s something else that isn’t a great look, either. |
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Posted: 4/25/2023 2:27:38 AM EDT
[#29]
Been about 10 yrs since I’ve been there, I need to go across the ferry at Bainbridge this summer. It looks better from the water.
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Posted: 4/25/2023 11:40:40 AM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Regulatori. Then when that name got banned, he came back as Martin something. @Boomer Martin as in defending Fauci and the Covid vaccines? LOL! |
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Posted: 4/25/2023 1:04:42 PM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: @Boomer Martin as in defending Fauci and the Covid vaccines? LOL! Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Regulatori. Then when that name got banned, he came back as Martin something. @Boomer Martin as in defending Fauci and the Covid vaccines? LOL! Martin248. Yeah, he was right up there with Rodent in proclaining the virtues of Fauci and the vaccines. |
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Posted: 4/25/2023 1:54:58 PM EDT
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Just stay away from the encampments and groups, like anywhere else, keep your head up.
They've actually cleaned up the city a lot over the winter. Used to be solid graffiti all the way from Michigan Ave to North Gate, now it's just mismatched paint and the new nightly tagings. The encampments have also really changed. Dearborn from I5 to Rainer was nasty, big encampment on the hill under 12th Ave, the alley behind Goodwill was skid row and all along the south side of Dearborn was tents and pallet houses. They cleared the hill and the alley and everyone just moved down the street under the I90 interchange, but they cleared and fenced that. Colorado Ave north of Spokane in Sodo, Elliot Ave in Magnolia all along the park and under the Ship Canal bridge at Northlake. Surprised it took so long on that one, being so visible to everyone traveling I5. Not sure where they pushed them to, but it's a lot better than it was in the places I frequent. |
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Posted: 4/26/2023 7:37:50 PM EDT
[#33]
Sure, go to Seattle and just dodge the poop and addicts. Make sure you spend plenty of money so they can spend it on things you don't support. As long as it doesn't hurt them in the $$ it will keep getting worse.
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Posted: 4/28/2023 10:17:24 AM EDT
[#34]
Am heading to 300 block of Stewart St this afternoon…will not tarry. I used to live in Lacey in the late 70’s and Seattle was clean and a nice place to visit. Times have changed….not for the better.
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Posted: 4/28/2023 2:29:04 PM EDT
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Must say I am impressed since my last visit last September for opening night of Monday Night Football…Rode up in Lyft from hotel in SeaTac area up I-5 N .all the vagabond camps seem to be cleaned up along until you get to the I5/I-90 area.
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Posted: 6/30/2023 10:13:40 AM EDT
[#36]
Heading to Pike's this afternoon. Looking for raw bar- seafood not fried food.
Any suggestions? |
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Posted: 6/30/2023 12:54:25 PM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: That’s the best piece of advice. The touristy areas around the market and the waterfront will be fine during the day when crowds are around. Be prepared for the odor of pot smoke everywhere. Go see the gum wall. Grab some Dick’s on Capitol Hill. I don’t know if has improved, but the last time I was down there Pike Street between 2nd and 5th looked like a scene out of a 3rd world country. Would definitely recommend avoiding. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Don't find yourself walking around by yourself on the streets after dark. That’s the best piece of advice. The touristy areas around the market and the waterfront will be fine during the day when crowds are around. Be prepared for the odor of pot smoke everywhere. Go see the gum wall. Grab some Dick’s on Capitol Hill. I don’t know if has improved, but the last time I was down there Pike Street between 2nd and 5th looked like a scene out of a 3rd world country. Would definitely recommend avoiding. Uhh....phrasing. 
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Posted: 6/30/2023 1:27:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Heading to Pike's this afternoon. Looking for raw bar- seafood not fried food. Any suggestions? Japonessa in the vicinity of Seattle Art Museum is solid sushi. Great omakse. I prefer the Bellevue location because it feels cleaner, but I’m confident you’ll like it. |
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