Standing next to this gigantic building made me feel really really tiny. I didnt even recognize this structure until i walked a few blocks away. Then i could finally see the top and it resembled the image that we were given.






When i found this sculpture i was actually surprised, because it was not in our handout as something to look for. I dont know if anyone else read about this sculpture but it was built in memory of all Seattle's fallen Firemen. I really loved seeing these statues. The detail in the Firemen make them seem so life like.

So i had to write about my experience in Pioneer square inside of the globe bookstore which is located right next to the, at the time, closed arcade. But i actually was glad that i was forced to write about it in this store because the store owner actually had a lot of information that he was more than happy to give. He told me about how the Grand Central building was actually called the Squire Latimer named after the two owners. This building was actually Seattle's first opera house, which also produced musicals. When this building, along with practically every other building burnt down in 1889 new regulations were made to limit the amount of wood in these buildings. Squire Latimer was practically all wood, as were the other buildings in this area. The owner even told me that the sidewalks had wood in them. After the fire it was rebuilt in just four months, but now it was built with brick and steel. During the Klondike gold rush the building was then turned into the Grand Central hotel until the 1950's when it was turned into what you would find today.
and i think i just made the "turned in on Sunday" mark!!
Michael Eber