Downtown Seattle is doing great, tourism-wise

 So I have written about this, just as thousands of serious writers journalists and bloggers have before myself: there was a time, until very recently, when everybody and I mean every goddamn person, thought that downtown seattle was dying, with no clear way out of its rut.

There was a big homelessness problem, a massive drug matter were people were injecting and going bonkers around the fun part of the down, and the encampments. That's in addition to the regular increased instances of criminal activities such as robbery, theft and general mean things such as window-breaking.

Something has happened in the last several months though, and that seems to be changing the face of Downtown Seattle?

Couple of points: The crackdonald's downtown is becoming almost a normal mcdonalds. The crackaddicts there have disappeared, and so have others in the 5-block radius. The encampments have gone, and the general loitering homeless folks seem to be far fewer.

So the area smells a lot less like piss, there's no human poop around, and it's almost a pleasant place to be.

In fact if you were a tourist in town walking around the area, there's a very big possibility you wouldn't know about any of it and love the place generally.

Add to all of this, the stores that shut down after the pandemic have opened up, and the ones that closed shop for good have been replaced, or are in the process of being replaced by new retail clients. Which means there's a thriving retail culture, which attracts locals and tourists alike, which forces the city to focus its resources, which in turn reduces the aforementioned issues.

I'm impressed, and wish for it to go on forever!