Work done in Seattle used for editorial purposes for Afar. Seattle is home to Starbuck’s, Amazon, Microsoft, Boeing, Expedia, Nordstrom and some of the world’s famous musicians such as Jimi Hendrix, Heart, Kenny G, Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains to name a few of a long list.
Seattle is regarded as the world center for coffee roasting and coffee supply chain management. People in Seattle consume more coffee than in any other North American city. One study stated that there are 35 coffeeshops per 100,000 residents and it is nearly impossible to walk past a single block in a commercial area in Seattle without walking past at least one coffee shop. Coffee drinkers can get coffee at a local sidewalk stand, parking lot, tiny coffee houses, big coffee houses, drive-through, and even through delivery.
The famous Pike Place Market where Starbuck’s first coffee place opened in 1971 at 1912 Pike Place.
The famous sequoia tree, where Stewart St and Olive Way meet and cross 4th Ave, next to Macy’s. The tree was moved, in 1973, to its current location from its previous home on Aurora Avenue. The top part of the tree was damaged in March of 2016 when a man climbed his way up and stayed there for nearly 24 hours.
The original Starbucks which opened in 1971
