Since its earliest days, the neighborhood's shelters have offered the homeless a hot meal and place to sleep. Business owner Connie Slabaugh sweeps the sidewalk in front of Constantinople, a shop she has run for four years. Artist Jim Leong relaxes in the loft he shares with his wife and son. With its 18-foot ceilings, it's a premium space in the neighborhood. Seattle's waterfront streetcar pulls into Occidental Park to collect another load of tourists.
Shoppers walk past a man sleeping in front of a business.
The neighborhood attracts a variety of drifters, some who sleep in alleys or under the Alaskan Way Viaduct. Smith Tower offers a great view of the city. Doug Norwood and his daughter, Marlena, use a hand puppet to entertain Japanese tourist Makiko Akiyama at Wood Shop Toys. On Saturdays after midnight, dancers crowd Bohemian Cafe to the point that there's barely room to move. Football Northwest this summer released this composite photograph and artist's drawing of, left to right and back to front, the new Seahawks stadium, new exhibition hall and new Mariners stadium.