The US city that keeps changing the world
There’s something in the air in Seattle. And while at first sniff you might assume that it’s coffee, nose a little harder and you’ll notice that Seattle doesn’t run on caffeine – it runs on innovation. It’s not for nothing that this city has spawned Microsoft, Amazon, Boeing and Starbucks, for starters. Even Pike Place Market – famous today for its tourist count as much as for its stalls for locals – was founded in 1907 as a way for farmers to sell produce directly to customers.
What’s now a slick “corner store” with coffee bar was originally founded in 1915 by Sam Cone, a new immigrant to the city, and his brother-in-law . The general store – in what today is the SoDo area of Seattle – became a place for the neighborhood to gather and catch up on what was going on. Sound familiar? In fact, in a twist of Seattle fate, the original location of Cone & Steiner is now the headquarters of Starbucks.
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