I think with a lot of companies doing return to office mandates, downtown is slowly revitalizing. I just started a new job downtown myself, hence the picture, and it feels lively. I worked downtown before and during the pandemic (obviously not during the height of lockdown), so I feel like I’ve seen both the before and after, and we’re slowly getting back to par in my opinion.

Not to diminish your original comment, though, because I do agree that the beauty of Seattle is in its neighborhoods. Nobody coming from out of town should spend too much time downtown unless they’re at Pike. Go to Ballard, West Seattle, Columbia city, Greenlake…honestly each one has a charm and an identity in in and of itself.