Secret Seattle: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

Secret Seattle: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

by Mary Jo Manzanares
Secret Seattle: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

Secret Seattle: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

by Mary Jo Manzanares

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Overview

Where in Seattle can you get married in a shipping container? What about playing vintage pinball games, visiting a mummy, or renting an elephant? Is the Fremont neighborhood really the center of the Universe? Where can you research the occult, conspiracy theories, and other topics people don’t want to talk about?
With Secret Seattle: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure in hand, you’ll discover the unique destinations, colorful history, and wacky legends that make the greater Seattle area such a popular destination to live and visit. You’ll find out if the Seahawks really did cause an earthquake and what happened to the Bubbleator.
Researched and written by travel writer Mary Jo Manzanares, this book serves as a guide to places you might never discover on your own. Whether you’re a local looking for something new or a visitor wanting to feel like a local, Secret Seattle lets you in on dozens of secrets around the Emerald City.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781681063089
Publisher: Reedy press, LLC.
Publication date: 09/15/2021
Series: Secret Series
Pages: 208
Sales rank: 1,073,093
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Mary Jo Manzanares is a lifelong resident of Washington State and has spent decades exploring its highways and byways. She spent 32 years as a flight attendant, eagerly sharing tips and recommendations about Seattle to inquiring passengers. Mary Jo is a frequent speaker at travel industry events, a member of the Society of American Travel Writers, and writes about her beloved Washington State at discoveringwashingtonstate.com.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii

Introduction 1

The People's Republic of Fremont 2

A Fishy Story 4

Be a Patches Pal 6

Spreading the News 8

Now Hear This 10

A Haunted Brothel 12

Stealing is Wrong 14

Party with an Elephant 16

Elevator of the Space Age 18

The Play that Rocked Seattle 20

The Last Holdout 22

Singing Praises 24

As Fast as a Greased Log Rolling Downhill 26

A Mighty Woman with a Torch 28

Icky Sticky 30

Ringy Dingy 32

Fins of Naval History 34

Teeming with Electricity 36

Let's Get (Meta) Physical 38

Big Shoes to Fill 40

Vladimir Lenin Lives in Seattle 42

Candy Making History 44

Bruce Lee's Favorite Restaurant 46

Cranes for Peace 48

The Haunted Castle 50

Don't Forget to Visit Your Mummy 52

Get Your Exercise 54

A Reach for Bike Safety 56

What a View 58

Can You Find the Time 60

A Small and Spiteful House 62

It's Electrifying 64

These Boots Aren't Made for Walking 66

A Literary City 68

Pinups 70

Eyes on You 72

Pooh on Poo 74

Trailer Park Shopping 76

A Metropolitan City 78

A Ghost Walked into a Bar 80

Rubber Chicken 82

Around the World 84

Just Your Selfie 86

Me Gotta Go 106

In a Pickle 108

The Roar of the Falls 110

Wedgwood Rocks 112

Overcoming a Toxic Past 114

Hit the Trail 116

Silence in the City 118

Let There Be Light 120

Play a Mean Pinball 122

The Building That Lives 124

Sinks Full of Hope 126

The Roar of Thunder Boats 128

A Tribute to Fishermen 130

Walking on Glass 132

Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Train 134

A Super Salesman 136

It Floats 138

A Journey Completed 140

Musical Slumber Party 142

A Historic View 144

Keep Clam 146

Going Batty 148

North to Alaska 150

Bucket of Blood 152

Keep Jiving 154

No Fallout 156

A Daughter's Library 158

Walking the Line 160

All There Is Is Sky 162

A Gardening Family 164

A Sound Garden 166

New Art in Town 168

A New King in Town 170

Opportunity to Thrive 172

Kidding Around 174

Cold War Launch Pads 176

Swimming Upstream 178

The Last Stone Cottage 180

Uff Da! 182

Castle on a Lake 184

X Marks the Spot 186

Sources 189

Index 197

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