Sunday, August 12, 2012

Seattle July 2009 Retro Itinerary


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.  NOW in brackets is present day notes.  A = Arrival, V = Visit, Numbers are bus numbers

Tues July 21 Arrival
A Coho around 5:40
Coho 6:10
30 Port Angeles TC 8:00
A Sequim TC 8:35, then 8 same 9:44
A Pt Townsend P&R 10:30
11 Near Pt Townsend P&R 10:40ish
A Water & Adams 10:50
7 Pt Townsend P&R 11:20
A Poulsbo TC 12:23, then 90 same 12:40
A Bainbridge Ferry Terminal 1:00
Bainbridge Ferry same 1:10
A Seattle 1:45
V Columbia Center?
Walk/49 Pike & 4th
V Broadway E & E Harrison St
Walk/9 Bailey/Coy, Gruv, Broadway Market,
  Broadway News, Pop Machine, Twice Sold,
  Half Price, Everyday, Jimi
8 E Olive Way and Broadway E
A Roy St & 2nd Ave W
Kerry Park Viewpoint, International Fountain
18 1st  Ave N & Republican St 8:10
A 24th Ave NW & NW 59th St 8:25
Walk hostel

[NOW: The 11:20 trip has been cancelled, and the next 7 is after 3. Port Townsend Park & Ride is actually Haines Park & Ride. Bailey/Coy Books Gruv, Broadway News are now defunct, while Everyday Music has moved a couple times. Broadway Market Video has also moved and is now simply Broadway Video]

Wed July 22 Everett/Lynnwood/Greenwood
17 32nd Ave NW & NW 61st St 8 8:09
A 3rd Ave S & S Main 8:39
510 4th Ave S & S Washington
A Smith Ave & 33 St 9:41; 20 same F1 9:45
Arrive Mall Station 10:10
Visit Best Buy, Borders. Comic Stop, Sam
  Goody’s, ½ Price
20 Mall Station 11:50
Arrive Everett Station Bay E1 12:12 or Everett/Cedar 12:22
Visit Bargain, Everett Comics
201 Everett Station B4 1:09 or 202 same 1:24
A Alderwood Mall Blvd & 28th Ave 1:37 or 1:52
Borders, FYE, Barnes (then can take 118 here or at 48th Ave W and 196th St SW)
Visit Half Price Books, Reread
114 196th St & 76th Ave W 4:50 to SR 99 & 196th St SW 4:54, then 100 5:03 there to SR 99 & 238th St 5:15 OR
115 196th St & 76th Ave W 4:32 to 200th St SW & 64th Ave W 4:39, then 100 4:54 SR 99 & 200th St to SR 99 & 238th St 5:05 then
Blockbuster, World of Collections
100 same 5:35 to Aurora Village TC Bay 2 5:38, then 358 Bay 10 5:40
A Aurora Ave N & N 105th St 6:01 pm
Walk/5/48 to Parade (starts Greenwood Ave N & N 95th)
26 Wallingford Ave N & N 35th 5:07 north
A Latona Ave & NE 45th St 5:14
355 I-5 Ramp & NE 45th St 5:30
A Greenwood Ave N & N 97th St 5:43
Watch Greenwood Seafair Parade
If early Dreamstrands, Squirrel’s, Arundel
355/358/Walk Santoro’s, Island Video
5 Greenwood Ave N & N 70th St 8:07
A Phinney Ave N & N 46th St 8:12
44 N 46th St & Phinney Ave N 8:18
A 32nd Ave NW & MW Market St 8:31
Walk hostel

[NOW: Borders chain is defunct. Everett Mall’s Sam Goody’s is closed. Not sure why I put Arundel since the only Arundel Books was downtown. Island Video is closed.]

Thur July 23 Olympia
17/23 32nd Ave NW & NW 61st St  5:56 or 17
  same 6:48 or 17/23 same 6:58 or 18 24th Ave
  NW & NW 65th St 6:57
A Westlake & Virginia 6:23 or 7:27 or 3rd Ave
  & Pine St 7:10 or 1st Ave & Pine St 7:16
590 or 594 9th & Stewart 6:30 or 7:47
A Tacoma Dome Station 7:29 or 8:52
603 Tacoma Dome Station 7:42 or 9:12
A Olympia TC 8:45 or 10:15
Heritage Fn, 5 Corners, De Colores, Browsers,
  Danger Room, Phantom City, Star Wars,
  Rainy Day, Last Word, Fireside (if ahead
  capitol, A 20 & Video 1)
48 Olympia TC 11:45
Hollywood, Borders, Barnes, Backlot, School,
  Blockbuster? (before 11:58)
48 Westfield Mall 1:28
A Olympia TC 1:40
13 same 1:45
A Capitol & W Lee 2:00
Blockbuster?, Tumwater V
13 Capitol & W Lee 2:32
A Olympia TC 2:53; capitol along way?)
66 Olympia TC 3:15
A Lacey TC 3:35
Olympic, CD, Hollywood, Lassley’s
603 Lacey TC 4:25 or 66 same 4:50 (A
  Olympic TC 5:10) then 603 5:35
A Tacoma Dome Station 5:30 or 6:35
594 5:31 or 6:01 or 6:31 or 7:01
A Howell & 9th 6:26, 6:53, 7:23, 7:53
17 Westlake Ave & 7th Ave 6/7:50, 7/8:50
A 32nd Ave NW & NW 60th St 7/8:14, 7/8:44
Walk hostel

[NOW: 5 Corners, Backlot Video, Tumwater Video, Tumwater’s Blockbuster are gone. The entire Hollywood Video and Borders chains are defunct. Fireside Books recently closed. CD Connection is now Boomerang.]

Fri July 24 Seatac/Burien/Tukwilla/Renton
46 Seaview Ave NW & 6017 8:14
A Stone Wy N & N 40th St 8:33; 26 same 8:41
A 3rd Ave & Pine St 8:52
194 Westlake Tunnel C 9:15
A SeaTac Bay 2 9:45
Borders
180 SeaTac Bay 2 10:06
Burien TC 10:15
CD, Platinum, Cualta, Burien, Rodriguez, Pg
  2, Blockbuster
140 S 156th St & 1st Ave S 11:29
A Andover Pk W & Baker Blvd 11:56
Barnes, Borders, FYE, ½ Price, 2nd Time
155 Andover Pk W & Baker Blvd 2:12
A SE 176 St & 108 Ave SE 2:32
Hollywood Video
169 108th Ave SE & SE Carr Rd 2:40
A 104th Ave SE & SE 240 St 2:54
Bubble, Hollywood, Pawn
169 104th Ave SE & SE 240 St 3:33
A Talbot Rd & S Carr Rd 3:50
G & Sons, Hello
155 SW 43rd & E Valley Hwy 4:38
A S 180th St & Sperry Dr 4:43;150 same 4:50
A University St Tunnel Bay A
Walk Seattle Center; check parade set-up
International Fountain
18 1st Ave N & Republican St 8:10
A 24th Ave NW & NW 59th St 8:25
Walk hostel

[NOW: The CD store, Rodriguez Video I think, Burien’s Blockbuster are gone. The entire Borders, Hollywood Video, and 2nd Time Around Records chains are gone. Bubble and Hello Video are gone and I think so is G & Sons Comics

Sat July 25 Downtown/Alki
17 32nd Ave NW & NW 61st St 7:44 daypass
A 7:47 NW Market St/Ballard Ave; 18 same
  7:56
A Queen Anne Ave N & N Harrison St 8:11
Take pics of parade set-up
Smith Tower for pics of parade set-up
Pike Place Mkt, Belltown Vid, Elliott Bay Bk
Water taxi 12:30 or 1:30
Alki Beach/Liberty/Birthplace
If time 53 or 775/773 Alki Ave SW & Bonair Dr
  SW to Alaska Jcn
Square 1,Safeway, Holy Cow, Easy St, Pegasus,
  Leisure, W Seattle Books, Arcane, Blockbuster
Walk/56, 775 to Alki
Water taxi 3:00 or 4:00
Walk to Seattle Center/International Fountain
Early dinner McDonald’s (4:45ish)
Walk back downtown  c7:00; find parade seat
18 1st Ave & Pine 11:01
A 24th Ave NW & NW 59th St 11:22
Walk hostel               

[NOW: Belltown Video is closed. Elliott Bay Book Company has moved to Capitol Hill.]

Sun July 26 Discovery Park/Ballard/Alki
17 32nd Ave NW & NW 61st St 7:44 daypass
A 7:50 15th Ave NW & NW Leary Wy
15 same 8:00
A Queen Anne Ave N & N Harrison St 8:12
Walk downtown and back; pics parade clean
33 Denny Wy/1st Ave N 10:56 or 24 same 11:05
A W Government Way & 36th 11:10 or 34th
  Ave W & W Government Way 11:05
Discovery Park
Walk to fish ladder/locks
Explore Ballard’s Seafoodfest
18/22 Leary Ave NW & 20th Ave NW 1:41 OR 15/21 15th Ave NW & NW Market St 1:56 OR 17/23 Leary Ave NW & 20th Ave NW 1:46
A 1st Ave & Seneca 2:07 OR same 2:22 OR 3rd Ave & Marion 2:13
Water taxi 2:30
Alki Beach (see Sat note)
Water taxi 3:00 or 4:00
Walk to Seattle Center
International Fountain
18 1st  Ave N & Republican St 8:09
A 24th Ave NW & NW 61th St 8:22
Walk hostel

[NOW: Seafoodfest is now held outside of the Seafair period.]

Mon July 27 Federal Way/Puyallup/Tacoma
17/21 32nd Ave NW & NW 61st St 7:43 am
A 3rd Ave & Pine St 8:05
194 Westlake Tunnel Bay C 8:29
Federal Way TC Bay 8 9:23
Visit Sylvia’s, Ruth, Movies/More, Barnes,
  Blockbuster, Sharon, Borders, Ynot, Action
  City, Cine Town, Spy
402 Federal Way TC 11:19
A Puyallup Sounder Station 11:22
Hollywood? Pioneer, FYE, Borders,
  Hollywood, Budget, Blockbuster
410 South Hill Mall TC 1:15
A Parkland TC 1:36, then 55 1:45
A Tacoma Mall 2:10
FYE/Suncoast in mall, then Half Price Books
3 Tacoma Mall TC Zone F 3:10
A 10th & Commerca 3:25
Glass bridge, University Book, Visitor’s Info,
  Buzzard’s, Mother Records, King’s, Stadium
Streetcar to Tacoma Dome
V Tacoma Dome, Tacoma Book Center
Streetcar back downtown?
Leave Commerce St Transfer Area Zone D 5:04 590 or 5:19 594
A 4th Ave & Union 6:04/6:13
Walk International Fountain
18 1st  Ave N & Republican St 8:10
A 24th Ave NW & NW 59th St 8:25
Walk hostel

[NOW: Ruth, Movies & More, Federal Way’s and Puyallup’s Blockbuster, Sharon Books, the entire Borders and Hollywood Video chains, Ynot, Cine Town, Pioneer Books, Puyallup’s fye, Budget, Tacoma’s Suncoast, Buzzard’s, Mother Records, and Stadium Video are gone. Spy Comics is now Fantasium.]

Tues July 28 University/Magnusson
17 32nd Ave NW & NW 61st St 8:48
A 8:52 NW Market St/Ballard Ave; 44 same
  8:58
A NE Pacific Pl & NE Pacific St
University: Drumheller, HUB; Barnes, Magus,
  Bulldog, 2nd Time Around, University Books,
 Twice Sold, Cellophane, Al’s, Blockbuster,
  Globe, Dreaming, Scarecrow, Cinema, Half
30 University Wy NE/NE 43rd St 12:52 or 75
  NE Campus Pkwy & University Bay 2 12:46
A Sand Point Wy NE & NE 65th St 1:08 or 1:06
Warren G. Magnusson Park, Sound Garden
30 Sand Point Way NE & NE 65th St 3:53
A Broad St & 5th Ave N 4:35
International Fountain
18 1st Ave N & Republican St 8:10
24th Ave NW & NW 59th St 8:25
Walk hostel

[NOW: The Husky Union Building is being renovated. University Village’s Barnes & Noble, the entire 2nd Time Around Records chain, University District’s Twice Sold Tales and Blockbuster, Cellophane Square are gone.]

Wed July 29 Issaquah/Columbia City
17/23 32nd Ave NW & NW 61st St 8:48
A 3rd Ave & Union St 9:20
554 2nd Ave & University 9:42
A Issaquah P&R AcRd & Bay 6 10:12
Walk to Cougar Mountain Zoological Park
Barnes & Noble, Blockbuster, Soundsations
554 Issaquah P&R Bay 2 1:34
A I-90 Exp Ramp & Rainer Av Fwy Stn 1:55
7 Rainier Ave S & I-90 2:05
A Rainier Ave S & S McClellan 2:11
Pawn Xchange
Walk/7 to Hollywood, Bookworm, Pathfinder
Walk/7 back to Rainier Ave S & S Alaska, then 39 to S Orcas St & 55 Ave S
Walk to Seward Park
39/28 Seward Park Ave S & S Orcas St 5:38
A Dexter Ave N & Denny Wy 6:21
International Fountain
18 1st  Ave N & Republican St 8:10
A 24th Ave NW & NW 59th St 8:25
Walk hostel.

[NOW: Issaquah’s Blockbuster and Sounsdations, the entire Hollywood Video chain are gone.]

Thur July 30 Fremont/Zoo/Gas Works
17 32nd Ave NW & NW 61st St 8:48 or 44 32nd
  Ave & NW Market St  8:35
A Westlake Ave N & Dexter Ave N 9:04 (x
  bridge) or N 46th St & Phinney Ave N 8:48
Walk/5 to zoo (use coupon)
Walk around Green Lake
Walk/5 to Fremont for lunch
Video Isle, Wit`s E, Ophelia`s, Center, Lenin,
  Rocket, Dinosaurs, Rain C, JP, Waiting, Troll
26/Walk Fremont Ave N/N 34th St: Gas Wks
26 N 35th & Wallingford Ave N
A International Fountain
18 1st Ave N & Republican St 8:10
A 24th Ave NW & NW 59th St 8:25
Arrive hostel

[NOW: Wit’s End Books, Fremont’s Rain City Video are gone.]

Fri July 31 Home
44 32nd Ave NW & NW Market St 5:05, NW
  Market & 15th Ave NW 5:10, then 15/56 15th
  Ave NW & NW Market St 5:17 OR 18 4:51
  24th Ave NW & NW 59th St 4:51am
A 1st & Marion 5:43 or 5:17
Ferry 5:30 or 6:10
A Bainbridge Island 6:05 or 6:45
90 same 6:15 or 6:57
A Poulsbo TC 6:35 or 7:20 then 7 7:30
A SR-20 & 4-Corners 8:24 then 8 8:30
A Sequim TC 9:21 then 30 9:43
A Pt Angeles TC 10:20
Port News & Books, E-Z Pawn, Odyssey;
  Angeles Pawn, China 1st; Blockbuster
Victoria Express 12:15 or Coho 12:45
A Victoria around 2:30

[NOW: Port Angeles’ Blockbuster is gone.]

As time permits
·  V Silver Platters, KCTS 9 Store
·  V Easy St, Twice Sold, Underdawg, Blockbuster, Olympic
·  V Pawn Pros, then Hollywood Video in Central District
·  V Hing Pay Park, Uwaimaya, Pink Godzilla
·  Ride SLUT
·  V Abraxus, Ballard Books, Sonic Boom, Epilogue, Blockbuster, Arcane, Hollywood

[NOW: The physical KCTS 9 Store, Underdawg Records, Queen Anne’s Blockbuster, the entire Hollywood Video chain, Abraxus Books, Epilogue Books, Ballard’s Blockbuser are gone.]


Bus Schedules Needed:
·  Metro: 5, 7, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 26, 28, 30, 39, 44, 46, 49 53, 56, 75, 140, 150, 155, 169, 180, 194, 355, 358, 773, 775, water taxi
·  Sound Transit: 554, 590, 594
·  Pierce Transit: 3, 11, 41, 53, 402, 410
·  Jefferson, Clallum
·  Kitsap: 90
·  TriCity: 603
·  Olympia: 13, 48, 66
·  Everett Transit: 1, 20, 701
·  Community Transit: 100, 114, 118. 201


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