Seattle's founders first landed on West Seattle beach and on November 13, 1851 they relocated to the eastern shore of Elliott Bay, now Pioneer Square.
The City grew slowly through the next decade to 3,500 people. On June 6, 1889 a furniture maker left a pot of glue unattended on a stove, igniting a fire that burned Seattle to the ground in hours. Seattle's citizens immediately rebuild; virtually all of Pioneer Square's buildings rose over the following five years. The citizens resolved to fix the chronic plumbing problems by elevating the downtown street a full story. This stranded many first-floor storefronts in subterranean sidewalks, which were later sealed to create the "Underground Seattle" of today.
Seattle Underground:
There are subterranean passageways under the city of Seattle. which show the unknown history of the city.
This was a fun filled adventure under the streets of Seattle, I highly recommend taking the Underground tour if you find yourself in Seattle.
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