Hey guys. I live in Seattle, and I want to meet some hippies that live around here. Age doesn't matter to me at all. I know I'm young, but I'm not a teenybopper or a brat, I swear! I love to read, write and explore the city. There are so many fascinating things to see and so many places to go, even in Seattle! I want to learn as much about the world as I can, and I also want to make lots of friends. Life can be crappy sometimes, but I think it would be a lot better if we all loved each other a little more. It might be a naive view to hold, but since I'm only 14 I think I can afford to hold onto it for a while longer. Are there any hippies in Seattle who want to be friends? Teenagers, adults, or whatever. Anyone with an open mind who likes to learn and goof off is great!
to the above poster you can go down by pikes places and find people no problem. With Seattle watch out for yourself. Its a beautiful city but just watch yourself. I didnt grown up in seattle but three years i learned enough. The city is so reculsive, and it made me sick, so i left. I lived in WA tell i was 21, born and raised, if that gives me any credit. If that counts for anything. from what i experienced the hippie scene you just need to fit in. Seattle is so mixed nationatily wise it can be very hard to find anything. as far a hippie state honestly i would go somewhere elese. I say that because Seattle is such a struggle. Other wise its a great place. Best of luck. broony
seattle is kind of known for its cold shoulder. but i love it here! i know a lot of people and i fit in with them fine. i think its easier when you are older and can really go out and do and appreciate all that seattle has to offer. i also think that seattle is kind of reculsive because we are big for tourism, if you don't get in with people they tend not to trust you. also in the winter its harder to meet people here cause we are all still hiding in our houses waiting for the really nice weather. i haven't known seattle to be hard to live in and i have been bouncing around washington for two years. love the city and she will love you.
It was a great place to grow up in the 50s-70s. I never had that much trouble there. Least ways not till I got older. The Pike Place Market for the sights and smells and good eats. Take the ferry over to Winslow or Bremerton. The Fremont district used to have a heavy hippie population along with the University district. I hung out on the Ave from 71-73. I had friends going to Udub. We partied at Lander Hall. Keggers most every Friday night. One night the floor party got busted. The guy with the music played Smoke On The Water while the cops took the keg out. It was anti climactic. Go to the new flagship REI Store. Check out their Climbing Wall. Check out Camp Long in west Seattle. Go see The Government Locks in the Ballard-Lake Union area. Go eat at Dicks or Kidd Valley. Check out Golden Gardens or Carkeek Park. Check out Spud Fish and Chips on Green Lake. Spend an afternoon at the Museum of History and Industry. There was a heavy duty club scene in the 90s and Seattle still knows how to party. There's always the Wet Spot if you're inclined that way. There's more...come check it out.:sunny:
Coming up, seattle folk life festival, seattle center. Memorial day weekend. Free, (donation). It is like entering a time warp into the late 60s early seventies as far as a collection of "types". Vintage styles and attitudes.
In Seattle loving it so far people really friendly lots of smiles and chatter- only seen Kenmore hoping to get out further today then off to Rainbow- can anyone here offer a lift share? xxx please message mi here if you can :2thumbsup:
There are a few places in the seattle metro with a greater chance of finding hippies. Try Vashon Island, Olympia, Bellingham, and others. See this organization - the backbone campaign - based on vashon island - http://backbonecampaign.org/page.cfm?id=30 Overall, seattle and most of western washington has been taken over by three Big Government organizations representing Rich Political and Business interests of both political parties - The King County Council, Sound Transit, and the Puget Sound Regional Council. These are the folks building all these 10 to 20 story condo towers that drive native progressive minded folks out of Seattle to smaller towns where they can afford and acre or two, like Bend, Oregon - or north to Bellingham and south to Olympia. All these agencies care about is making huge profits on their expensive condos, and maintaining urban growth boundaries that make it impossible to buy land for organic gardens. The average income in the City limits is way too high for a city as small as Seattle (about $90,000 for only 500,000 people). There is a huge gap between the rich and the poor in many areas outside the city limits. Overall it is increasingly a socially unsustainable metro area, and creativity is stifled by the political scene and also the weather ! Bellevue is more spread out and as rich as Seattle, yet it's also much greener, based on principles of mid-century urban design - and you'll find some very progressive folks there, too, despite the Eastside's moderate politics. It's really strange but a Republican - F. Kemper Freeman Jr. - is fighting the special transit interests - and he was also the FIRST private citizen to install Electric Car Charging Stations in the entire pacific NW. Albuquerque, and Santa Fe, I think, is more friendly to hippies than Seattle - with a lower cost of living. However, the crime is terrible.
In red above - good suggestions. However these places are no longer affordable by the lower and middle classes. REI is run by CEO Sally Jewell, who also runs the Mountains to Sound Greenway conservation group. I like this organization, but they only appeal to The Rich. Their recent Trek celebrating their 20th anniversary was $500 - a 10 day Trek from Ellensburg to Seattle. Who can afford that ? Sure, it's a fundraiser for their good work, but it is too expensive, and that's why people leave seattle - it's become a ripoff. Same with Portland, Eugene, Bend, and Ashland. Much of this is because of urban growth boundaries and high taxes for mass transit. I don't know where you can go except perhaps living in an isolated place like Bellingham, Vashon Island, or Olympia. I hope the original poster can find something in the area w/o having to go out of the 4 county metro area. Maybe Vashon Island is the only hippy friendly place left within 10 miles of Seattle ???
