What Downtown Seattle Looks Like Today (January 9, 2022) | Walking Tour Westlake Center + Belltown

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  • @LaoOcean
    @LaoOcean  3 года назад +4

    Hope you like this walking adventure video from this morning. Smash the LIKE button if you do (it really helps the channel grow) and SHARE the video if you don't! 😂🤓☕️👊✌️

    • @BellevueGrl27
      @BellevueGrl27 3 года назад

      Really enjoyed this one, it's good to see the sun out, lol! Fringe is a very upscale plant store and home decor (candles, etc) I miss that area so much, but the rent (ugh) way too high for my budget. ✌

  • @LaoOcean
    @LaoOcean  3 года назад +2

    I said Hot Pot Doughnuts in this video when I meant Top Pot Doughnuts. At least I had the Pot part right! 🤓😂

  • @timothymccleary2418
    @timothymccleary2418 3 года назад +4

    grew up in Seattle, from age 10-15, have walked all those streets. Memories!!!

    • @ExploreInMotion
      @ExploreInMotion 3 года назад

      Explore Mukilteo
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  • @Chris_jae
    @Chris_jae 3 года назад +3

    Love seeing Seattle when it’s sunny!

  • @downtime86stars17
    @downtime86stars17 3 года назад +5

    Literally the first sunny day we've had in three months.

    • @LaoOcean
      @LaoOcean  3 года назад +1

      Shorts and jacket!! 🤣

    • @jevitigre
      @jevitigre 3 года назад +1

      Three months?!! Here in Dominican Republic if i have 3 days with clody days i get depressed:)

    • @downtime86stars17
      @downtime86stars17 3 года назад

      @@jevitigre That's just how it is in Seattle during the winter.

  • @griseldelatorre626
    @griseldelatorre626 3 года назад +4

    Hello Leo Ocean, thanks for all the great videos. It makes me nostalgic, i spent two years 2010 to 2012 in Tukwila. I know it's a good place to live Seattle its a beautiful dawn town, cheers from México, blessings

    • @LaoOcean
      @LaoOcean  3 года назад

      Thank you for watching!

    • @ExploreInMotion
      @ExploreInMotion 3 года назад

      Explore Mukilteo
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  • @janajeffsilvernickelladventure
    @janajeffsilvernickelladventure 2 года назад +1

    Thank You for sharing your time and day with us. We a traveling to Seattle this summer and I enjoy taking a walk with you around the city. It will definitely help me navigate around. Great channel. I shared it with a travel group on Facebook.

    • @LaoOcean
      @LaoOcean  2 года назад

      Thank you for watching and sharing!

  • @shaynewhite1
    @shaynewhite1 3 года назад +13

    I searched for “Did downtown Seattle clean up” and got lots of articles describing the volunteer cleanup efforts after the 2020 riots. I searched for “Did downtown Portland clean up” and saw articles from this year about how Portland is still a mess. Looks like Seattle is in better shape. Great video, I’m enjoying seeing Seattle and can’t wait to get there next month!

    • @liftedones
      @liftedones 3 года назад +4

      Protest *

    • @ExploreInMotion
      @ExploreInMotion 3 года назад

      Explore Mukilteo
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    • @sergpie
      @sergpie 2 года назад

      @@liftedones
      ** Violent Riots that produced casualties and damage to property of uninvolved private individuals and companies.

    • @liftedones
      @liftedones 2 года назад

      @@sergpie ***Provoked reaction from the public to stand up against corrupt law enforcement that routinely murders innocent citizens.

  • @wensmyrtlebeachliving
    @wensmyrtlebeachliving 3 года назад +3

    Nice downtown walk. Great to see life is gettting back to good.

  • @roachtoasties
    @roachtoasties 3 года назад +5

    L.A. person here. The last time I was in Seattle was two years ago in December, just before the pandemic lockdown stuff. I was thinking of going to Seattle again last month, but skipped it. I went to San Francisco instead. Shorter flight, and I still ended up with a cough that lasted on and off for weeks. I caught something on the plane, even though I had three COVID shots and the flu shot. I skimmed through this video, but it looks like I've seen everything you passed by, plus a bunch more. Two years ago I also walked up to the Starbucks Reserve Roastery. We have nothing like that in L.A. Tell Starbucks we need one of those down here. Good video. Maybe I'll visit later this year.

    • @ExploreInMotion
      @ExploreInMotion 3 года назад

      Explore Mukilteo
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  • @spacewithalexis
    @spacewithalexis 3 года назад +4

    Appreciate your up to date videos in Seattle! I am going next week for my birthday, so your videos are so helpful & informative. Thanks for the great content. - All the way from Houston, TX 🤗

    • @LaoOcean
      @LaoOcean  3 года назад

      Thank you for watching!

    • @jamesbaxterandthebeachball7005
      @jamesbaxterandthebeachball7005 3 года назад

      That's funny , I lived in gig harbor for 25 years... now I'm in Houston. Have a groovy trip 😁

    • @ExploreInMotion
      @ExploreInMotion 3 года назад

      Explore Mukilteo
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  • @marcuswenger7668
    @marcuswenger7668 2 года назад

    Thanks for sharing the Seattle treks!😁

  • @margy5024
    @margy5024 3 года назад +1

    That was a great walk! I love Seattle, thanks for taking me along on your stroll.

  • @danielcid1913
    @danielcid1913 3 года назад +2

    Thank you so much for your videos, they're the perfect preparation for my trip to Seattle next month!

    • @LaoOcean
      @LaoOcean  3 года назад

      Thanks for watching!

    • @ExploreInMotion
      @ExploreInMotion 3 года назад

      Explore Mukilteo
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  • @gi169
    @gi169 3 года назад +1

    Nice long walk with lots of downtown scenery, and a light dousing of Mr. Lao Ocean's good philosophy. Thanks Mr. Ocean, I'm still, really, enjoying your content...

    • @LaoOcean
      @LaoOcean  3 года назад +1

      You may get sick of it soon at the rate I’m uploading 😭😢🤣😂😅

    • @gi169
      @gi169 3 года назад

      @@LaoOcean No way Mr. Ocean. Your content is amazing. I'm bummed I'm not able to watch them as soon as you upload... Keep goimg sir... Thank you...

    • @ExploreInMotion
      @ExploreInMotion 3 года назад

      Explore Mukilteo
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  • @emygreen23
    @emygreen23 2 года назад +1

    I'd love to visit January 2023 but was worried about the weather! How could would it be like the first week of January? Any snow?

    • @LaoOcean
      @LaoOcean  2 года назад

      It could snow in January.

  • @eddstarr2185
    @eddstarr2185 3 года назад

    I remember enjoying the Summer Concert series in Westlake Center, listening to live music while enjoying a Dog in the Park hot dog. Happy 2022 Everyone! ❤❤

  • @TravelLuvr67
    @TravelLuvr67 Месяц назад

    Aloha to both of U, I Luv da show & luvin da Newton tshirt🤙🏽🫶🏼

  • @kevontop5152
    @kevontop5152 3 года назад +2

    Such a beautiful day today! It was so funny to me that even at 40 degrees outside but just because it was sunny, people were out with shorts on. Shorts but with a big jacket lol
    Dennis, I’d love to see some videos whether a ride along or a walk video where you go to the Seattle as well as Tacoma suburbs, show neighborhoods and discuss those areas’ uniqueness. Thanks.

    • @LaoOcean
      @LaoOcean  3 года назад +1

      I could make a video like that. Just need to identified good burbs for the vlog. 👍

    • @ExploreInMotion
      @ExploreInMotion 3 года назад

      Explore Mukilteo
      ruclips.net/video/uaY9ri7oHmM/видео.html

  • @roryjoey1778
    @roryjoey1778 2 года назад

    Haven't been to Seattle in seven years. Will be back in couple days still kind of looks the same but a lot of changes surely. I'll be roaming Ballard, Tacoma, Bellevue and white center probably montlake as well idk. Thanks for update and what I'll be seeing

  • @katikus3544
    @katikus3544 3 года назад

    I met my boyfriend in 2018 he's living in Bellevue and we're about to meet after the pandemic ends. I found your channel not long ago and I've gone through bunch of videos and imagine myself being there. Thank you so much for the online tour.

    • @LaoOcean
      @LaoOcean  3 года назад

      Glad the videos have been helpful!

    • @ExploreInMotion
      @ExploreInMotion 3 года назад

      Explore Mukilteo
      ruclips.net/video/uaY9ri7oHmM/видео.html

  • @robertcardenas6305
    @robertcardenas6305 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for what you do, We appreciate your videos 😊

  • @worldwidecitytours5474
    @worldwidecitytours5474 3 года назад

    Wonderful video and good production quality. Looking forward to the next one!

  • @johnhpalmer6098
    @johnhpalmer6098 3 года назад +1

    A great tour of the city I once lived in. Know that area well. lived there for almost 20 years, 1996 through 2016, minus a year and a half away when I made an unsuccessful attempt to find work in LA in 2002, was there 6 months, came home and lived almost all of 2003 with my now late mother before moving back to Seattle. Lived on Queen Ann Hill's Uptoan neighborhood, then when I moved away, moved back, this time to Capitol Hill and lived there for 13 years before rents and housing in general was way more than my budget could comfortably sustain for the long haul.
    I wound up buying a small house in Tacoma, where I grew up near (University Place) so knew the town well and while it's got it's issues, it's nothing like Seattle appears to have experienced in recent years. Glad I live here now. A nice walk on a beautiful, but cold sunny winter morning in the big city.

    • @LaoOcean
      @LaoOcean  3 года назад

      Thanks for sharing your experience in the 206.

    • @ExploreInMotion
      @ExploreInMotion 3 года назад

      Explore Mukilteo
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  • @kmakhella1498
    @kmakhella1498 3 года назад

    You bringing me some good memories about that city, thanks man

  • @atravellersjourney
    @atravellersjourney 3 года назад

    Such a wonderful video my friend, nicely done.

  • @tinkhamm7251
    @tinkhamm7251 3 года назад +1

    Looks pretty nice my friend, this week I'm in Columbus Ohio doing hardwood floors and stairs, long curved handrail of oak

  • @kailaspatil952
    @kailaspatil952 2 года назад

    I was one month in Seattle just back to India 10 days before, good video I like

  • @DC5dotty
    @DC5dotty 3 года назад +2

    I noticed your pace picked up as you headed up from pike to McDonalds .. 😂

    • @LaoOcean
      @LaoOcean  3 года назад +2

      Yeah the Big Mac was really calling my name 😂

    • @DC5dotty
      @DC5dotty 3 года назад

      @@LaoOcean 😂😂

  • @jwfloating-world
    @jwfloating-world 3 года назад +1

    Great video again Dennis. Yes the Monorail was only $6 when I last visited in 2019. Please do a video of a trip on it in the future so other people who haven't visited Seattle can enjoy the experience. I can also recommend the Dog in the Park. I tried mine at the stall at Seattle Center and it was delicious. 😁✌

    • @LaoOcean
      @LaoOcean  3 года назад

      Yeah I will ride it someday!

    • @ExploreInMotion
      @ExploreInMotion 3 года назад

      Explore Mukilteo
      ruclips.net/video/uaY9ri7oHmM/видео.html

  • @EricaUrr
    @EricaUrr 3 года назад

    Yesterday was such a beautiful sunny day! I did a little walk through South Lake Union 😊

  • @Kingchantress
    @Kingchantress 3 года назад +1

    When you said Jeff Bezos balls that kind of threw me off😆😆. Overall thank you for posting these videos I do plan on moving to Seattle and I enjoyed watching this walkthrough😍😍💥

  • @loeyminske3459
    @loeyminske3459 3 года назад

    What a beautiful day! Thanks!

  • @adimereseininaimaidreketir5945
    @adimereseininaimaidreketir5945 3 года назад

    Snow melted by fabulous sunshine looks cleaner every time in Winter. As snow naturally does the cleaning. Now that is good hahahahaha. People relax and Snow is natural cleaner again.

    • @LaoOcean
      @LaoOcean  3 года назад

      Thanks for watching!

  • @jennies3452
    @jennies3452 3 года назад

    Hello, is SLU a safer area in comparison to other parts of downtown? Thanks!

  • @michaeltipton5500
    @michaeltipton5500 3 года назад

    Very nice from someone who lives near Tacoma.

  • @peterdorn5799
    @peterdorn5799 3 года назад

    marina is also on 15th capitol hill & Ahloa

  • @nursechicay
    @nursechicay 3 года назад

    Wooow😊
    Thank you for your videos. It's helpful for me to see what's in Seattle, because I plan to work as a Nurse in Seattle. 😊
    I'm still in the process of deciding which state I will work soon and 1st choice is WA, Seattle. 2nd choice is Texas... I'm still checking videos of this 2 states😊
    Thank you.
    God bless.

  • @camilastyles9586
    @camilastyles9586 3 года назад +1

    Hey denis,im going to Seattle from Arizona on 14-17 this month and I was wondering if you are going to make a video on those days.hope I run into you just to say I love your videos.

    • @LaoOcean
      @LaoOcean  3 года назад +1

      I’m not sure. Hit me up on IG @lao.ocean.

  • @JohnDoe-xm9ql
    @JohnDoe-xm9ql 3 года назад

    Great video...

  • @MTknitter22
    @MTknitter22 3 года назад +2

    A real shadow of how it once was

  • @reginacorbin3929
    @reginacorbin3929 3 года назад

    Beautiful day for a walk! Thank you!

  • @mwcbrits
    @mwcbrits 3 года назад

    Thanks, lovely video.!

  • @josiepornel3901
    @josiepornel3901 3 года назад

    Dennis , the link railway is only up to Northgate, not yet in Shoreline. I liked your walking videos as always. Keep it up👌👍.

    • @LaoOcean
      @LaoOcean  3 года назад +1

      Yes, thanks for clarifying/correcting. 👍

  • @2269blondtiger
    @2269blondtiger 3 года назад

    Are the restrooms at the bottom the mall you were in on that floor when you left for a minute? Public ones in pacific place no code needed?

    • @LaoOcean
      @LaoOcean  3 года назад +1

      No code needed and they are to the right of the Hello Seattle sign

  • @samanthataylor3372
    @samanthataylor3372 2 года назад +1

    I thought Amazon moved to Bellevue?

    • @LaoOcean
      @LaoOcean  2 года назад +1

      I don’t think so, at least not all of Amazon.

  • @worldtravel1057
    @worldtravel1057 3 года назад

    Nice walk, Keep it up 😀👍👍

  • @mattconcertlife
    @mattconcertlife 3 года назад

    Love this 😍

  • @feonjun
    @feonjun 3 года назад +1

    What camera are you using?

    • @LaoOcean
      @LaoOcean  3 года назад +1

      GoPro 9… which I rarely use for walking videos

  • @kellyl8158
    @kellyl8158 3 года назад

    Dear Ocean, I am visiting Seattle on 13-Jan to 28-Jan, planned to go Leavenworth too. However I am not sure about the roads/highways condition, I searched online and not very informative, please advise how and where to search for the reliable information about the road condition. I am watching FOX 13 news everyday :D

    • @cathleenalambra1447
      @cathleenalambra1447 3 года назад

      FYI... Leavenworth has declared state emergency experiencing 3 ft of snow!

    • @LaoOcean
      @LaoOcean  3 года назад

      Yeah Leavenworth right now is not accessible from what I know. It’s bad there and getting there.

  • @moonstoneway2694
    @moonstoneway2694 3 года назад +2

    Thank you. Nice to see Seattle coming back from all that happened the last few years.

    • @MeowMeow-ul4su
      @MeowMeow-ul4su 3 года назад +2

      They just moved all the homeless people to over by the hospitals and the freeway. Still thousands of tents and homeless camps everywhere .

    • @memewithinameme35
      @memewithinameme35 3 года назад +2

      @@MeowMeow-ul4su Live over by N Beacon Hill and can confirm that. there was a dude literally smoking crack only
      100-
      200 ft away from a daycare center yesterday morning lol. why do we have some of the highest homeless pop in the country yet are one of the smaller urban cities, ppl come here to feed their addiction not beat it. still a lovely city in some regards

    • @ExploreInMotion
      @ExploreInMotion 3 года назад

      Explore Mukilteo
      ruclips.net/video/uaY9ri7oHmM/видео.html

  • @marchboy
    @marchboy 3 года назад +2

    Downtown is changing. Gameworks, Macys, Barns and Nobles, and Mr. Saigon all gone.

  • @keelahunt3067
    @keelahunt3067 3 года назад

    Love your content

  • @fardinrahmanshamil9267
    @fardinrahmanshamil9267 3 года назад +1

    Wow,seattle looks cleaner and beautiful. Did they permanently clean homeless camps??

    • @LaoOcean
      @LaoOcean  3 года назад +2

      No such thing as permanently cleaning up lol

  • @capitoloneonine4026
    @capitoloneonine4026 3 года назад

    Lao, hit KauKau at 1030am. Honestly nice people, good soup, but meat was cold. $9.50 $12 with tip. Went straight to PHO BAC, blew me away. $13 large #5 fatty brisket, $15 with tip. So good im going Mon at 8am before my flight out :)

    • @LaoOcean
      @LaoOcean  3 года назад +1

      You are doing it! 👊

  • @gwenfahri2668
    @gwenfahri2668 3 года назад

    Hi Lao has Seattle had a Lot of tourists or has it been quiet due to the pandemic

    • @LaoOcean
      @LaoOcean  3 года назад

      Plenty of tourists from what I see

    • @MTknitter22
      @MTknitter22 3 года назад

      @@LaoOcean Nothing like it used to be. Not only pandemic but crime has deterred many

  • @zebrajenks
    @zebrajenks 3 года назад

    Sure has changed a lot since I lift in 2007.

  • @unappealingundesirable2826
    @unappealingundesirable2826 3 года назад

    Is there any truth to "plans to clean up and revitalize Pioneer Square," in the area around the Smith Tower?

    • @LaoOcean
      @LaoOcean  3 года назад

      Not sure but will look into this. It looks cleaner than it did last year, I can tell you that.

    • @unappealingundesirable2826
      @unappealingundesirable2826 3 года назад

      @@LaoOcean That's good to know, because without the pandemic, Pioneer Square has the potential to be a thriving place. True, dangerous at night, and a lot of homeless people around. But, Friday and Saturday nights, those clubs used to be very busy.

    • @LaoOcean
      @LaoOcean  3 года назад

      @@unappealingundesirable2826 I remember those clubs in the 80’s and 90’s… vibrant there.

  • @Lady-Carmakazi
    @Lady-Carmakazi 2 года назад +1

    When I first moved here about 6 yrs ago I had to go to the court house for a license. I'm pretty sure I paid a scammer for a parking space & then had to jump over a huge & I mean enormous pile of fresh human feces in order to get to the building. Downtown Seattle's disgusting. Now we're being hit with an $850 a month rent increase & the folks running the city wonder why they have a homeless problem. People are leaving the city in masses. I'm out of here , would've stayed longer but it's just to expensive & this is coming from someone that isn't just starting out. Idk how young people just getting started are surviving here. I've seen them living in their cars but working full time, that's really messed up.
    I'm moving back out of here as fast as i can like someone lit my ass on fire.

  • @debalinapanda4788
    @debalinapanda4788 3 года назад

    I was just there!

  • @jennies3452
    @jennies3452 3 года назад +1

    Is it safe to live in Seattle downtown? Moving from NYC. Thank you for the video 🙂

    • @greg2976
      @greg2976 3 года назад

      It has to be safer than NYC!

  • @dondenis1500
    @dondenis1500 3 года назад +6

    For someone who was born and raised in Seattle, walking around downtown now i very depressing and dangerous after dark. It is really sad to see what it has become.

  • @thechosenone818
    @thechosenone818 3 года назад +2

    Hoping to go back once if they remove vaccine mandates till then thanks for these.

  • @WhereTheLocalsRoam
    @WhereTheLocalsRoam 3 года назад

    I've stayed at that Westin many a time 😂 Thanks for letting a girl retrace her steps! I'll be there in a week and can't wait to be back! I don't know if I'll get a gorgeous sunny day like this though ☀️ Great walk as always, Dennis!

    • @LaoOcean
      @LaoOcean  3 года назад +1

      Enjoy and shall pray to the weather gods for some sun for ya. 😆

    • @WhereTheLocalsRoam
      @WhereTheLocalsRoam 3 года назад

      @@LaoOcean I appreciate that LOL

  • @arcticthundergamer113
    @arcticthundergamer113 3 года назад +1

    late start today, we are eating dinner while watching your video

  • @P0RTAL_DARKO
    @P0RTAL_DARKO 3 года назад

    It isn't the same anymore. Nice walk through though. 😀

  • @dementedcassssss222anovaaa3
    @dementedcassssss222anovaaa3 3 года назад

    Amy Cimprich I hope you and your family are ok

  • @the_platform
    @the_platform 2 года назад

    Looks fine. What’s everybody crying about?

  • @noeminoemi1350
    @noeminoemi1350 3 года назад +1

    I hate cold and rainy. Warm and rainy is okey.

  • @flakeyjake3339
    @flakeyjake3339 3 года назад

    Where are all the homeless we're supposed to be inundated with? I live south of Seattle, and have been afraid to go anywhere near downtown for years now...............

  • @tcs9998
    @tcs9998 3 года назад +1

    3rd Avenue the gate to hell

  • @computer-iq1ly
    @computer-iq1ly 3 года назад

    Fun fact: there is backrooms

  • @alexdecampos9889
    @alexdecampos9889 3 года назад +1

    that place used to be packed now a ghost town tent city sad state for that city

  • @scottchissus8364
    @scottchissus8364 3 года назад +2

    Such a shame we now live in an indoor Society. Seattle sucks.

  • @timkahn2813
    @timkahn2813 3 года назад +1

    its raining pronouns

  • @saintpreferred9223
    @saintpreferred9223 3 года назад

    Did Seattle pay you to make this? Trying to show us how clean and normal it is? Hahahahahahaha