Post Alley is a short street in Seattle. The northern end of the street runs under and through

Pike Place Market Pike Place Market is a Marketplaces#Types, public market in Seattle, Washington, United States. It opened on August 17, 1907, and is one of the oldest continuously operated public farmers' markets in the United States. Overlooking the Elliott B ...

. The alley is mostly paved with bricks. It was called "Seattle's best-known alley for its pedestrian environment and abutting shops and restaurants" out of all 425 alleys in the city, and has been described as having a "European feel". Seattle - Post Avenue from Seneca

The street was originally named Post Street or Post Avenue for the first U.S. post office in Seattle, opened in 1880 on the corner of

Yesler Way Yesler Way is an east–west street in Seattle named for Henry Yesler, the founder of Seattle. East–west streets in Seattle south of Yesler Way are prefixed "South"; avenues are suffixed with "South" as they cross Yesler Way. The street origi ...

, which may also have been the city's first United States Government building. The alley reaches a pedestrian-only area at the Harbor Steps development a block uphill from the Seattle ferry terminal,

Colman Dock Colman Dock, also called Pier 52, is the primary ferry terminal in Seattle, Washington, United States. The original pier is no longer in existence, but the terminal, now used by the Washington State Ferries system, is still called "Colman Dock ...

. There are notable locations on the alley including Cafe Campagne, The Pink Door, Ghost Alley Espresso, the

Gum Wall The Gum Wall is a brick wall situated beneath Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington, United States. Located on Post Alley near Pike Street, south of the market's main entrance off 1st Avenue (Seattle), 1st Avenue, the wall is covered with use ...

, Pike Place Chowder, and Post Alley Pizza. The Federal Office Building was built on an entire city block that was bisected by Post Alley until the early 1930s. Other notable entities on still-extant Post Avenue south of the Federal Office Building include

Seattle Steam Company CenTrio, formerly known as the Seattle Steam Company, is a district heating public utility that provides steam (generated by burning natural gas, diesel oil, and recycled wood) to over 175 businesses in downtown Seattle and on First and Capito ...

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* 1880 establishments in Washington Territory Central Waterfront, Seattle Pike Place Market Streets in Seattle {{Washington-stub

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