Brown’s scheme was the first of many that would have effectively killed the Market in the name of "saving" it.
Around this time, a judge ruled that all stalls--farmers' and middlemen's--were illegal on public sidewalks. The matter went all the way to the State Supreme Court and Legislature, but the crash of a different market in 1929 imposed a truce.
But the City's 1968 demolition of the old National Guard Armory fed fears that the Market was next. Anxieties were not calmed when Mayor Dorm Braman denounced the Market as "a decadent, somnolent firetrap."
Urban renewal proposals brought new challenges to the existence of the Market, but supporters successfully mounted defenses against each. And as the Pike Place Market passed its 100th birthday, it was characterized as "still active, still varied, exciting and terribly important in the welter of overindustrialization."
But at one of the shops, the traffic was at a standstill. The Pike Place Fish Market has become the primary tourist attraction of the Market. In 1965, John Yokoyama purchased Pike Place Fish, from his employer,
"Then, after a while, we asked ourselves, 'What does this mean--being world famous?' For us it means going beyond just providing outstanding service to people. It means really being present with people and relating to them as human beings.... They experience being known and appreciated whether they buy fish or not."
This philosophy was clearly practiced. There
And, yes, they do periodically toss a fish to a fellow behind the counter (as in the photo above).
At Three Girls Bakery, you can buy sandwiches at the deli portion or loaves of bread from the shop's window, from which we purchased a ciabatta and a rosemary garlic(left and right, respectively, in photo below).
And at three other shops, we purchased Woodring's Peach Chipotle Pepper Jam and Raspberry Pepper Jelly with serranos and jalapenos, some Dry Roasted Hazelnuts from Holmquist Orchards, and from Market Spice: Market Seasoning, Seventh Wonder (for potatoes), Italian Vinaigrette, and Yogurt Dill Dressing.
Our Plan Was to Shop
and then have lunch at one of the small cafes near Pike Place Market.
Plans changed when one of us picked up information on Ivar’s while we were crossing Puget Sound on the ferry. We remembered fondly the excellent clam chowder we had eaten at the Ivar’s in the food court of SeaTac Airport on a stopover from Alaska to Philadelphia.
The waterfront Ivar’s offers two dining alternatives. There is a “fast food” take-out stand and your meal can be eaten under a large tent-like structure or on the dockside patio.
Chuck, of course, started with a bowl of the while chowder which “has won numerous awards: Best of the Northwest Chowder, Best of Western Washington KING 5 TV, Bremerton Sun Readers' Poll, Chowder Champions Hall of Fame, Cook Off Competitions (most recently the Santa Cruz Chowder Cook-Off 2003), Award of Excellence from the American Tasting Institute…” (from the
I, on the other hand, ignored the maxim “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Rather than staying with what I knew and had enjoyed, I decided to order a cup of the red clam chowder expecting to get chowder similar to the clear broth with tomatoes style of Manhattan clam chowder.
Now it was on to the main course. Chuck ordered the Fried Seafood Combination with breaded cod, battered clam strips,
For my lunch, I ordered the appetizer portion of
Well, this lunch had its winners and losers. Chuck’s chowder, his fries, and my calamari all earned 4.0 Addies while his seafood combo and my chowder don’t merit anything higher than 2.5 Addies.
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