The map of downtown Seattle shows the historical center of Seattle. This downtown map of Seattle will allow you to easily plan your visit in the center of Seattle in Washington - USA. The Seattle downtown map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.
Downtown is the central business district of Seattle, Washington. It is fairly compact compared with other city centers on the West Coast of the United States because of its geographical situation. It is hemmed in on the north and east by hills, on the west by Elliott Bay, and on the south by reclaimed land that was once tidal flats. It is bounded on the north by Denny Way, beyond which are Lower Queen Anne (sometimes known as "Uptown"), Seattle Center, and South Lake Union; on the east by Broadway Avenue, beyond which is Capitol Hill to the northeast and the Central District to the east; on the south by Dearborn Avenue, beyond which is Sodo; and on the west by Elliott Bay, which is part of Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) as you can see in Seattle downtown map.
Belltown, Denny Triangle, the retail district, the West Edge, the financial district, the government district, Pioneer Square, Chinatown, Japantown, Little Saigon, and the western flank of First Hill west of Broadway consist of downtown Seattle chief neighbourhoods as its shown in Seattle downtown map. Near the center of downtown is the Metropolitan Tract, owned by the University of Washington, the location of the university pre-1895 campus. Downtown is Seattle finance hub, its commercial maritime hub, its center of nightlife, and its center of shopping. (The downtown shopping mall Westlake Center is connected to Seattle Center by way of a monorail). With about 65,000 now living in Seattle core neighborhoods (in 2015), Downtown Seattle population is growing. Downtown saw a 10 percent increase in the number of occupied housing units and an 8 percent increase in population between 2010 and 2014, outpacing growth in the city as a whole.
Downtown Seattle Columbia Center has a greater number of floors than any other building west of the Mississippi River, at 76, though there are taller buildings in Texas and California by height as you can see in Seattle downtown map. (Smith Tower, in the older section of downtown called Pioneer Square, once held the title of tallest American building west of the Mississippi). Other notable buildings are the Washington Mutual Tower, Two Union Square, Nordstrom flagship store, Benaroya Hall, the Seattle Central Library designed by Rem Koolhaas, and the main building of the Seattle Art Museum (built 1991, expanded 2007), the main facade of which was designed by Robert Venturi. Downtown parks include Westlake Park, Freeway Park, and Victor Steinbrueck Park. The Olympic Sculpture Park was completed on the Belltown waterfront in January 2007. The area is also home to the landmark Pike Place Market, the oldest continually-operating farmer market in the United States and the core of activity in the area.