{"id":31568,"date":"2011-07-11T05:22:36","date_gmt":"2011-07-11T11:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wend.ca\/?p=31568"},"modified":"2015-09-11T15:01:59","modified_gmt":"2015-09-11T21:01:59","slug":"bubblegum-wall-seattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=31568","title":{"rendered":"Bubblegum Wall, Seattle"},"content":{"rendered":"

In an obscure little alley way beside Pike Place Market, you’ll find stone walls decorated by masses of colourful bubblegum. Known as the Market Theater Gum Wall<\/em>, the wall started when theatre goers began to stick their gum to the walls as they waited in line to enter the theatre. <\/p>\n

Over the years the walls have taken on a life of their own, and when you head down the alley towards the largest concentration of goo you are hit by the sickly sweet smell of heat melted gum.<\/p>\n

During our visit, one of my coworkers (Linda) continues the original tradition of sticking a coin to the wall using bubblegum. Her coin of choice: an Aussie dollar.<\/p>\n