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Apr 26, 2021 · Learn how the Wall of Gum in Post Alley became a popular landmark and a collective art project. Find out how it started, why it was cleaned twice, and how it attracts tourists and romantics.
Gum Wall. / 47.608299833°N 122.340284833°W / 47.608299833; -122.340284833. The Gum Wall is a brick wall situated beneath Pike Place Market in Downtown Seattle, Washington, United States. 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.
Nov 10, 2022 · Learn how a theater audience started the Gum Wall in Post Alley near Pike Place Market, and how it became a tourist attraction and a germy mess. Find out how the Gum Wall was cleaned in 2015 and how it grew back again.
Aug 2021. Located in Seattle's Pike Place Market on Post Alley some may consider this wall gross, interesting or both. Thousands upon thousands of dried pieces of chewing gum covers the red brick walls to form a rainbow of germs. If courageous enough to place your gum on the wall chances are high you will touch gum already there.
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Feb 8, 2023 · The Gum Wall started in the 1990s when local patrons and performers at Unexpected Productions stuck their used gum on the wall. Since those days, the wall has grown piece by piece to cover an enormous expanse of brick and continues to expand down Post Alley. The resulting colors and overall imagery are enough to catch the eye of any passersby.
Mar 29, 2022 · How did a sticky attraction in Pike Place Market become a city landmark and a tourist magnet? Hear from the improv group, the Market management, and the cleaners who witnessed its evolution.
Jul 8, 2009 · Gum Wall window ledge. Down an unassuming alleyway next to Seattle’s famed Pike Place Market is a hidden work of art dubbed the Gum Wall or the Wall of Gum. The unexpected and colorful display ...
