Just a muddy little logging community when picked as Washington's territorial capital in 1853, OLYMPIA has never really become the metropolis its founders had hoped, instead continuing to remain somewhat a backwater locale despite government efforts to spruce it up. Its downtown area is small, with a few blocks of stores and restaurants presided over by the neo-Romanesque Old Capitol at Seventh Avenue between Washington and Franklin, home mainly to bureaucratic offices. Nevertheless, it's quite a busy little town, with state employees knocking around during the day and students from the … more »
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