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While Denny Hill may be the most famous regrade in Seattle's history, it was neither the largest nor the deepest. Completed between 1907 and 1909, the Jackson Street Regrade altered the greatest number of surface acres in a single project. On this 1.8 mile walk, we will travel the lesser known Jackson and Dearborn regrades, as well as explore the International District and lasts between 90-120 minutes, depending on how many questions you ask.
The tour will meet on the southwest side of the intersection of South Jackson Street and 2nd Avenue Extension South. This is near a plaza connected to and on the side of King Street Station/Amtrak Station.
Speaker: David Williams
Dates: 6/24/2025 - 6/24/2025
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Days: Tu
Sessions: 1
Building: Seattle International District
Fee: $30.00
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- Olmsted Parks Walk - Volunteer Park
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Join OLLI-UW and Friends of Seattle's Olmsted Parks (FSOP) on a guided walk in Volunteer Park. It is often referred to as the crown jewel of Seattle’s Olmsted park and boulevard system. It is the most complete and best-preserved Olmsted-designed landscape in the city.
Land purchased in 1876 was originally used as a cemetery, but in their 1903 report to the Seattle Board of Park Commissioners, the Olmsted Brothers proposed extensive improvements to an earlier park design by Parks Superintendent E.O. Schwagerl. Design drawings, developed from 1904 to 1910, incorporated Seattle's new water system facilities, and guided the development of a pastoral landscape complemented by more formal garden beds along the park's ridge.
The walk is approximately 1.5 miles long and will take roughly 2 hours.
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- The Geology of Seward Park
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Tectonic forces have placed Seattle at the intersection of multiple geologic upheavals. There have been great earthquakes every 1,000 years or so, causing uplift of the land and tossing entire forests into the bottom of lakes. Multiple times during the past 2.6 million years, a finger of an immense continental glacier scraped over the land, grinding down the highlands, sculpting the landscape, burying the bedrock under thousands of feet of sediment, and reworking the landscape into hundreds of elongated hills. Seward Park is an excellent place to see the results of all this geologic turmoil. This trip is a 2.4 mile walking tour of the park highlighting the last 40 million years of Seattle's geologic story.
*Optional: Bring your lunch and join us for a picnic after the tour.
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Home to the earliest settlement by Europeans in the Seattle area, Georgetown has a long history that dovetails with the overall development of Seattle. On this two-mile, completely flat walk, we’ll discuss the undetermined fate of more than 3,000 disinterred bodies, the reengineering of the Duwamish River, the world's sixth largest brewery, and an historic steam plant. Mixing stories of vice, benevolence, engineering, and beer, this walk will give you new insights into one of the overlooked, and more interesting, neighborhoods.
Begin and End: Hat n Boots Park, 6427 Carleton Ave S, Seattle WA 98108. We’re meeting on the Corson Ave side of the park (not too far from the hat).
Walk length: 2 miles
Speaker: David Williams
Dates: 7/9/2025 - 7/9/2025
Times: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Days: W
Sessions: 1
Building: Georgetown
Fee: $35.00
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- History Walking Tour of the University of Washington Campus
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Speaker: Ross Coen
Date: W, 7/16/2025
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Location: UW Seattle Campus
Fee: $35.00
Ross Coen will lead a 90-minute walking tour of the University of Washington campus. At various stops, including Denny Hall, Red Square, and the statue of George Washington, members will learn the history of the university and how the campus embodies the history of different eras since its founding in 1861. Students will walk approximately one mile total. The tour will take a break at the halfway point, and students will have the opportunity to sit down for a bit before continuing.
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- Pike Place Market: Beyond the Fish & Flowers Talk & Tour
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Speaker: Friends of the Market
Date: Tu, 7/22/2025
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Downtown Seattle Pike Place Market
Fee: $35.00
What is the lasting appeal of the Pike Place Market? With over 500 small businesses, 400 residents, and 20 million visitors a year, the Market is Seattle’s original ‘intentional community’. Come join the Friends of the Pike Place Market (FOM) advocacy group and learn about one of the oldest and largest continuously operating public markets in the country.
During the period of explosive growth in 1960’s Seattle, an intrepid group of preservationist activists fought to save a tremendously important cultural resource. More than 50 years later, the iconic Pike Place Market survives and continues to grow. Home to a vibrant community of entrepreneurs, craftspeople, buskers, farmers, workers, and residents and a network of essential services.
This talk & tour includes a one-hour deep dive into the unique history and context of ‘the Soul of Seattle’ followed by a walking tour of the art, architecture, and community calling the Market home. Pike Place Market is a neighborhood that rewards curiosity. Boost your local knowledge and see if you can find something new!
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- Seattle Art Museum with an Art Historian
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Speaker: Kolya Rice
Date: Th, 7/24/2025
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Seattle Art Museum
Fee: $35.00
Join OLLI-UW for an informal tour of the Seattle Art Museum with long-time favorite instructor and art historian, Kolya Rice.
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- UW Farm Tour
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Speaker: Tour Guide
Date: W, 7/30/2025
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: UW Seattle Campus Center for Urban Horticulture
Fee: $35.00
Join OLLI-UW on a tour of the UW Farm. The UW Farm is a 2.5 acre student-powered urban farm, living laboratory & educational facility located on three growing sites at the University of Washington’s Seattle Campus. Their mission is to be the campus center for the practice and study of urban agriculture and sustainability, and an educational, community-oriented resource for people who want to learn about building productive and sustainable urban landscapes.
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- Frye Art Museum Tour
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Speaker: Kolya Rice
Date: Th, 8/7/2025
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Frye Art Museum
Fee: $35.00
Join OLLI-UW for an informal tour of the Frye Museum with long-time favorite instructor and art historian, Kolya Rice as we explore the current exhibit.
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- The Protean Coastline Waterfront Walking Tour
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Speaker: David Williams
Date: W, 8/13/2025
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Seattle Waterfront
Fee: $35.00
More so than most cities, Seattle has shaped itself to suit its needs. Seattle has removed hills, filled tide flats, and created a completely new downtown shoreline. On this 1.5-mile-long walk we'll explore the last vestiges of the former downtown bluffs, trace the island where Seattle was founded, and examine how the subterranean fill still affects the modern landscape. This is an easy walk, but does include one flight of 35 stairs. (Elevator is also available).
Waterfront tour begins at Alaskan Way and Lenora Street and ends about 1.5 miles away at Occidental Park, Occidental Ave. S and S. Washington St.
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- Terrariums - Make It and Take It
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Speaker: Tassy de Give
Date: Th, 8/14/2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: UW Seattle Campus Center for Urban Horticulture
Fee: $85.00
Learn how to create an indoor garden in miniature. Terrariums are a micro gardening technique that allows you to view nature up close and display it as a work of art. Instructor Tassy de Give, author of Rooted in Design, will guide you on building a terrarium and how to maintain it. The history of terrarium creation, planting techniques, and care tips will be discussed. The fee includes class supplies which includes these materials:
- Glass Terrarium Vessel
- Activated Charcoal
- Potting Soil
- Miniature Plants
*Promo codes are not eligible for this event.
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- Sunset Photo Shoot on Alki, West Seattle
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Join us for a sunset photoshoot at Anchor Park on Alki Beach in West Seattle. Nothing beats getting out there to photograph from a fantastic vantage point rich with photo ops in all directions at the perfect time of year- ferries coming and going, ships anchored, kayakers, bicyclists and skate boarders, sea birds and mammals, the Olympics to the west, the Seattle Skyline to the east. Explore the principles of strong composition and best camera settings, too.
For all skill levels using any camera, cell phones encouraged! Be sure to bring your questions. We go rain or shine.
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- Hidden Spaces/Public Places Walking Tour
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Join us to explore hidden treasures across downtown, such as public parks, plazas and open spaces. Many of these spaces are owned by private developers but are in fact places where you can enjoy beautiful landscapes and private art collections away from the hustle and bustle of city streets. On this tour, we will cover a lot of ground to introduce you to a broad range of hidden gems. Bring comfy shoes and be prepared to discover new spots you can return to again and again.
This tour meets inside the Seattle Convention Center at 8th Avenue and Pike Street. Hidden Spaces/Public Places also features a number of stairs and the tour is two hours in length.
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