Stepping Back in Time at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel Seattle
Fairmont Olympic in SeattleThe Fairmont Olympic is the Grand Dame of Seattle and is known as one of the most luxurious hotels in the Emerald City. There are three plaques near the entrance honoring different eras in the hotel's history. One states, “This is the original site of the University of Washington A.D. 1861 - A.D. 1905, presented by The Daughters of the Pioneers. Located on University Street, when the University of Washington outgrew this site, it moved to it's present location a few miles away. The Metropolitan Theatre was built on the site and opened in 1911, and the…