This is the itinerary I used
for my July 2009 trip to Seattle. Abbreviations as per the original itinerary
for historical reasons. See the links
for the trip reports posted to see how the itinerary compared to the actual
day. I do not recommend trying to use
the timings listed as these were 2009 timings and also involve a now completed
convention. NOW in brackets is present
day notes. Numbers are bus numbers.
Fri Mar 12 Arrival
A Coho Victoria Clipper 4:00
Leave Victora 5:00
Arrive Seattle
7:45 then walk: Wall or Bell
Arrive City Hostel 8:15
allowing Customs
Visit Easy St, Silver
Platters, International Fn
Walk hostel
Sat Mar 13 Convention Day 1
Batteries Walgreens, Borders
9, Freeway Park?
Convention 10:00
Wheaton signing 10-11:30, 2-3:30
Gray signing 10-11:30,
2-4:15, 4:30-6
Marvel 12:00 Arcane Comics
Panel Room 4C3-4
Nimoy Q&A 1:00 Ballroom
6E
Lee Q&A 2:00 Ballroom 6E
Quesada 4:00 Ballroom 6E
Leave convention 6:00
Swerve, Barnes & Noble, Elliott Bay?
Walk hostel; drop off stuff
Visit Easy St, Silver
Platters, International Fn
Walk hostel
[NOW: Borders is now defunct.
Swerve is now closed. Elliott Bay Book Company has moved from the Pioneer
Square District (Greater Downtown area) to Capitol Hill.]
Sun Mar 14 Convention Day 2
Remove any autograph stuff no
longer needed
Freeway Park
Convention 10:00
Wheaton signing 10-1, 3-3:30
Gray signing 10-12, 1:30-5
Marvel 1:00 Panel Room A
Leave Ceonvention 5:00
Pike Place Market, Elliot
Bay?
Walk hostel; drop off stuff
Visit Easy St, Silver
Platters, International Fn
Walk hostel
Mon Mar 15 Ballard/Fremont/University
18 1st Ave & Bell St 8:04
A NW Market & Ballard 8:24; 17 same 8:34
A NW 54th
St & 32nd
Ave NW 8:36 (or walk)
Visit Ballard Locks
46 NW 54th St & 30th
Ave NW 9:17
Arrive N 36th St & Phinney Ave N 9:29
Dinosaurs, Ophelia`s, Center,
Lenin, Rocket, JP, Waiting, Troll, Fremont Book
26 N 35th St & Troll
Ave N 11:11
A
Wallingford Ave N & N 35th
St 11:13 or
30 N 35th St & Troll
Ave N 11:09
A N 35th
St & Woodland Park Ave N
11:10
Visit Gas Works
Park
31 N 35th St & Woodland
Park Ave N 11:55
A NE
Northlake Way & 7th Ave NE 12:02 or
26 Wallingford Ave N & N
35th St 12:13
A Latona
Ave NE &
NE 50th St
12:20 or
30 N 35th St & Woodland
Park Ave N 12:10
University Way NE &
NE 45th St
12:23
Magus, Bulldog, University
Books, Twice Sold, Al’s, Blockbuster, Globe, Dreaming, Scarecrow, Cinema, Half,
Neptune, Zanadu
49 15th Ave NE & NE
43rd St 2:34
A E Roy St
& Republican 2:53
Gruv, Broadway Market,
Broadway News, Pop Machine, Twice Sold, Half Price, Everyday, Jimi
2/13 E Union
& Broadway 4:06
A 3rd Ave & Bell St 4:21
Walk hostel; drop off stuff
1 3rd Ave & Bell
St
A W Olympic Pl & 3rd Ave W or
13 3rd Ave & Bell
St
A Queen
Anne Ave N
& Ward St
Visit Kerry Park Viewpoint,
then Mercer, Underdawg, Easy St, Silver Platters, International Fn
Walk hostel
[NOW: The full name of the
Ballard Locks is the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks.
Fremont Book Company, The University District’s Twice Sold Tales, The
University District’s Blockbuster, Gruv, and Underdawg Records are now closed.
I’ve never been able to determine if the University District’s Globe Bookstore
is actually open to the public. The University District’s Zanadu Comics is now
a Comic Stop. Broadway Market Video has moved and is now simply Broadway Video.
Everyday Music has moved twice since I wrote this itinerary.]
Tues July Mar 16 Redmond/Bellevue/Lynnwood/Everett
17 3rd Ave & Bell St 8:03
3rd Ave & Union
St 8:06
545 4th Ave & University
St 8:16
A Cleveland St & 166 Ave NE 9:06
Visit Half Price, Borders
253 Redmond Way & NE 79th 10:08
A NE 8th
St & 156th
Ave NE 10:39
Visit Barnes, Half Price, Silver Pl, Blockb
230 same 11:58 or 253 same
12:09
A Bellevue TC 10 12:13 or 2 12:25
Downtown Park, U Bookstore, Barnes
535 Bellevue TC 4 1:21
A Alderwood Mall 1:57
200 same 3:08 or 201 same
3:22
A Everett TC 3:39 or 3:53
Explore Pawn, Everett, Comics
4:32 701 or 4:30/4:56/5:31 D3 17
A Everett Mall 6:08 at latest
Visit Borders, Half Price
29 Mall Station 6:25 or 27 same 6:40
A South Everett
Freeway Station 6:31 or 6:55
510 same 7:30 (note: hourly)
A Stewart & 7th
8:06
Visit Easy St, Silver
Platters, International Fn
Walk hostel
[NOW: Borders is now defunct.
Crossroads’ Blockbuster (which I put myself down as taking the 253 to) is now
closed. Everett’s Pawn X-Change is now a Cash America.]
Wed Mar 17 Alki/Lynn/Downtown
Visit Olympic Sculpture Park
if not previously
56 1st Ave & Bell St 8:07
A Alki Ave
SW & 61st Ave SW
8:37
Alki Beach/Liberty/Birthplace
53 Alki Ave SW & Bonair
Dr SW 9:37 hrly
A SW
Alaska St & 44 Ave SW Bay 4
Visit Safeway, Easy St, Square
1, “Holy Cow” , Pegasus, Leisure, W Seattle
Books,
Walk/55/128 Arcane
55/5 California Ave SW & SW Hanford
11:50
A 3rd
Ave &
Pine St 12:15
25 3rd Ave & Pike 12:29
A Boylston Ave E & E Lynn 12:41 or
70 same 12:30
A Eastlake Ave E & E Lynn St 12:45
Lynn Mini, Video Quest,
Subway
70/66 Eastlake Ave E & E
Lynn St or
25 Boylston Ave E & E Lynn
A 3rd/Marion or Madison/2nd or 2nd/Marion
Columbia, Arundel, Elliott, Pike
Visit Easy St, Silver
Platters, International Fn
Walk hostel
[NOW: I visited Safeway due
to a pop machine with a mystery button that is no loner at the Safeway. Square
One Books, Rubato Records (previously West Seattle’s Holy Cow Records
apparently), Eastlake’s
Video Quest, Arundel Books are now closed. Elliott Bay Book Company has moved
from the Pioneer Square District (Greater Downtown area) to Capitol Hill.]
Thur May 18 Home
6:40 Leave hostel
7:00 A Clipper
8:00 Leave Seattle
10:45 A Victoria
11:45 work
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