Georgetown / SoDo

 

 

 

Entertainment, Arts, & Events

 

 

 

Art Spaces

 

 

 

Theaters

 

 

 

Venues

 

 

 

Fire Breathing Kangaroo (FBK)- 6272 Ellis Ave S./ http://www.geocities.com/grandpa_jumpy/fbkangaroo.html// Rad venue that throws some of the best grindcore/crust/metal shows in the city. Every Wednesday during the summer the folks in the house do Plane Crash Theatre where they play a movie in their backyard and have other cheap stuff ready to go. FBK also has a sick bike shop in their back yard so look out for flying bike parts!

 

 

 

Misc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goods & Services

 

Bike So Good- 6107 13th Ave. S./206.462.3154/www.bikesogood.com// Right now they do mostly bicycle service and repair but they do have a small selection of new and used bikes. Their reparie prices are online so you can check it out before going. Open Monday-Friday 11am-8pm, Saturday 10am-6pm and Sunday noon-5pm.

 

 

 

Arts & Crafts

 

Button Makers- 6012 12th Ave S/ 206.297.8330/buttonmakers.net// Buy buttons parts right here in Seattle! Don't pay for shipping! Call ahead of time because sometimes they're not at the store! Open 10am-5pm.

 

Bars

 

Smarty Pants- 6017 Airport Way S/206.762.4777/smartypantsseattle.com//Bicycler hang out. All sandwiches can be made with field roast. Friday-Sunday brunches. Monday-Friday 11am-2am, Saturday: 10am -2am and Sunday 10am-3pm. The kitchen is open until midnight Monday-Saturday and closes at 3pm on Sundays.

 

 

 

Bicycle Shops

 

Books, Newsstands, & Comics

 

Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery- 1201 South Vale Street at Airport Way S.)/206.658.0110/www.fantagraphics.com// Fantagraphics is Seattle's own famous comics publisher, successfully making comics a seriously considered form of art and literature. Get anything in print, or check out their discount room. Seriously, check out their discount room, you can get stuff for 50% off or more. I found a Spanish version of a great graphic novel about Bosnia...it was amazing! Check their website for upcoming events. Open Monday-Saturday 11:30am-8pm and Sunday 11:30am-5pm.

 

Grocery

 

 

 

Hardware

 

 

 

Health & Safety

 

 

 

 

 

Restaurants & Cafes

 

Jules Mae's Saloon- 5919 Airport Way S Seattle/206.957.776/http://www.myspace.com/julesmaessaloon//

Opened in 1888 and once served mostly Georgetown's factory workers. Historical bar/restaurant that can’t be passed up for 21+ folks looking for something to do in the area.

 

Stellar Pizza- 5513 Airport Way South/206.763.1660/www.stellarpizza.com// One of my personal favorite pizza places in the city. Relaxing environment and good music to boot. But it is on the pricey side. Open Monday 11am-11pm, Tuesday-Friday 11am-Midnight, Saturday 3pm-Midnight and Sunday 3pm-11pm

 

The Squid and Ink- 1128 S Albro Pl/206.763.2696/www.myspace.com/squid_and_ink// Vegan eats and live punk music. The Squid and Ink is a spin-off of the Wayward Cafe that opened in 2007. They also have an internet terminal to check your myspace and they serve alcohol.  And for all of you non-drinkers they just started selling locally brewed rootbeer. But one of their most amazing dishes is the fish sandwich with fries. Wow! Open 9am to Midnight, Closed Mondays.

 

Georgetown Liquor Company- 5501-B Airport Way S/206-763-6764/www.georgetownliquorcompany.com// This place has pretty good vegan food. Some stuff has cheese on it but almost everything you can ask for vegan. The kitchen closes at 10pm. Also very important is that they have tons of Atari 2600, Nintendo and  Supernintendo games that are always on and always free! Open Monday-Friday 11am-2am, Saturday 2pm-2am and Sunday 4pm-2am.

 

 

Record Stores

 

Georgetown Records- 1201 S. Vale St (same place as Fantagraphics)/206.762.5638/georgetownrecords.net//Awesome variety, if you need a soundtrack for a bad ass then this would be the place to go. Open Monday-Saturday 11:30am-8pm and Sunday 11:30am-5pm

 

 

 

Thrift & Clothing

 

 

 

 

 

Public Spaces

 

Marginal Way Skate Park- E Marginal Way S & S Hanford St/marginalwayskatepark.org// This is a DIY built skatepark – community funded, built, and maintained. It was created partially as a response to the demolition of two of the major Seattle skateparks, and was originally planned to be temporary, but now a shit-ton of work is going into it and they’re trying to get a legit permit to exist. Support them!

 

Oxbow Park- Located on a vacant lot 6400 block between Carleton Ave. S. and Corson Ave. S.// A weird/ kind of trippy park with giant statues of Cowboy hats and boots.

 

Ruby Chow Park- Located at the north end of Boeing Field with a spectacular view of Mt Rainier and Boeing Field.