Book-hunting route · Seattle

California Avenue Southwest run

3 shops · about 3 minutes on foot · 0.1 mi

The walk begins at Stop and Shop on California Avenue Southwest and reaches Discovery Shop 2 minutes later. Pegasus Book Exchange, the used bookstore of the group, is another 1 minute on and ends the route. All 3 stops share the same street, and the whole thing takes 3 minutes of walking, which leaves the rest of the time for the shops themselves.

Open the route in Google Maps Walking directions, stop by stop. The line above follows the streets, routed on OpenStreetMap data.

The stops, in walking order

Starts at the end nearest downtown. Times are sidewalk estimates at an easy pace.

  1. 1 Stop and Shop

    Secondhand store · California Avenue Southwest · 98116

    Mon–Tue,Thu–Sun 11:00–16:00

  2. 2

    2 min walk

    Discovery Shop

    Secondhand store · California Avenue Southwest · 98116

  3. 3

    1 min walk

    Pegasus Book Exchange

    Used bookstore · California Avenue Southwest · 98116

    Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00; Sun 10:00–17:00

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How the route is built

Shops within about a quarter mile of the next one count as one run, walked from the end nearest downtown. Long runs are cut into legs of ten stops or fewer. The distance follows the streets; the minutes are an easy-pace estimate. Opening hours are whatever OpenStreetMap has on record: check the smaller stores before you set out.

See all thrift stores in Seattle, or read our guide to finding good books in charity shops.

Nearby: Thrift stores in Portland· Thrift stores in Eugene· Thrift stores in Oakland· Thrift stores in San Francisco

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