University District
House on Greek Row

• University Branch of the Seattle Public Library, 5009 Roosevelt Way, a Carnegie Library that opened in 1910. Its auditorium makes a community gathering place. People love this beautiful old building. Hours: Monday -Tuesday 1-8 p. m. Wednesday-Thursday 11 a. m.-6 p. m. Friday closed. Saturday 11 a. m.-6 p. m. Sunday closed. www.spl.org

• Suzzalo & Allen Libraries on the University of Washington campus offer tours. Suzzalo’s reading room is properly beloved. Ground was broken here in 1923. www.lib.washington.edu/suzzallow

Landmarks

• College Inn, 4000 University Way N. E. This charming, Europeanstyle hotel was built for the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. • The Wilsonian, 4719 15th Ave. NE. This elegant building with modest courtyard was built in 1923 as a five star hotel. It’s now an apartment building that also houses offices, including the Greater University Chamber of Commerce. Many others know the Wilsonian for its classic ballroom.

• Hotel Deca, 4507 Brooklyn Ave. N. E. This renovated 1931, modernist building, formerly the Edmund Meany Hotel, was designed by Robert Reamer and came about through a community-wide effort to build a hotel — but not just any kind of hotel— in the U District.

• Blue Moon Tavern, 712 Northeast 45th Street. Yes, Dylan Thomas drank here, and so did Theodore Roethke. It’s suitably down-home for those seeking literary associations and home for those who don’t care.

• Greek Row, between 17th Avenue Northeast between Northeast 45th and 50th Streets. Built mostly in the 1920s. Renowned architects who had their hand in shaping the neighborhood include Arthur Loveless and Harlan Thomas. • University Heights Community Center, 5031 University Way NE started out as a school more than a century ago.

• Seven Gables Theatre, built in 1925 as a dance hall, now a destination for cinema aficionados. 911 Northeast 50th Street.

• Drumheller Fountain on the University of Washington campus, or “Frosh Pond.” Built for the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific-Exposition, the site commands a stunning view of Mount Rainier.

• Blessed Sacrament Church, 5080 Eighth Ave, a beautiful Catholic Church built in 1910.

• Husky Stadium, on Montlake Boulevard Northeast and Union Bay. The stadium opened in 1920 with a capacity of 30,000 people and after its late 1980s renovation now holds up to 72,500.

• Seattle Children’s Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE. An heroic institution on the hill.