In Seattle for the week....
 

Hey guys,

I am in Seattle for the week for work and plan on taking in the Mariners game this evening and thought I would ask if any guys out here know of any good memorabilia shops to check out? I know Mill Creek is in the area, but wasn't sure of anything else.

Thanks in advance guys.
James

Mill creek is fairly north of Seattle and more focused on current stars .

James,

You picked a great weather night for a game at Safeco! I was there too. Too bad Rodney couldn't get the win for Kuma!

Mill Creek Sports is def a place to stop. They have everything from Ruth to the modern guys. I can't think of any other place that has much.

Eric

My fantasy team needed that win.


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That meltdown felt like a punch to the gut. The M's can't afford to lose games like that.

Theres a little shop inside the pike place market..they have a small selection of vintage but mostly modern. Not that great but since youre in the area you might want to check it out

Seattle Antiques Market (seattleantiquesmarket.com for info and directions) is a big antiques store between Pike Street Market and Puget Sound. Some old sports but mostly general stuff. Quality and very large antique store as far as antique stores go and it's downtown. A walk away from the stadium and maybe five minutes walk away from Pike Street Market. You could hit this and the place Joey mentioned in one outing, they're minutes away from each other. Plus, to get to the antiques store from Pike Street Market you pass a little hole in the wall that has the best Mexican food in the city.

There's another Mariner's team store right downtown in a nice and busy area, but, as one might expect, it's got retail priced modern Mariners' stuff. Though will have MLB certified autographs and game used. This store is also within walking distance of the other places. Maybe 10-15 minutes walking from Pike Street Market.

The Seattle downtown is small enough one can pretty much walk everywhere downtown. Though I walk for exercise, so perhaps I don't count as the average person. There are a plethora of city buses downtown anyway.

Thanks for the recommendations guys! Yeah...When they pulled Ishikawa last night, I think everyone in the stadium was baffled. Such a tough one to lose.

I actually have bought a few items in this store over the last few years.

The owner of the shop is a pleasant enough guy. I've managed to pull a few nuggets out of there at very fair prices. They will negotiate on price if you ask from my experience.

Pike Street Market, including the inside 'mall' where the shop is, is considered the total tourist trap by use locals, but it's still rather neat. The area where they famously throw the fish must be the most crowded place in the city during summer afternoons, and I think it's 70% tourists. Though my friend who lived downtown would get his fish from there.

Seattle Center, a giant downtown park that includes the Space Needle, is always my #1 pick for tourists. Museum of Flight is great, though a good looking woman I know said she thought it was boring. I admit I'm influenced by the opinions of good looking women. Though I said "Boring?!? What are you talking about? Are you insane? 200 airplanes in one room."

Is Brown's Cooperstown still in business? I think they were over in the Queen Anne area. Guy was retired and ran a great shop with nice inventory and he was a good guy as well.

If you are into paper, one of my favorite stops is Fairlawn (Fairview?) Antiques in Pioneer Square. It's located in a basement but is just loaded with tons of paper collectibles including vintage photos. They don't "give" stuff away but I'm always amazed at the sheer quantity and quality of what he has.

I'll see if I can dig up addresses. It's been quite awhile since I've been up there.