Once an opera house and hotel, this stately brick building now contains two floors of commercial businesses, including the excellent Grand Central Baking Co. The facade that faces Occidental Park is covered in creeping ivy.

The businesses are mostly specialty shops, but history buffs will still enjoy strolling the halls of the arcade taking in the photos of old Seattle on the walls.


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8. Pioneer Building

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