Where is gum wall pike place market

Tourist attraction in Seattle, Washington

The Gum Wall is a brick wall situated beneath Pike Place Market in Downtown Seattle, Washington (State), United States.

Where is gum wall pike place market

Located on Post Alley near Pike Street, south of the market's main entrance off 1st Avenue, the wall is covered with used chewing gum. Certain sections of the gum accumulation on the walls measure several inches in thickness, reaching a height of 15 feet ( m) along a foot-long (15 m) segment.^[1] Originating inadvertently in the s, the Market Theater Gum Wall has evolved into a notable tourist attraction and local landmark.

History

The wall is located in Post Alley adjacent to the box office for the Market Theater, a venue for comedy shows and other small performances. After it became the host of Unexpected Productions' Theatresports in , the theater's walls were covered by patrons' pieces of used gum that had pennies pushed into them.

The coins were later removed, but the gum remained amid se