6. 5200 Block of Ballard Avenue NW

The southeast corner is dominated by the Olympic Athletic Club, which occupies the original 1910 home of the Ballard Elks. The balance of block is filled by the Junction Building, built in 1890 and later modified. It now houses artists' live-in studios and galleries such as Sev Shoon.

On the southwest corner stands a commercial building dating from 1900. Next to this is the venerable Hattie's Hat restaurant and cocktail lounge, long popular with locals. Its southern neighbor, Ballard Hardware, was built in 1890. A few doors south is the Tractor, a popular music club, which occupies a 1902 building that has housed many taverns over its long life.

Courtesy Walt Crowley

Courtesy Walt Crowley