Harbor Steps
{{Short description|Mixed-use development and public space in Seattle, Washington, U.S.}}
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Harbor Steps (sometimes called Harbor Steps Park){{Cite book |last=Seale |first=Shelley |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IRaBtZUe1HUC&dq=%22Harbor+Steps%22+Seattle&pg=PA47 |title=Insiders' Guide to Seattle |date=2010-12-07 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-0-7627-6731-1 |language=en}} is a mixed-use development and public space connecting Seattle's Central Waterfront and downtown, in the U.S. state of Washington.{{Cite book |last1=Goody |first1=Joan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OC_Puk6mlkAC&dq=%22Harbor+Steps%22+Seattle&pg=PA21 |title=Building Type Basics for Housing |last2=Chandler |first2=Robert |last3=Clancy |first3=John |last4=Dixon |first4=David |last5=Wooding |first5=Geoffrey |date=2010-03-08 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-0-470-40464-5 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last1=Jaramillo |first1=Jake |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4YYVCgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Harbor+Steps%22+Seattle&pg=PT165 |title=Seattle Stairway Walks: An Up-and-Down Guide to City Neighborhoods |last2=Jaramillo |first2=Cathy |date=2012-11-12 |publisher=Mountaineers Books |isbn=978-1-59485-678-5 |language=en}}{{Cite journal |last=Hewitt |first=David |date=November 7, 1996 |title=Harbor Steps Helps Complete A City |url=https://www.djc.com/special/design96/10016909.html |journal=Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce |access-date=September 7, 2024 |archive-date=September 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907140341/https://www.djc.com/special/design96/10016909.html |url-status=live }}
Description
Harbor Steps has a large outdoor staircase, as well as condominiums, hotels, offices, and retail spaces.{{Cite book |last=Humphrey |first=Clark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V6B2DwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Harbor+Steps%22+Seattle&pg=PT22 |title=Walking Seattle: 35 Tours of the Jet City's Parks, Landmarks, Neighborhoods, and Scenic Views |date=2018-08-21 |publisher=Wilderness Press |isbn=978-0-89997-814-7 |language=en}} The stairway connects First Avenue and Western Avenue, and has two fountains and plants.{{Cite web |last=Breiwick |first=Rachel |date=2013-05-13 |title=Eight Places to Eat Your Lunch Outside |url=https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/2013/05/where-you-ought-to-be-spending-your-lunch-hour-may-2013 |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=Seattle Metropolitan |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907140342/https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/2013/05/where-you-ought-to-be-spending-your-lunch-hour-may-2013 |url-status=live }}{{Cite book |last1=Landes |first1=Cheryl |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=veJbOsSrEYoC&dq=%22harbor+steps%22+seattle&pg=PA44 |title=Beautiful America's Seattle |last2=Rule |first2=Ann |date=1999 |publisher=Beautiful America Publishing Co. |isbn=978-0-89802-708-2 |language=en}} A pedestrian-only section of Post Alley runs through the center of the Steps,{{citation |first1=Robert |last1=Chandler |title=Building Type Basics for Housing |pages=21–25 |year=2010 |chapter=Housing and community – Case study: Harbor Steps |publisher=Wiley |isbn=978-0-470-40464-5 |first2=Stephen A. |last2=Kliment |first3=Joan |last3=Goody |first4=John |last4=Clancy |first5=David |last5=Dixon |first6=Geoffrey |last6=Wooding}} which have been described as "Seattle's version of Rome's Spanish steps".{{Cite book |last=Dwyer |first=William L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KLHjG30v_l8C&dq=%22harbor+steps%22+seattle&pg=PA89 |title=Ipse Dixit: How the World Looks to a Federal Judge |date=2012-11-27 |publisher=University of Washington Press |isbn=978-0-295-80125-4 |language=en}}
File:Seattle - Harbor Steps rectilinear HDR pano 01.jpg|2016
File:Harbor Steps Park 8620.jpg|2023
History
The concept for Harbor Steps was conceived during the 1980s, and development and construction took place from 1990 to 2006.{{Cite book |last=Ochsner |first=Jeffrey Karl |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zKkpDAAAQBAJ&dq=%22harbor+steps%22+%C2%A0seattle+stairs&pg=PA27 |title=Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects, Second Edition |date=2016-06-01 |publisher=University of Washington Press |isbn=978-0-295-80689-1 |language=en}} In the 2020s, the thoroughfare was renovated, reopening in 2024.{{Cite journal |date=July 23, 2024 |title=Refreshed Harbor Steps plaza reopens today |url=https://www.djc.com/news/bu/12164982.html |journal=Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce |access-date=September 7, 2024 |archive-date=July 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726063158/https://www.djc.com/news/bu/12164982.html |url-status=live }}
Businesses that have operated at Harbor Steps include Dough Zone,{{Cite web |last=Ng |first=Assunta |date=2024-07-25 |title=Dough Zone's downtown Seattle trio — Which one is best for you? |url=https://nwasianweekly.com/2024/07/dough-zones-downtown-seattle-trio-which-one-is-best-for-you/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=Northwest Asian Weekly |language=en |archive-date=2024-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240902025021/https://nwasianweekly.com/2024/07/dough-zones-downtown-seattle-trio-which-one-is-best-for-you/ |url-status=live }} Lecosho,{{Cite book |last=Wolf |first=Laurie |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zLtzCgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Harbor+Steps%22+Seattle&pg=PA111 |title=Food Lovers' Guide to® Seattle: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings |date=2015-01-20 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-4930-1662-4 |language=en}} Skillet, and Taqueria Cantina.{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Joey |date=July 18, 2023 |title=Bellevue dumpling chain to open new location at Seattle's Harbor Steps |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2023/07/18/dough-zone-harbor-steps.html |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=Puget Sound Business Journal |archive-date=2024-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907140343/https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2023/07/18/dough-zone-harbor-steps.html |url-status=live }}
The Harbor Steps Apartments appear in the 2002 film The Ring.{{Cite web |last=Lloyd |first=Sarah Anne |date=2019-10-14 |title=Relive 'The Ring' in these spooky Seattle-area locations |url=https://seattle.curbed.com/maps/the-ring-horror-filming-locations-seattle |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=Curbed Seattle |language=en |archive-date=2022-05-24 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220524014608/https://seattle.curbed.com/maps/the-ring-horror-filming-locations-seattle |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Liu |first=Qina |date=2022-10-13 |title=On 'The Ring's' 20th anniversary, see what the Seattle sites in the film look like now |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/20-years-since-the-ring-a-seattle-reporter-follows-in-a-fictional-seattle-reporters-footsteps/ |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115030323/https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/20-years-since-the-ring-a-seattle-reporter-follows-in-a-fictional-seattle-reporters-footsteps/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Permenter |first=Cody |date=2016-06-07 |title=The Most Famous Film Landmarks in Seattle |url=https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/seattle/famous-film-locations-landmarks-seattle-washington |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=Thrillist |language=en}} Fodor's has recommended the Harbor Steps for people watching.{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fYKzEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22harbor+steps%22+%C2%A0seattle+stairs&pg=PT104 |title=Fodor's Seattle |date=2023-04-25 |publisher=Fodor's Travel |isbn=978-1-64097-594-1 |language=en}}
File:Rail post 8772.jpg|Concrete railing, 2023
File:Harbor Steps Park 8619.jpg|Plaque, 2023
See also
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- {{Commons category-inline| Harbor Steps}}
{{Central Waterfront, Seattle}}