Seattle U District: City Artifacts Map

Here is a map of the U District marked with the locations of the city artifacts you are researching. We may put photos and Wikipedia entries on this map, or add links to the marked locations.

This set of artifacts includes...

• coffee shops, from Seattle institutions like Allegro Expresso to regular old Starbucks, a different kind of Seattle institution;
• bars, like the historic Blue Moon Tavern and College Inn Pub;
• a community center, its parking lot and the farmer's market that is held there;
• a public library;
• eating establishments that indicate U District tastes, from a vegan cafe to a Chinese grill to a restaurant known for Northwest cuisine;
• recreational trails and sites, like the Burke Gilman Trail, University Playground and Husky Stadium;
• a mysterious public art work;
• a hotel, a multi-use commercial building and the UW Medical Center, all important to the university's and the city's economies;
• streets and other byways that are central to the neighborhood's identity, including one commemorated in a popular song;
• bus routes that connect the U District to other parts of the city and region.

While these artifacts certainly reflect your interests in and experiences of the U District, they also, as a "collection," create a remarkably accurate socio-cultural portrait of this urban community: closely linked to the university at its heart, but at the same time a distinctively Seattle neighborhood.