Belltown is the most densely populated neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, United States, located on the city's downtown waterfront. Formerly a low-rent, semi-industrial arts district, in recent decades it has transformed into a neighbourhood of trendy restaurants, boutiques, nightclubs, and residential towers as well as warehouses and art galleries. Although many new businesses have eclipsed older ones, some venerated establishments still draw crowds of loyal patrons. It is possible both to purchase bed linens and bathroom fixtures and to dine at cheap restaurants open twenty-four hours a day after frequenting the area's nightclubs. The neighbourhood has recently experienced an increase in its population of retirees, young office workers, and gays and lesbians on top of its melange of blue-collar and migrant workers and artists.
The Olympic Sculpture Park, an eight and a half-acre public sculpture garden adjacent to Myrtle Edwards Park, is located on the northern edge of the Belltown waterfront. The park features contemporary pieces, various ecosystems with plants indigenous to the Pacific Northwest, and a restored beach and seawall. The park's construction was funded entirely with private donations and is operated by the Seattle Art Museum. Unlike other such parks in the United States, the Olympic Sculpture Park is unwalled, and admission is free.
Belltown is also home to The Art Institute of Seattle and Mars Hill Graduate School.
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