10. West Side of the 300 Block of 1st Avenue S

The Bread of Life Mission occupies the Matilda Winehill Block, a former hotel, on the southwest corner of 1st and Main. This was the original site of Doc Maynard's 1852 "Seattle Exchange" general store. The nearby Squire and Maud buildings were built in 1890.

Seattle's famous Elliott Bay Book Company and Cafe fills the ground floor and basement of the former Globe Hotel, designed by William E. Boone in 1890. This corner was the site of Seattle's first hospital, run by Doc Maynard. The street clock was relocated to this spot in 1984.

Continuing south leads you past the Nord Hotel (1890), Seattle Quilt Building (1904), and Jackson Building (1901), site of the former Capitol Brewing Company. Ralph Anderson guided the building's restoration in 1963, making it the first among the Square's structures to be reborn.

Courtesy Walt Crowley

Courtesy Walt Crowley