So, with covid in full swing me and a friend of mine decided to go hit up downtown Seattle on a lark. She hadn't really had a chance to kick around there, so I figured it'd make for a fun time.
We show up via the ferry and find that the terminal is completely blocked and rerouted. We walk down the gangplanks onto the main elevated walkway that skips the streets down below into the main city area.
As we walk further in, there is graffiti on everything. Everything; even on multi story buildings. Trash, graffiti, and tents all along the sides of the streets down below as we walk down that elevated walkway. We double back and decide to stay on the shoreline area on Alaskan Way since it looks a little more safe, plus it was getting close to the time we were supposed to go to the aquarium.
There has always been a terrible homeless issue in Seattle, but now I feel like the city has just thrown up their arms and are letting things fester without any real help or structure invested in any way. The place is imploding.
Not many people are out at all due to the day of the week, and covid of course. As we get to the aquarium, we had a really good time. There was lots of stuff to see, and it was worth the money. We then went up to pikes place and grabbed some red bean cakes and cookies from the famous Mee Sum Bakery. We found some fun little shops and enjoyed ourselves.
As soon as we got back onto the ferry, that feeling of oppressing dread slipped away and we made our way back just fine. We had a good time, but dear god... If something doesn't change there soon, I feel like something real bad is gonna unfold there. It's interesting too, since every other place (at least in the western side of the sound) is doing just fine and dandy like it always has.
We show up via the ferry and find that the terminal is completely blocked and rerouted. We walk down the gangplanks onto the main elevated walkway that skips the streets down below into the main city area.
As we walk further in, there is graffiti on everything. Everything; even on multi story buildings. Trash, graffiti, and tents all along the sides of the streets down below as we walk down that elevated walkway. We double back and decide to stay on the shoreline area on Alaskan Way since it looks a little more safe, plus it was getting close to the time we were supposed to go to the aquarium.
There has always been a terrible homeless issue in Seattle, but now I feel like the city has just thrown up their arms and are letting things fester without any real help or structure invested in any way. The place is imploding.
Not many people are out at all due to the day of the week, and covid of course. As we get to the aquarium, we had a really good time. There was lots of stuff to see, and it was worth the money. We then went up to pikes place and grabbed some red bean cakes and cookies from the famous Mee Sum Bakery. We found some fun little shops and enjoyed ourselves.
As soon as we got back onto the ferry, that feeling of oppressing dread slipped away and we made our way back just fine. We had a good time, but dear god... If something doesn't change there soon, I feel like something real bad is gonna unfold there. It's interesting too, since every other place (at least in the western side of the sound) is doing just fine and dandy like it always has.