<blockquote>920 N 34<sup>th</sup> Street, Apt 16<br />
Seattle, WA 98103</blockquote>
- <p>When visiting us, please <strong>enter through the
- building's back door</strong> which you can find
- in <strong>an alley between 34<sup>th</sup> and
- 35<sup>th</sup> streets</strong> which one can reach from
- either Troll Ave or Albion. You'll see a garage door with
- large metal bars and a small door with a sign warning video
- surveillance to the right of it. Call us when you are
- outside this door and we will let you in.</p>
+ <p>When visiting us, please <strong>enter through the building's
+ back door</strong> which you can find in <strong>an alley between
+ 34<sup>th</sup> and 35<sup>th</sup> streets</strong> which one can
+ reach from either Troll Ave or Albion. You'll see a garage door
+ with large metal bars and a small door to the left (pictured
+ below). Call us when you are outside this door and we will let you
+ in.</p>
+
+
+ <img src="stjames-backdoor.jpg" class="img-responsive" style="border: 1px black solid; margin-top: 1em;" />
<h2>Airport Directions</h2>
-
<p>A taxi from SeaTac airport to <strong>Extraordinary Least
- Squares</strong> should cost about $50 and take about 30
- minutes — but might take <em>much</em> more with
- traffic. Mass transit requires one transfer, costs $2.75,
- and take about an hour.</p>
+ <p>A taxi from SeaTac airport to <strong>Extraordinary Least
+ Squares</strong> should cost $50-60 (with tip) and take about 30
+ minutes — but might take <em>much</em> more with traffic. Mass
+ transit requires one transfer, costs $2.75, and take about an
+ hour.</p>
<h3>Mass Transit Directions</h3>
are reusable on all Seattle-area mass transit. You can also
buy a single-use paper ticket. If you buy an ORCA card, you
will need to tap it on a yellow terminal both before you
- enter, and after you exit the train. The tapping areas are
- easy to find.</p>
+ enter, and after you exit the train. The terminal at the airport station
+ is before the ticket machines, so you will need to backtrack slightly
+ to tap your card if you buy it at the airport.</p>
<p>Take the LINK train until the <strong>University
Street</strong> station which take 36 minutes and stop at 11
stops. At University Street, you will need to change to a bus to
- Fremont.</p>
+ Fremont. Note there is <strong>no cellular network</strong> in the
+ University Street station, so you may want to get a copy of these
+ directions before you arrive there.</p>
<p>The LINK station is underground and the buses to Fremont
travel on the street above. In the station, walk in the
left when you come to the intersection (Fremont Ave &
34<sup>th</sup>). Walk down 34<sup>th</sup> (you should pass
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_the_Interurban">this
- sculture of people waiting, usually dressed up</a>, on the
+ sculpture of people waiting, usually dressed up</a>, on the
other side of the street) as you walk toward, and then under, the
enormous "Aurora" bridge and across Troll
Avenue. <strong>Extraordinary Least Squares</strong> is in a
building called <strong>St. James Tower</strong> on the
left. </p>
- <p>The west way to get to our apartment is through the
+ <p>The best way to get to our apartment is through the
apartment's back door which means you will take a left on
Troll Ave (up the hill) and then a right down the first
alley you come to. You can follow the directions under
"Visit Us" above. Call one of the proprietors when you have
- arrived outside./p>
+ arrived outside.</p>
+
+ <h2>Parking</h2>
+
+ <p>Street parking is available around our building but be
+ sure to read signs closely because our guests have been
+ ticketed. The closest free street parking is on Troll
+ Ave. It is two hour parking during the day but is
+ unrestricted overnight and on Sundays. Parking on
+ 35<sup>th</sup> is generally free except between 8pm and
+ 12am and the signs can be hard to see. There are two
+ self-serve pay lots on either side of the building in the
+ alley between 34<sup>th</sup> and 35<sup>th</sup> but read
+ the signs carefully before you park because some of the
+ space is shared with businesses during the week. If you
+ contact us well in advance, we might be able to get
+ permission to use an unused spot within our building from
+ the building manager.</p>
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