#Smith tower temperance full#

“It illustrates also in the most comprehensive way the old truth that ‘except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.’ ” Waite alludes to this in the Pictorial Key: Symbolically it’s the Tower of Babel not a literal tower but one built within.

“but there is more in favor of his alternative-that it signifies the materialization of the spiritual word.” I understand that the reference is, however, to a House of Falsehood. “I agree rather with Grand Orient that it is the ruin of the House of Life, when evil has prevailed therein, and above all that it is the rending of a House of Doctrine. It’s man’s word used as a substitute for the Word of God and man’s attempt to reach heaven through his own natural mind. The Waite-Smith Tower represents a house of false doctrine. Some commentators get it right on generalities, but none of them hits the nail on the head.

#Smith tower temperance full#

Open to the public with no entry fee, it's stocked with gifts from local artisans, grocery staples like milk and eggs, a grab-and-go deli, and a soda fountain with floats and Full Tilt ice cream.In my opinion the Tower is probably one of the most misunderstood of the greater arcana. Another tour option, called 'The Bootleg King,' will launch this winter.įinally, there's also a new general store, Smith Tower Provisions, located on the ground floor of the tower. No snacks or drinks are included in either ticket price. The tour runs $19.14 for adults (a nod to the year the tower was completed), $14 for children ages 5 to 12, and $17 for seniors over 65 and military with ID. To get to the observation deck and bar, you have two options: Pay for 40-minute, self-guided Legends of Smith Tower tour, which takes you through several interactive exhibits, or simply pay for a 'Straight Up' ticket for an elevator ride to the 35th floor. Smith Tower Provisions on the ground floor. Light bites inspired by the Roaring Twenties, Prohibition, and the tower's Asian influence include banh mi sandwiches, Chinese dumplings, a raw oyster bar, and craft cocktails.

The biggest difference on the 35th floor is that you can now drink and eat while you admire a 360-degree view of the city. The rebranding has retained the fetching details of the room, including its ornate ceiling tiles, carved wood Wishing Chair, and that stunning wrap-around, open-air viewing platform. Starting tomorrow, visitors can partake in an interactive, self-guided tour called 'The Legends of Smith Tower,' drink at a new, Depression-era-styled 'speakeasy' in the observation deck, and shop at a ground floor mercantile.įormerly known as the Chinese Room, the 35th floor observation deck has been renamed 'the Smith Tower Observatory,' and within it is the Smith Tower Temperance cafe and bar. It was recently purchased by Unico Properties, a Seattle-based real estate investment and operating company, and has undergone a bit of a refresh and rebranding. It hasn't all been smooth sailing for the historic Smith Tower, which struggled with high vacancy rates after the burst of the dot-com bubble in the early aughts and went up for sale in a foreclosure auction in 2012.īut Seattle's first skyscraper, once the tallest building west of the Mississippi, seems to be on the rebound. Spy On the Puget Sound at Rooftop Bar The Nest