SoDo

SoDo, alternatively SODO, is a neighborhood in Seattle, that makes up part of the city's Industrial District. It is bounded on the north by South King Street, beyond which is Pioneer Square; on the south by South Spokane Street, beyond which is more of the Industrial District; on the west by the Duwamish Waterway, across which is West Seattle; and on the east by Metro Transit's Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel and SoDo Busway, beyond which is the International District and the rest of the Industrial District.

Seattle’s oldest neighborhood, on the south end of downtown, filled with beautiful
historic brick buildings. It’s also struggled with crime and a large homeless population. Most of the art
galleries in the city are concentrated here so the streets get packed for the First Thursday Art Walk every
month. SoDo just to the south has stadiums and warehouses, so the neighborhood has lots of sports bars
and sees big crowds on game days. Expect the occasional scent of urine from both drunk sports fans and
homeless people without access to public toilets.

One of the galleries is hosting a show from an artist whose sprawling, psychedelic paintings have
become a big hit. She’s an Ecstatic, and to those in the know they very clearly reference the Umbra and
other Magickal concepts. She’s worried that the attention she receives will draw the New World Order down on her,
but also excited about the prospect of spreading Ecstatic ideals to a larger audience.

Many secrets are hidden in the walls and sealed basements of old buildings here, waiting to be
uncovered. The Ancient Order of the Benthic Night’s old sanctum is one such particularly horrifying secret.
The Seattle Underground also provides a convenient place for vampires and other creatures of the night to
lay low. The dingy subterranean streets are not large catacombs by any means, but they offer a means to
slink from place to place downtown out of the public view.

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