Public Market Sign - "Sleepless in Seattle"
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Doug Mathieson
N 47° 36.586 W 122° 20.469
10T E 549516 N 5273139
The public market sign has become a Seattle landmark. In this scene Sam and Jay(Tom Hanks and Rob Reiner) have turned off 1st Ave onto Pine St heading towards the Athenian Inn at Pike Place Market
Waymark Code: WM9HFC
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 08/23/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
Views: 44

After the death of his wife Sam
Tagline
What if someone you never met, someone you never saw, someone you never knew was the only someone for you?

After the death of his wife Sam's son Jonah calls in a nation wide radio showing saying his father needs his father needs a new wife
Annie(Meg Ryan) althought engaged , needs to see Sam just in case he happens to the man of her destiny

Sleepless in Seattle is a 1993 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Nora Ephron. Based on a story by Jeff Arch, it stars Tom Hanks as Sam Baldwin and Meg Ryan as Annie Reed.
The film was inspired by An Affair to Remember and used both its theme song and clips from the film in critical scenes. The climactic meeting at the top of the Empire State Building is a reference to a reunion between Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr in An Affair to Remember that fails to happen because the Kerr character is struck by a car while en route
 

A musical of Sleepless in Seattle is  planned for 2010

In this screen capture from Sleepless in Seattle we see Sam and Jay (Tom Hanks and Rob Reiner) coming down Pine ave heading towards Pike Place Market for lunch at the Athenian Inn

Jay:You cant even turn on the news nowadays without hearing how some babe thought some guys butt was cute....
Sam: So Hows my Butt
Jay:Not Bad



Here is a shot of the same locations 17 years later from my trip to Seattle

 

WikipediaPlot summary
Sam Baldwin, a Chicago architect, loses his wife to cancer. He and his young son Jonah start new lives in Seattle, but Sam still grieves.
18 months later, on Christmas Eve 1992, Jonah—who wants his father to find a new wife—calls into a talk radio advice show. He persuades Sam to go on the air to talk about how much he misses his wife. Hundreds of women from around the country, touched by the story, send him letters.
One of the listeners is Annie Reed, a Baltimore Sun reporter. She is engaged to the nice Walter but feels that there is something missing from their relationship. After watching An Affair to Remember Annie impulsively writes a letter suggesting that Sam meet her on top of the Empire State Building on Valentine's Day. She does not intend to mail it but her friend and editor Becky does it for her, and agrees to send Annie to Seattle to "look into doing a story on those radio shows."
Sam begins to date a coworker, Victoria, whom his son dislikes because, among other things, she "acts like a ho'" and "laughs like a hyena". Jonah, a baseball fan, reads Annie's letter and likes that it mentions the Baltimore Orioles, but fails to convince his father to go to New York to meet Annie. On the advice of his friend Jessica, Jonah replies to Annie agreeing to the New York meeting.
While dropping Victoria off at the airport for a flight, Sam sees Annie exiting from her plane and is infatuated, although he has no idea who she is. Annie spies on Sam and Jonah playing on the beach together, but mistakes Sam's sister Suzy for his girlfriend. He recognizes her from the airport and says "Hello", but Annie can only respond with another "Hello" before fleeing. She decides she is being foolish, and goes to New York to meet Walter for Valentine's Day.
Jessica, whose parents are travel agents, helps Jonah fly to New York. Sam follows his son and finds him at the observation deck of the Empire State Building. Annie sees the skyscraper from the Rainbow Room, where she is dining with Walter, and confesses her doubts. They amicably end their engagement. Jonah and Sam get on the down elevator just before Annie reaches the observation deck. She finds Jonah's backpack, not knowing whom it belongs to. Jonah and Sam return for the backpack and finally meet Annie for the first time. They leave, Sam and Annie walking off hand in hand.
 

Wikipedia Pike Place Market

Pike Place Market is a public market overlooking the Elliott Bay waterfront in Seattle, Washington, United States. The Market opened August 17, 1907, and is one of the oldest continually operated public farmers' markets in the United States. It is a place of business for many small farmers, craftspeople and merchants. Named after the central street, Pike Place runs northwest from Pike Street to Virginia Street, and remains one of Seattle's most popular tourist destinations.

The Market is built on the edge of a steep hill, and consists of several lower levels located below the main level. Each features a variety of unique shops. Antique dealers, comic book sellers, small family-owned restaurants, while the area contains one of the few remaining head shops left in Seattle. The upper street level contains fishmongers, fresh produce stands and craft stalls operating in the covered arcades. Local farmers and craftspeople sell year-round in the arcades from tables they rent from the Market on a daily basis, in accordance with the Market's mission and founding goal: allowing consumers to "Meet the Producer."

Pike Place Market is home to nearly 500 residents who live in 8 different buildings throughout the Market. Most of these buildings have been low income housing in the past, however, some of them no longer are, such as the Livingston Baker apartments. The Market is run by the quasi-government Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority (PDA). The Pike Place Market sees 10 million visitors annually
 

Movie or TV Show: Sleepless in Seattle

Year Released or First Aired: 1,993.00

IMDB Link: [Web Link]

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