Meet the dazzling denizens who put the “no” in downtown’s most notorious

September 24, 2012 12:00 am
The Medical Curiosity: Pierre Pre$$ure, nicknamed The Sucklemeister, hangs out on the corner of Second Avenue and Pike, or wherever spare body parts are plentiful.
The Medical Curiosity: Pierre Pre$$ure, nicknamed The Sucklemeister, hangs out on the corner of Second Avenue and Pike, or wherever spare body parts are plentiful.

Meet the dazzling denizens who put the “no” in downtown’s most notorious corridor. Read the story by John Metcalfe.Published on November 28, 2007

The Walking Dead: Gordon Paul Baker, nicknamed Gordon the Fourth, hangs out up and down Pike Street, in the terrifying world between life and death.

The Walking Dead: Gordon Paul Baker, nicknamed Gordon the Fourth, hangs out up and down Pike Street, in the terrifying world between life and death.

The Funky Drummer: Glen Freeman, nicknamed Pops, hangs out outside the Westin, in the woods.

The Funky Drummer: Glen Freeman, nicknamed Pops, hangs out outside the Westin, in the woods.

The Black Guy Who Teenagers Ask for Weed: Kirk, nicknamed Excuse me... hangs out near the Showbox at the Market.

The Black Guy Who Teenagers Ask for Weed: Kirk, nicknamed Excuse me… hangs out near the Showbox at the Market.

The Unhappy Clown: Farrel Thomas, nicknamed Squeaky Tom, hangs out at Pike Place Market.

The Unhappy Clown: Farrel Thomas, nicknamed Squeaky Tom, hangs out at Pike Place Market.

The names of People on the Ground are unknown, known only as Suspect No. 1 and Suspect No. 2. They typically hang out at the bus stop at Third Avenue and Pine.

The names of People on the Ground are unknown, known only as Suspect No. 1 and Suspect No. 2. They typically hang out at the bus stop at Third Avenue and Pine.

The Man Who Monitors Your Trash: Jason Yori, nicknamed Compactor Yori, hangs out behind apartment buildings, and inside garbage trucks.

The Man Who Monitors Your Trash: Jason Yori, nicknamed Compactor Yori, hangs out behind apartment buildings, and inside garbage trucks.