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Our South Lake Union walking tour starts at 10am outside

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South Lake Union Boom Tour on Saturday

For our final walking tour of the year we’re partnering with local housing organizations to take a close look at the South Lake Union development boom. While the neighborhood is best known fo…

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We start the tour with a recognition or the past: Lake Union used to be forested and occupied by Duwamish people. #TheUrbanistTours

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The Wooden Boat museum next door includes a totem pole alluding to that cultural history. #TheUrbanistTours

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Our first stop was at Google's new campus under construction at Valley & Boren. #SLUboom More details here: seattleinprogress.com/project/302208

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As we crossed at Fairview we referenced the shortcomings of Mercer sr corridor for people walking & biking. #SLUboom

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Adaptive Signal System Kicks Pedestrians To The Curb

Carolyn Mawbey is irked. The feisty 68-year-old former New Yorker gets around Seattle’s Uptown neighborhood mostly on foot but when the transportation department flipped a switch this spring, her E…

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Here's Row House a historic preservation effort in Cascade, one of Seattle oldest residential n'hoods, now bisected by I-5. #SLUboom

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An espresso and teriyaki shop with a Macklemore ad on the side is #PeakSeattle. Way to go, Home Deli. #SLUboom

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This building hearkens back to Cascade's past. Commerical laundries were popular business back in the way. #SLUboom

5:55 PM · Sep 23, 2017 from Seattle, WA

We dipped through Alley 24, a pedestrian cut through outside

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Back angle parking 1909 style. Building is on Amazon campus but was preserved. #SLUboom

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Beautiful old building, The Brewster. Bought by Capitol Hill Housing in 1995 for conversion to affordable housing.

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