Capitol Hill

Capitol Hill is great, fun and always changing. For me its not as good as it used to be. It’s still five stars though.
Whether I’m checking out Volunteer Park, walking along Broadway or along Pike/​Pine its always great for people watching and just seeing what’s there.
I’ve had some great times up there, eating at Dicks (not amazing but good, and fun,) catching a movie and just hanging out.
Tip, check out the dance step diagrams on Broadway.

This Seattle neighborhood seems to be constantly changing yet manages to stay as familiar and accessible to anyone regardless of who they are or where they come from. You will find so many restaurants, you won’t even know where to begin, the bar scene is flooded with a variety of options from run down dives to fancy cocktail bars and there’s even a few nightclubs available if you want to have your drinks with a little dancing on the side.
Capitol (Not Capital!) Hill is bursting with culture, identity, and civic pride. So much so that crosswalks have been painted with rainbow stripes, historic buildings have been saved from certain destruction (some of them anyway), and the annual block party is one of the biggest music related events in all of Seattle. On the flip side of this is the aforementioned change which is the one constant you can depend on more than anything else. Businesses rise and fall quicker than the clouds floating over them, long time residents are displaced as rents and property values continue to rise, and new demographics take over where others have left off.
During the five years I lived on the Hill, I spent a lot of time watching movies, eating, drinking, hanging out at places Cal Anderson Park, or just wandering the area looking for something fun to do. While Broadway is well known to most people thanks to a 1980’s rap song by local favorite Sir Mix a Lot, the Pike/​Pine corridor is really where most of the action is. A few of my favorite places along this stretch would be Lil’ Woody’s and Big Mario’s for food as well as Unicorn and Baltic Room for nightlife and Rumba for both food and beverages alike. You will also find the Egyptian Theater in the same general area and I have spent countless hours watching so many movies at what is easily one of my favorite theaters in all of Seattle.
Who knows if I will ever live on Capitol Hill again, but it will always be home to so many amazing memories and I plan on spending many more days and nights enjoying everything it has to offer.