Seattle
is surrounded by water, mountains and evergreen forests, and encompasses
thousands of acres of parkland. Located between the saltwater Puget Sound to
the west and Lake Washington to the east, the city's chief harbor is Elliott Bay.
North of the city center, Lake Washington Ship Canal connects Puget Sound to
Lake Washington, incorporating four natural bodies of water: Lake Union, Salmon
Bay, Portage Bay and Union Bay.
A Major Gateway
for Trade with Asia and the Third Largest Port in North America
From
Logging to High Tech logging was Seattle's first major industry, and
by the late 19th century the city also became a commercial and
shipbuilding center as a gateway to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. In
the 1940s, Boeing established Seattle as a center for aircraft manufacturing
and, beginning in the 1980s, the area developed as a technology center with
companies like Microsoft and Amazon.
Music
from 1918 to 1951, nearly two dozen jazz nightclubs existed along Jackson
Street, from the current Chinatown/International, to the Central District. The
jazz scene developed the early careers of Ray Charles, Quincy Jones and
Ernestine Anderson. Seattle is also the birthplace of rock musician Jimi
Hendrix and alternative rock.
Outdoors
the mild, temperate, marine climate allows year-round outdoor recreation,
including walking, cycling, hiking, skiing, snowboarding, kayaking, rock
climbing, motor boating, sailing, team sports, and swimming. Also popular are
hikes and skiing in the nearby Cascade or Olympic Mountains and kayaking and
sailing in the waters of Puget Sound.
Seattle is one
of the Most Walkable Cities in the United States
Getting
around Seattle is one of the few cities in North America whose fleet
includes electric trolleybuses. A light rail line links the University of
Washington and Sea-Tac Airport. Washington State Ferries manages the largest
network of ferries in the United States and third largest in the world,
connecting Seattle to Bainbridge and Bremerton.
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Arts the city’s award-winning public art program enlivens parks, bridges,
streets libraries and transfer stations while many storefronts expose
temporary art installations. The theater
on both a large and small scale is an integral part of Seattle’s arts scene
with local theater service group Theatre Puget Sound counts more than 140
producing theater companies in its membership.
Wines
and Brews the sunny, dry weather in Washington Wine Country is fantastic
for growing grapes and producing premium wines. With over 850 wineries, it is
the 2nd largest premium wine producer in the United States. There are
also 200 independent breweries that continue innovating, balancing the classics
with small specialty batches of sours, imperial stouts or barrel-aged cult
favorites.
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