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Fun Local Trivia
  1. Seattle has been consistently ranked as one of the most literate cities in the country. It tied with Minneapolis in 2008 in the Central Connecticut State University survey, and has long dueled with that city for first place.
  2. The Pike Place Market is the oldest continuously operating public farmers market in the country, having first opened its stalls in 1907.
  3. The Evergreen Point Floating Bridge (now officially the 'Albert D. Rosellini Bridge – Evergreen Point', but everyone still uses the old name) is the world's longest floating bridge, at 7,578 feet (2,310 meters).
  4. The Seattle International Film Festival, which runs every year from mid-May to mid-June, is the single largest film festival in the United States.
  5. Starbucks, the world's largest coffee chain, originally got its start in Pike Place Market
Notable Natives
  • Carol Channing
  • Alex Haley
  • Frank Murkowski
  • William Nye – "Bill Nye the Science Guy"
  • Theodore Roethke
  • Dan Savage
  • Mia Zapata
Local Slang
  • "The Mountain is out": Referring to Mount Rainier and when it can actually be seen through the clouds. Every true Seattleite knows which way to turn to look for it, regardless of where they're standing.
  • Granola: Similar to the hippie mentality, it is a special strain, found only in the Northwest.
  • The ID: The International District. Originally just "Chinatown," it has acquired its new name to reflect the ethnic diversity of its inhabitants, which are made up of almost every ethnicity from Asia. It contains a number of excellent shops and restaurants, as we
  • Liquid sunshine: Rain, showers, downpour, sprinkle, drizzle
  • The People's Republic of Fremont (aka 'The Center of the Universe'): A Nickname of the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, located across the Lake Washington Ship Canal from Queen Anne. Still a center of the counter-culture despite recent gentrification, it includes such oddities as a statue of Vladimir Lenin originally from
  • Sunbreaks: Intermissions between cloud-cover
  • The Viaduct: The Alaska Way Viaduct, an elevated roadway that runs along Elliot Bay through the Industrial District and Downtown Seattle. Frequently called an "eyesore" and a "death-trap," experts have given it a 1 in 20 chance of being badly damaged by an earthquake
Points of Interest
  • and Hall of Fame
  • Experience Music Project
  • Pacific Science Center
  • Pike Place Market
  • Qwest Stadium
  • Safeco Field
  • Science Fiction Museum
  • Seattle Aquarium
  • Seattle Art Museum
  • Seattle Center
  • Space Needle
  • Woodland Park Zoo

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

A career at Seattle University need not be spent only within the confines of the campus. Located just blocks from the bohemian district of Capitol Hill and the vibrant life of the International District, Seattle University is well situated. It is possible to walk into a local coffee shop and see someone in a $400 business suit sitting near someone in a typically ‘punk’ outfit. While you probably ought to watch yourself in neighborhoods after dark, they are outnumbered by a vibrant shopping and dining scene that caters to people of all styles and culinary tastes.

Centers of Seattle culture are only a short distance away, as a quick walk will let you reach the Downtown corridor and the world famous Pike Place Market, while a bus ride just as brief will take you to the Seattle Center, the pride and joy of Seattle that includes the always fascinating Pacific Science Center, the quirky Experience Music Project, and the iconic Space Needle. If you’re looking for something a bit more informal there are a number of amazing independent coffee shops and bookstores to spend away the afternoon in and parks like Volunteer, Cal Anderson, and Discovery to walk through on a sunny (or not so sunny) day. Annual events like Bumbershoot, Northwest Folklife and SIFF are a great chance to go out and meet fellow appreciators of the arts. And if you want to go meet a friend at the University of Washington or Seattle Pacific University, you need only hop on the nearest bus.

Seattle U itself is something of an island, a quiet oasis set apart from much of the hustle and bustle of the surrounding neighborhood. There are several areas dedicated to landscaping that could be called “mini-parks,” all of which are open to members of the surrounding community (the Green is an especially popular place to take your pooch.) But Seattle U also has strong ties to the surrounding community, with students the frequent patrons of neighboring shops and bars. If you truly wish to have the “SU experience” while at Seattle U, you cannot isolate yourself from both facets of life, but neither will anyone be able to see everything Seattle has to offer.
 

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Local Atmosphere at Seattle University

carawaya

Finance '13

4.6
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It's Great!

The local atmosphere of Seattle University is amazing. It is very diverse and there are always things to do off campus.

May 11, 2012

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Local Atmosphere at Seattle University

tampham23

Psychology '15

5.0
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Seattle University: Local Atmosphere

If you love the city life, then Seattle is just the perfect place. Due to weather conditions, of course, everyone thinks that it rains all the time when it's not that big of a deal. So even if you can't deal with a little bit of rain during an off season, this place just isn't for you. Now, if you are a suburban to city person, Seattle University is a great place to be at.

Aug 23, 2011

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Local Atmosphere at Seattle University

JoeBrand624

Architecture '14

4.6
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Capital Hill Is the Coolest

There is always a ton of stuff going on around Capital Hill like concerts, awesome bars, awesome restaurants. They have it all!!

Aug 21, 2011

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User rating for Seattle University - Local Atmosphere is 4.6 out of 5 based on 20 user reviews.

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Facts

Shopping Centers
  • Broadway Market
  • Pacific Place
  • Westlake Center
Major Sports Teams
  • Seattle Mariners: baseball
  • Seattle Seahawks: football
  • Seattle Sonics: basketball
  • Seattle Sounders: soccer
  • Seattle Storm: WNBA basketball
  • Seattle Thunderbirds: hockey
City Web Sites
Distances to Nearest Major Cities
  • Spokane: WA: 4 hours, 20 minutes
  • Tacoma: WA: 40 minutes

Movie TheatersWhat's This?

The Egyptian Theater
805 E Pine St.
(206) 323-4978

General Cinema Pacific Place
600 Pine St.
(206) 652-2404

Harvard Exit Theater
807 E Roy at Harvard
(206) 781-5755

Loews Cineplex Meridian 16
1501 7th Ave.
(206) 223-9600

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