Seattle Neon: Signs of the Emerald City

by Matt Hucke

Overview

Immerse yourself in the fantastical colors, brilliant designs, and vibrant history of Seattle's rich neon sign collection—an astonishing array many consider one of the best in the world.

Enjoy page after page of the Emerald City's extensive neon history with this full-color collection of more than 425 whimsical, outlandish, and downright spectacular signs by Seattle photographer and local history enthusiast Matt Hucke. From Aurora Avenue to White Center to Rainier Valley, Seattle Neon documents the familiar and the obscure, the historic and the new, with gorgeous photos from every neighborhood. Location information is provided for all signs, making this book the perfect resource for self-guided walking tours.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781734145250
Publisher:	Washington State University Press
Publication date:	11/03/2022
Pages:	174
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Author and photographer Matt Hucke is drawn to disappearing and endangered historic places and artifacts, some of them hiding in plain sight. His first book, Graveyards of Chicago (with Ursula Bielski), explored the history and personalities behind (and beneath) Chicago's best cemetery monuments. Now in Seattle, he's brought this same idea to a newer form of historic art: vintage neon signs.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents:

Introduction
1. Downtown Core (Central Waterfront, Central Business, District, First Hill)
2. Pioneer Square and International District (Pioneer Square, Chinatown/International District)
3. Pike Market and Belltown (Pike Place Market Historic District, Pike Market Neighborhood, Belltown)
4. Cascade (Westlake, South Lake Union, Eastlake)
5. Capitol Hill (Broadway, Stevens, Montlake, Portage Bay, Madison Park)
6. Central Area (Atlantic, Leschi, Madrona, Harrison/Denny-Blaine, Mann, Minor)
7. Queen Anne (Seattle Center, Uptown/Lower Queen, Anne, East Queen Anne, West Queen Anne, North Queen Anne)
8. Interbay and Magnolia (Interbay, Southeast Magnolia, Briarcliff)
9. Ballard (West Woodland, Adams, Pacific Fishermen, Shipyard, Sunset Hill, Whittier Heights, Loyal Heights)
10. North of Lake Union (Fremont, Phinney Ridge, Wallingford, Green Lake)
11. University District
12. Northeast Seattle (Roosevelt, Ravenna, Laurelhurst, Bryant, Windermere, Wedgwood)
13. Lake City (Meadowbrook, Victory Heights, Olympic Hills, Cedar Park)
14. Northgate (Maple Leaf, North College Park/Licton, Springs, Haller Lake, Pinehurst)
15. Northwest Seattle (Greenwood, Crown Hill, Bitter, Lake, Broadview)
16. Rainier Valley and Seward Park (Mount Baker, Columbia City, Brighton, Rainier Beach, Seward Park)
17. Beacon Hill (North Beacon Hill, Mid-Beacon, Hill, New Holly)
18. Industrial South (Industrial District, Georgetown, South Park)
19. Delridge and White Center (North Delridge, South Delridge, White Center)
20. West Seattle (Alki, North Admiral, Genesee, Fairmount Park, Seaview, Gatewood, Fauntleroy)
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Sources
Index
About the Author