Here are three acrylic canvas paintings of the "Pike Place Market" in Seattle.
I took these pictures on St Patrick's day walking around the market area with my cousin Shelly.
So much color and a lot of fun painting them.
The Public Market has so much history not to mention a few ghost who haunt the place.
That's another story..................
"Market Flowers"
Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA
Acrylic on 24x24 canvas
"Public Market"
Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA
Acrylic on 12x12 canvas
"Market Grill"
Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA
Acrylic on 12x12 canvas
Pike Place Market History
On opening day August 17, 1907, eight farmers brought their wagons to the corner of First and Pike — and were overwhelmed by an estimated 10,000 eager shoppers. By 11 a.m., they were sold out. Thousands of shoppers went home empty-handed, but the chaos held promise. By November 30, 1907, the first Market building opened, with every space filled.
In 1914, Goodwin had the four-story, labyrinthine Main Arcade built, which descends from Pike Place to Western Avenue. It provided 100 spaces for merchants and farmers, and for a printshop, restaurant, creamery, butchery, and grain market. Two years later, Goodwin redesigned a building at First and Pike to add 65 stalls and stores, including a wholesale sugar operation and dime-a-dance ballroom. He named it the Economy Market because damaged goods delivered by cargo trains below were sold at discounted prices. These buildings are still the main Market buildings today.
By its 10th anniversary in 1917, the core of the Market looked much as it looks today. In addition to the Main Arcade and Economy Buildings, the Corner Market Building (1912) and Sanitary Public Market — so-called, some say, because horses were not allowed inside — to its north were in place. The Market continued to expand as a center for food retailing and served as a social center as well. It became the place to see and be seen. In 1926, the Market flourished as 627 farmers were issued selling permits to be used in only 500 stall spaces. Over 25,000 people were coming to the Market on weekdays, and that number doubled on weekends. Those down on their luck during the Depression found low-cost food and friendly surroundings at the Market. The LaSalle, Leland, Livingston and Fairmont Hotels offered affordable rooms by day, week or month
After many years of lobbying, public education, and fundraising, a group of Market defenders calling themselves Friends of the Market mounted an extraordinary public initiative, collecting 25,000 signatures for a ballot measure to "Keep the Market." They organized thousands of volunteers, and against all odds, won the vote on November 2, 1971. It is thanks to this effort that we can enjoy the Market today.
SELF-GUIDEED WALKING TOURS
MAP OF THE HISTORICAL PIKE PLACE MARKET
