| CHS HALLOWEEN |
Brace yourselves, folks. Halloween is here and this morning’s PI is all over Capitol Hill as Seattle’s premier trick-or-treat destination.
Our guide to neighborhood trick or treating mentioned in the article has extremely sound science behind it but if you are planning to visit the neighborhood, here’s some additional intelligence to consider when planning your candy acquisition mission.
1) Don’t drive up here because it will be a massive pain to park. Catch the #10 downtown or on its way up the Hill, get off anywhere around 15th Ave and head east. Kids, east is the direction from which you smell the Butterfingers.
2) Don’t miss 17th and 18th Ave. The whole neighborhood is part of the fun but these two streets put on the best show. Be careful crossing Aloha as you wander from haunted house to haunted house. Have fun!
Also, meant to mention that the BottleNeck Lounge on Madison will have treats for grown-ups. Yum. Beer and Boo Cups!
11:00AM KOMO-TV News truck spotted on the corner of 17th and East Prospect, reporting on the hullabaloo. Watch the news today for live reporting from the hood.
A neighbor wrote to me:
Dear Andrew,
I always read your posts and appreciate all that you do for this community. Can you tell me the times for trick or treat tonight?
Thanks!
Rita
My reply:
I assume you mean in the general neighborhood (the Community Center had its event last Friday).
Typically expect very young kids around dusk (5 to 6 ish) , and older ones as it gets darker, maybe up to 9 or 10 PM.
That said, in most peoples’ experience we get VERY FEW trick-or-treaters in the areas east of 19th Ave E.
All the neighborhood kids know to go up to the big Capitol Hill houses with their elaborate displays and deep pockets! You’ll see them struggling back down the hill with their bags bulging with candy!!
In the 25 years I’ve lived at 20th & John we’ve had fewer than 3 sets of kids per year, mostly immediate neighbors.
The one year we lived on 18th we ran out of candy before I got home from work!
Have fun,
Andrew