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RPC VISITS LOCAL LANDMARK FOR THE DAY
As many of you know, one of the odder tourist attractions here in Seattle is the Market Theatre Gum Wall. This rather lengthy portion of wall is located in Post Alley under Pike Market. The tradition began in 1993 when patrons of the theatre decided to appease their boredom in line by sticking chewed gum on the wall followed by coins. It didn’t take long before that wall, as well as the opposing wall, was covered. Pike Place Market asked Reed Painting Company to come down and remove gum off of the opposing wall. Don’t worry – we didn’t touch the landmark wall! Two of our solid-stomached painters spent the afternoon power washing the gum wall, complete with the lingering smell of fish from the Market and Spearmint. The job quickly became a tourist attraction as a few dozen spectators lingered to watch the show! Check out the photo and video below!
