I am struggling to reach my audience. I have posters up at Beneath-the-Streets, at the Information Booth in Pioneer Square and I have flyers in some bookstores.
I sell the most tickets through Airbnb Experiences but they take a 22% cut.
I have two tours coming up on July 25, 2PM and July 29, 11AM.
Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks for your time!
This walk is a benefit sponsored by the Alliance for Pioneer Square, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to preserving and enhancing the Pioneer Square Historic District, Seattle’s first neighborhood. This history walk is free, but donations to the Alliance for Pioneer Square are strongly encouraged. Participation is capped at thirty people. Advance registration is required through the EventBright website: Pioneer Square Walk Tickets, Saturday, July 25 • 10 AM - 11:30 AM | Eventbrite
Following the walk, anyone interested in chatting further about Seattle history is welcome to join me for no host libations and/or lunch at Seattle’s oldest saloon, Pioneer Square’s Merchant’s Cafe.
While Seattle has never been home to a formal “mafia” it has certainly seen its share of organized crime going back to its early days when saloons, gambling parlors, and brothels could be found on every corner. Eventually, all of this vice became ingrained into Seattle’s political-judicial system, creating a sanctioned system of corruption known as “tolerance policy” which, in turn, resulted in our own version of the mob led by Frank Colacurcio. During his lifetime, local newspapers bestowed Colacurcio with a variety of titles: “nightlife figure,” “restaurateur,” and “strip club magnate.” The sobriquet most often used though was “crime boss.” He was the inevitable consequence of a city built on sin. Surprisingly, his story has never been fully told before. Snippets of it appeared in the book “Seattle Vice,” but never an official biography. Until now.