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World Cup Reveals Pioneer Square's Hidden Past | Seattle News
The FIFA World Cup is turning Occidental Square into a bustling hub, drawing crowds to Seattle’s historic heart—and revealing a wild past. Once home to the legendary Occidental Hotel, now buried under the Sinking Ship garage, the square’s story is one of fire, rebirth, and preservation. The hotel’s fiery demise in the Great Seattle Fire led to a third, iconic version—the Seattle Hotel—that later became a library before its 1961 demolition sparked a citywide movement to save Pioneer Square’s soul. Though the plaza itself is a 1970s creation, the World Cup is giving a new generation a reason to…
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