Friday, May 3, 2019

Bush Hotel

Random photos of the Bush Hotel building, from South Jackson Street.  Seattle Chinatown-International District.  May 3, 2019.


Dim Sum King at the Bush Hotel building.  May 3, 2019.

Emblem on Bush Hotel building.  May 3, 2019.

Seattle Street Car (Trolley) in the ID


Seattle Street Car (Trolley) headed West down South Jackson.  Notice this trolley says "Little Saigon" , "Chinatown", and "Japantown".  Pretty cool.  Seattle Chinatown-International District.  May 3, 2019.




Seattle Chinese Post Building


Early morning photo of the Seattle Chinese Post / NW Asian Weekly building.  Seattle Chinatown-International District.  May 3, 2019.


Lost Teddy

Looks like somebody lost their teddy bear.  Noticed this bear sitting outside Kau Kau Market & Seafood Restaurant at 5:30AM in the morning.  Seattle Chinatown-International District.  May 3, 2019.


Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Bike share and downtown skyline

Photo of lime bikes share bicycles setup along 4th Avenue and South Jackson.  Just above the Sounder Train platform at King Street Station.  Seattle Chinatown-International District.  May 1, 2019



Sunday, April 28, 2019

New business on it's way


Red Lantern in Seattle Japantown closed doors and over the past month (or so) a new business appears to be updating the location and preparing to open.  This new sign visible along South Jackson.  Seattle Chinatown-International District.  April 28, 2019.




Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Van blocking traffic

Not sure what was going on here.  Van driven onto curb - possibly broken down, blocking parking and at least one lane of traffic on South Jackson Street. Photo taken around 3PM on April 24, 2019.


Golden Hong Market


Exterior photo of the Golden Hong Market (Grocery) on South 7th.  Before the tree out front starts to get it's leaves.  Seattle Chinatown-International District. April 24, 2019.


Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Dragon looking under shade trees

Dragon mural on Bush Hotel building, facing Hing Hay Park.  It seems to be looking under the trees.  Seattle Chinatown-International District.  April 17, 2019.


Thursday, April 11, 2019

Happy Statues

Happy statues guarding the entrance to the Pacific Rim Center on South Jackson.  Seattle Chinatown-International District.  April 11, 2019.




Thai Binh Apartments


The newly developed and soon to open Thai Binh Apartments.  This six story building was built over the past year along South Jackson, just east of Interstate-5. Seattle Chinatown-International District.  April 11, 2019.





Koi on the concrete columns

Random photos of the concrete columns along South Jackson under Interstate-5 artistically dressed up with koi fish.  Seattle Chinatown-International District.  April 11, 2019.



Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Early morning King Street Station

This is a photo of King Street Station at 6AM in the morning.  CenturyLink Field in the background.  Seattle Chinatown-International District,  April 10, 2019.









Friday, April 5, 2019

Neon hotel signs in Chinatown


Neon hotel signs in Chinatown.  Seattle Chinatown-International District. April 5, 2019.

Hong Kong Hotel and Apartments April 5, 2019


Milwaukee Hotel and Apartments April 5, 2019


The Bartell Drugs neon sign in Seattle Chinatown.


The Bartell Drugs neon sign in Seattle Chinatown-International District.  April 5, 2019.


Nihonmachi Alley - one of the bulbs is out

Leisure stroll at 5:20AM and I encounter the bright lights of the Nihonmachi Alley in Japantown.  Looks like one of the bulbs is out.  Seattle Chinatown-International District. April 5, 2019.



Monday, April 1, 2019

King Street Station at dusk (Part II)

Here are a few random photos of the King Street Station at dusk (around 8PM).  Seattle Chinatown-International District.  April 1, 2019.























King Street Station at dusk (Part I)

Various photos of King Street Station at dusk (around 7:30PM).  Seattle Chinatown-International District.  April 1, 2019.







Tea shop shelf




 Just a quick photo of one of the shelves at Vital T Leaf, tea shop on South Jackson.  Seattle Chinatown-International District.  April 1, 2019.


Nihonmachi Alley April 2019


Photo of Nihonmachi Alley at 6AM .  Seattle Japantown.  April 1, 2019



Saturday, March 23, 2019

Stuffies for kids


Stuffies patiently wait as they stare out the windows looking for children to stroll past the International Model Toys shop on South King Street.  Seattle Chinatown International-District. 


Azuki Bread giving me that look, at the Fuji Bakery.



Everybody loves bakery items, especially bread. How about an item that just looks at you?  Azuki Bread giving me that look, at the Fuji Bakery.  Seattle Chinatown-International District.  March 23, 2019.


Piggy Bank in window at gift shop!

Piggy Bank in window at the Nam Duong Co. gift shop! Seattle Chinatown-International District.  March 23, 2019





Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Views of King Street Station and the CLink!

Early morning views of CenturyLink Field and King Street Station just before sunrise.  There are a few stars twinkling above the buildings.  Seattle Chinatown-International District.  March 19, 2019.















Majestic and well lite Archway

Seattle Chinatown archway all light up during the early AM.  Seattle Chinatown-International District.  March 19, 2019.

Seattle Chinatown Archway early AM March 19, 2019.


Monday, March 18, 2019

Hong Kong Apartments Neon Sign


Catching a moment in time with red neon sign for the Hong Kong apartments on Maynard Avenue South.  For some reason, red neon is not easy to capture at night.  Seattle Chinatown-International District.  March 18, 2019.


Hing Hay Park Pavilion

Catching some of the early morning light for interesting photos of Seattle Hing Hay Park Pavilion.  Seattle Chinatown-International District.  March 18, 2019.





King Street Station and CLink Field


Early morning photos from over the train tracks at 4th and South Main Street. View is of CenturyLink field and King Street Station and clock tower.  Seattle Chinatown-International District..  March 18, 2019.





Friday, March 15, 2019

Atari 2600 Game at World Pizza

While ordering a bite to eat at world Pizza on King Street in Chinatown, I noticed this classic Atari 2600 video game with original joy sticks and cartridges ready to be played on an old television set.  Pretty cool stuff. Seattle Chinatown-International District.  March 15, 2019.

Atari 2600 video game on counter at World Pizza

Saturday, February 16, 2019

Traffic light box art


Some of the traffic light boxes in Japantown.  Seattle Chinatown-International District.  February 16, 2019

Traffic light box at 5th Avenue South and South Main.  February 16, 2019.



Traffic light box (opposite side) at 5th Avenue South and South Main.  February 16, 2019.


Traffic light box at 6th Avenue South and South Jackson Street.  February 16, 2019.

Traffic light box (opposite side) at 6th Avenue South and South Jackson Street.  February 16, 2019.

Traffic light box at 6th Avenue South and South Jackson Street.  February 16, 2019.

Traffic light box (opposite side)  at 6th Avenue South and South Jackson Street.  February 16, 2019.