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I live about 1-2 miles from this specific location (this specific office building everyone's talking about), with my wife and kid. The hot spot is, about rough

I live about 1-2 miles from this specific location (this specific office building everyone's talking about), with my wife and kid. The hot spot is, about roughly, 9 blocks. The boundaries are slightly amorphous as seasons change. It is not the vast majority of Seattle by land area or population. There's a lot elsewhere to do and see in Seattle that doesn't involve this area. Most of the other troubled areas are considerably safer than this specific location. I live in another troubled area. I'm not thrilled about it, but it is an order of magnitude better than 3rd and Pike. Anyway, I'd suggest not being in fear of taking the family to Seattle.

ertian 5y ago
This is very true. But: "Hey, guys, we're going to Seattle! What would you like to see?" "Let's go to Pike Place, I've heard a lot about that!" "Ehh...okay, but we'll have to stick to the inside of the market. Don't wander out, it's not safe!" "We could go to Pioneer Square!" "Holy crap, no way! It's scary down there." "The art museum...?" "Maybe, first thing in the morning, before things start getting...weird..." "We could, er, have lunch in the historic International District?" "Uhm...you're comfortable wielding a knife, right?" "What about, uhh...the arboretum?" "The arboretum! What a great idea! We'll go to the Arboretum. See, I told you Seattle is a great place to visit." Point being: about 90% of the stuff tourists come to see in Seattle is within that hot spot. And it is bigger than 9 square blocks, though it's still only a small part of the city, much less the municipal area.
- RobertMiller 5y ago
  This is painfully true. Half a year ago my family was discussing plans for Christmas and they offered to come visit me in Seattle. My shocked response was "...why the fuck would you want to do that?!", to which they sheepishly admitted they thought it was a bad idea too but thought it would be nice to offer. We ended up renting a nice lake house near Huntsville instead.
- lenocinor 5y ago
  I live in downtown Seattle. I go to the ID all the time and have never once felt unsafe. Pike Place Market and the Space Needle are the same way and honestly that’s where the tourists usually want to go despite me telling them to go to the Columbia Center for a better view (which is also generally safe). The previous comment is very misleading. I walk around this area all the time. It really mostly is 3rd between Stewart and Pike. I’ve been mostly avoiding that area for some time now. Everything else is normal big city stuff. PS: My girlfriend is from NYC and she’s amused about most of the stuff people freak out about here. I wonder if maybe people aren’t used to big city stuff here.

ertian 5y ago

This is very true. But: "Hey, guys, we're going to Seattle! What would you like to see?" "Let's go to Pike Place, I've heard a lot about that!" "Ehh...okay, but we'll have to stick to the inside of the market. Don't wander out, it's not safe!" "We could go to Pioneer Square!" "Holy crap, no way! It's scary down there." "The art museum...?" "Maybe, first thing in the morning, before things start getting...weird..." "We could, er, have lunch in the historic International District?" "Uhm...you're comfortable wielding a knife, right?" "What about, uhh...the arboretum?" "The arboretum! What a great idea! We'll go to the Arboretum. See, I told you Seattle is a great place to visit." Point being: about 90% of the stuff tourists come to see in Seattle is within that hot spot. And it is bigger than 9 square blocks, though it's still only a small part of the city, much less the municipal area.

RobertMiller 5y ago
This is painfully true. Half a year ago my family was discussing plans for Christmas and they offered to come visit me in Seattle. My shocked response was "...why the fuck would you want to do that?!", to which they sheepishly admitted they thought it was a bad idea too but thought it would be nice to offer. We ended up renting a nice lake house near Huntsville instead.
lenocinor 5y ago
I live in downtown Seattle. I go to the ID all the time and have never once felt unsafe. Pike Place Market and the Space Needle are the same way and honestly that’s where the tourists usually want to go despite me telling them to go to the Columbia Center for a better view (which is also generally safe). The previous comment is very misleading. I walk around this area all the time. It really mostly is 3rd between Stewart and Pike. I’ve been mostly avoiding that area for some time now. Everything else is normal big city stuff. PS: My girlfriend is from NYC and she’s amused about most of the stuff people freak out about here. I wonder if maybe people aren’t used to big city stuff here.