8. Side Trip into Maynard Alley

Maynard Alley runs north-south between 7th Avenue S and Maynard Avenue S. The name honors Seattle pioneer David S. "Doc" Maynard who platted the future International District in 1853 when it was still mostly under water. The stretch between S Weller and S King Streets is home to a traditional Chinese pet store and a grim monument: the boarded-up entry of the Wah Mee Club where in 1983 young robbers butchered 13 gamblers in Seattle's worst mass murder.

Courtesy Walt Crowley