The Industrial District is an industrial neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, USA. It is bounded on the west by the Duwamish Waterway and Elliott Bay, beyond which lies West Seattle; on the east by Interstate 5, beyond which lies Beacon Hill; on the north by S. King and S. Dearborn Streets, beyond which lie Pioneer Square and the International District, and on the south by the mainlines of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific railroads, beyond which is Georgetown. SoDo is the name of the northwest portion of the neighborhood, named for its being South of the former KingDome. Safeco Field and Qwest Field, homes of the Seattle Mariners and Seattle Seahawks, respectively, are in SoDo.

The Industrial District is built on what was once the mudflats of Elliott Bay. This makes buildings in this area highly prone to earthquake damage.

Its main thoroughfares are 1st, 4th, and 6th Avenues S., the Alaskan Way Viaduct, and East Marginal and Airport Ways S. (north- and southbound) and S. Spokane, S. Lander and S. Holgate Streets, the Spokane Street Viaduct /West Seattle Bridge , and S. Royal Brougham Way (east- and westbound).

History

In 1905 the Seattle Box Company relocated to the southeast corner of 4th Avenue S. and S. Spokane Street becoming one of the first residents of the Industrial District.

Starbucks moved its world headquarters to the Industrial District in 1997, occupying a 1912 building constructed for Sears as a catalog distribution center.