How Seattleites Navigated Downtown Before GPS

At some point or another, every Seattleite hears this phrase: Jesus Christ Made Seattle Under Protest. But what the heck does that mean? Well, it’s a mnemonic device, the kind of thing someone makes up to remember something. In this case, it’s the sequence of east-west streets that make up the city’s downtown core, from Pioneer Square to Belltown.

When Seattle Just Said ‘No’

People in Seattle often wonder: why did we wait so long for mass transit? Why don’t we have a central park? Why isn't this city more walkable? The answer: we voted against it. Seattle has a history of saying “no” to grand ideas.​