Belltown, Seattle, Washington
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Belltown is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington. Formerly a low-rent semi-industrial/arty district, in recent decades it has transformed into a neighborhood of upscale restaurants, dance clubs, and condominiums.
Named after William Nathaniel Bell, on whose land claim the neighborhood was built, it is bounded on the north by Denny Way, beyond which lies Seattle Center and Uptown, on the southwest by Elliott Bay, on the southeast by Virginia Street, beyond which lies the Pike Place Market and the rest of Downtown, and on the northeast by 5th Avenue, beyond which lies the Denny Regrade. All of its northwest- and southeast-bound streets are major thoroughfares (Alaskan Way and Elliott, Western, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Avenues); major northeast- and southwest-bound thoroughfares are Broad, Wall, and Battery Streets. The Battery Street Tunnel runs under Battery Street from Western Avenue to Denny Way and connects the Alaskan Way Viaduct to Aurora Avenue N.