Highlights from Le Tour d’Alley
During a 3 week span, over 1,000 lunchtime guests came to view the Tour de France in Nord Alley. As the cyclists killed their legs climbing the Alps, the race came to life from the back of our U-haul on a 100″ screen. We had all types of viewers: avid Tour de France followers, Seattle tourists, cyclists, local...
The Diving Belles – creating the art video
Diving Belles Here’s a cool VIDEO from Tim Willis showing Kyler Martz and his crew working on the new alley art! Join The Alley Network Project this Thursday, July 5th for the Pioneer Square Art Walk. Come visit Nord Alley and the new art installation – the Diving Belles.
Allez Alley! Le Tour d’Alley July 2-20
JOIN US for Tour de France viewing in Nord Alley this July! *Weekdays, July 2 – 20nd 11:30-1:30 *not showing on July 4th and tour rest days tda *BYOL (bring your own lunch) *Prizes and deals from Pioneer Square *Cycling teams, bike clubs and cycling enthusiasts encouraged to come Enter through NORD ALLEY behind 314-1st Ave South, Seattle 98104 (between Jackson &...
MOVEABLE LIVEABLE – Nord Alley – July 5th First Thursday
THE DIVING BELLES – With the help of discarded bicycle parts, Seattle artist Kyler Martz brings to life The “Diving Belles of Nord Alley”, an interactive installation based on his illustration work. LIVING STREETS: STRATEGIES FOR CRAFTING PUBLIC SPACE - New book on living street examples from around the world. Featuring a chapter on alleys! - book signing with authors Lesley...
Plant Pallet Work Party June 2nd
One of the three Pallet Gardens currently in Nord Alley Do you live or work near a Pioneer Square Alley? Sign up to make a plant pallet for your alley. Jack Bennetto from the Alley Network Project will lead a work party on June 2nd, during the Pioneer Square Spring Clean. DETAILS Date: Saturday, June 2nd Time: 9-11:30 Meeting...
Great Event! Moss, Words, Plants, Art………
Nord Alley’s First Thursday event brought people out of the woodwork on a rainy May evening. The event featured two art installations: P {Alley} Dromes – a fun mixture of palindromes which can be read from left to right and right to left down the alley walls and Plant Pallets – vertical plant gardens that vegetate the alley....
MOSS ART EVENT in Nord Alley, May First Thursday
P {ALLEY} DROMES by J. Kempson + L. Keene + S. Marshall A variety of moss made words will demonstrate a fun mixture of palindromes which can be read from left to right and right to left down the alley walls. + ALLEY PALLET by J. Bennetto Alley Pallets, transforms discarded industrial pallets into vertical...
Activating Alleys for a Lively City | Seattle Integrated Alley Handbook
Jenny Kempson and Mary Fialko, under the instruction of Nancy Rottle at the University of Washington Green Futures Lab, spent a semester studying alleys and distilling their learning into a handbook. Below, the three authors give a quick description of how you might use the handbook to improve your own alleys. The Seattle Integrated Alley...
Lights!!! March First Thursday Alley Party
The newest addition to the Nord Alley twinkled overhead as people filtered into the outdoor space. A spattering of blue and soft white LED light strands draped around glowing orbs, created a warm and almost whimsical ambience as people bustled underneath, snapping photos of the lights.The canopy of lights may have been most photogenic feature...
Past Event: Bike Love in Nord Alley Party on First Thursday 3/1
JOIN US in welcoming the Bicycle Alliance of Wahington & Back Alley Bike Repair to the neighborhood and the Nord Alley. PIONEER SQUARE First Thursday Time: 5:30-7:30pm Pioneer Square’s 1st Thursday | March 1st Place: Enter through the Nord Alley to view the Lighting Constellation. (alley behind 314 1st Ave S, btw 1st Ave S & Occidental AND Main St...
Constellation Alley
Come see CONSTELLATION ALLEY! A light installation in Nord Alley, brought to you by The Alley Network Project. Constellation Alley is intended to evoke images of constellations and emulate the starry sky. Glowing orbs seemingly float above Nord Alley, while multiple strands of white globe and polka-dot LEDs create a curtain of sparkle. The idea...
Alley Rescue Mission
Madeleine and her family are part of the Alley Network Project. Recently neighbors on the block started cleaning up the alley, stopping illegal trash dumping, and even adding plants! If you’ve ever taken the Underground Tour, you might remember the Pioneer Passage alley- off Yesler and 1st Avenue in Pioneer Square. Here’s a link to an inspiring blog written...