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Line 13: − − ==Miscellaneous== − − Landmarks include the [[Space Needle]] and the [[Pike Place Market]]. − − In 1999 Seattle hosted the [[WTO]] at the Washington Convention Center on Pine Street, and found itself the locus of a large protest by anti-globalist activists. Very rapidly, however, anarchists took advantage of the fact that the police were overwhelmed and began destroying property and looting storefronts. The violence of the "Battle of Seattle" raged for several days. − − On Ash Wednesday 2001, Seattle sustained damage in the large Nisqually Quake, which cracked the Highway 99 Viaduct and destroyed some vintage brick buildings in Pioneer Square. − − Seattle is the home of the [[Discovery Institute]], an influential conservative think tank. − − The popular television show ''[[Frasier]]'' is set in Seattle. − − A [[tram|trolley]] line using former [[railway|railroad]] track was operated by former [[Melbourne]] (Australia) trams from 1982 to 2005. − − The city was also rather infamous for having a statue of Soviet dictator [[Vladimir Lenin]] on its public square since the 1990s.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/pages/Seattle-Tear-Down-this-Vladimir-Lenin-statue/359799191023</ref> On August 17, 2017, however, the mayor of Seattle Ed Murray has ordered for its removal.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10154788626156024&id=359799191023</ref><ref>http://www.king5.com/news/local/seattle/calls-to-remove-controversial-statues-in-seattle-area/464947356?C=n</ref>
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[http://neighborhoods.realtor.com/Seattle/2352/Metro The Seattle area]</ref>
[http://neighborhoods.realtor.com/Seattle/2352/Metro The Seattle area]</ref>
Many people have flocked to the Seattle area to work in what's called the "knowledge economy."<ref>[https://money.cnn.com/2006/08/29/real_estate/brainiest_cities/ America's smartest cities]</ref>
Many people have flocked to the Seattle area to work in what's called the "knowledge economy."<ref>[https://money.cnn.com/2006/08/29/real_estate/brainiest_cities/ America's smartest cities]</ref>
==Politics and homelessness==
==Politics and homelessness==