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This week’s Seattle Weekly cover story explores some of the issues in

Published 7:00 am Monday, September 24, 2012

The empty space once occupied by Seattle's beloved Elliott Bay Bookstore.
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The empty space once occupied by Seattle's beloved Elliott Bay Bookstore.
The empty space once occupied by Seattle's beloved Elliott Bay Bookstore.
The end.
Nightlife at Aura.
Occidental Park.
A internationally-loved gypsy band plays at Cafe Paloma after being grounded in Seattle by the Icelandic volcano.
Le canard, non!
The crowd at Aura.
Cafe Paloma packed for music on a Friday night.
But yes, even Pioneer Square has its Starbucks.
Modern Seattle peeks from behind its Pioneer roots.
Musician Jonathan Warman hanging out in a neighbor's Yesler Street loft.
Partiers pose under the landmark glass and cast wrought iron pergola - originally built in 1909. In 2001, an 18-wheeler hit and demolished the pergola, which was then rebuilt.
Aura partier.
Inside the Yesler Street workspace of artist Jim Leong.
Historic building skirting Occidental Park.
Party-goers at Aura.
Guy Godefroy, entertainment director and DJ, Trinity.
A DJ spins at Aura.
The bar at Trinity.
Trinty's street facade.
A dancer at Aura.
Leslie Gaultier, manager, and Matthew Chu, owner, Aura nightclub.

This week’s Seattle Weekly cover story explores some of the issues in the battle to preserve Pioneer Square’s historical past. Here’s some of the people we met along the way in one of Seattle’s most colorful, and conflicted, neighborhoods.

Published on May 12, 2010

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