Friday, September 9, 2016

Hilltop Walking Tour Wednesday - Downtown On The Go

Wednesday I attended the Downtown on the Go Walking Tour of Hilltop in late afternoon weather.  The rain let up after we had walked awhile.  While the walkers gathered I did a 30-second video which included KOMO news people whose report appeared Thursday morning.  I shared my video on Facebook. 



At the Catholic Community Center we could glimpse the new building named for Father William Bichsel.  Father Bichsel had been long a treasure in the community. 

Our stops were People’s Park, the State Armory, Catholic Community Services, The Valhalla Hall (next door to the Clinic), and the People’s Center, where we had a glimpse of the new pool which opens later this month.  The snack at the Center was from the Red Elm Café, which is staged to open this autumn at the Kellogg-Sicker Building at the site the Economy Drug and later Browne’s Star Grill (moved from a downtown location after Urban Renewal). 

Council Member Keith Blocker, who also guided the August 27th tour, guided the tour on September 7, along with Downtown On The Go Tour Guides. The History Guide for the Hilltop Neighborhood Walking Tour, Gerald Eysaman, who was the guide who led the tour in 1995 (or 1996) was not the guide for the Downtown On The Go Hilltop History Walk.  It had been great to hear his presentation on August 27, 2016, and to go along with a History Walk with the city again. 

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