Mar. 14 #43 Georgetown

This weekend’s sojourn is to the area of Seattle just north of Boeing Field (AKA King County International Airport). The reason we chose this one is a little involved – our friend Betty told us of seeing a Big Red Hat from the airplane when she last landed at SeaTac. This triggered a faint memory of the Hat and Boots buildings that used to house a Texaco Gas Station in the area. Recently, the buildings were moved to Seattle Park property. A quick Internet Search (both Bing and Google) showed us information about the buildings, but nothing recent showing a Red Hat. One article mentioned that the boots had been renovated but the hat would be finished in Fall of ’09. The web is great, whenever it is current! Anyway, our interest was piqued so we decided to use this week’s walk to check out the situation.

We got a late start due to the Springing Forward. We also found out fairly quickly that Sunday is NOT a good day to do Georgetown. This may be an up and coming Bohemian Industrial area, but it definitely does not do Sunday; most of the non-Coffeehouses were closed. (And most of the bars/eateries opened mid afternoon.)

We started out on Airport Way and S. Lucile. The shops were interesting, but unattainable; we’ll have to come back here some Saturday. After about a third of the walk, we stepped into Calamity Jane’s. I was glad that the sun was up, because this place might be a little intimidating at night; signs boasted the power of women and warned that one should not be anxious to mess with them. Seriously, though, we stopped in and had a great, full breakfast. Amy had the Corn Cakes and I had the Calamity Plate – loaded with meat (some of which I happily shared with Amy). Calamity Jane’s is right across the street from the original Rainier Brewery, which is now Lofts, Artist Spaces, and so on.



After breakfast, we enjoyed the rest of the walk, taking in the many funky shops. This walk was interesting, but Georgetown has a lot more to offer than what is on this short bit. At the end of the official walk, we headed up Bailey, turning left onto Corson to Oxbow Park. Here, we met up with the renovated Hat (and Boots).



Thanks Betty!

In this neighborhood, we also passed by several beautifully decorated houses, including The Castle.



Georgetown does have something good going on. All in all, though, this was the first City Walk that was more or less ho-hum. I don’t recommend it for casual Seattle visitors unless you have some connection to the area or specific special interest. If you do go, I suggest you pick up a Georgetown Public Art & Culture Walking Tour Map of the area so that you can check out the larger area. It was a positive experience for us because we have never really explored this area; we did enjoy it.

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