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SHOPPING
Not surprisingly, given its historical importance to the city, Pioneer
Square is where to shop for antiques. It's also a good place to find reas-
onably priced artwork and crafts by local artists, particularly blown glass
and traditional art by coastal Native American artists.
In addition to the behemoth Uwajimaya, it's worth exploring nooks and
crannies in this neighborhood for odd shopfronts and imported wares.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
FIRST THURSDAY ART WALK
Art walks are two a penny in US cities these days, but they were pretty much an
unknown quantity when the pioneering artists of Pioneer Square instituted their
first amble around the local galleries in 1981. The neighborhood's
First Thursday
ive pathfinder for all that followed (and there have been many). Aside from gluing
together Pioneer Square's network of 50-plus galleries (only a few of which can
be listed in this topic), the walk is a good excuse to admire creative public sculp-
ture, sip decent coffee (many cafes serve as de facto galleries), browse an array
of stalls set up in Occidental Park, and get to know the neighborhood and its
people. The Art Walk is self-guided, but you can pick up a map from the informa-
tion booth in Occidental Park.
Pioneer Square
PIONEER SQUARE ANTIQUE MALL
ANTIQUES
( 206-624-1164; 602 1st Ave; Pioneer Sq)
The Antique Mall is a warren of little shops
across from the Pioneer Square pergola; it's actually part of the Seattle 'underground'
