Everything's Illuminated

At least Chief Sealth's statue is brighter, anyway, thanks to a group of Belltown residents which spent the last few years raising enough money to purchase and install lighting around the memorial. They finally met their goal, and now Chief Sealth's cheekbones are easier to ogle at night. The statue has lived at the intersection of Denny, 5th, and Cedar since 1912. Little known fact: Chief Sealth's Christian name, given to him by missionaries in the mid-1800s, is "Noah."

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By Katelyn in News on December 9, 2008 10:00 AM

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Katelyn

Jeremy, you're making me hungry.

Everyone, go to the 5 Point! It's RIGHT BY the Chief Sealth statue, you can count it as a cultural event.

Jeremy

Um, first of all, people do that all the time at the fountain at Broadway & Harvard. Also--no mention of the 5-Point? What up Katelyn? It's only the best and oldest diner in the frickin' city.

Troy Morris

My father is getting up there in age, and already predisposed to this condition, has steadily increased his story retelling.

Every week I meet him for coffee and every other week, he tells me of how he and his friends used to put detergent in the statues water and watch the soap suds spill into the roads.

Oh the fifties.

I'm glad to see him in these cold winter nights. The Chief that is.