Tourists on Water Street, Downtown

Between groups of tourists walking by on Water Street, we see one woman stop to reflect.

The business behind everybody is The Wine Seller, a very good wine store.

For more reflection photos visit James at Newton Area Photo.

Confusing signage on Water Street

The east end of Water Street has seen construction for most of this year as the city upgrades the street surface and sidewalks. To help us understand what’s what there are a few signs near the construction zone.

All businesses are open except for the one that’s closed. The sidewalk is closed ahead, so walk on the other side of the street. Except, stay on this side for the businesses that are open on this side. Is that all perfectly clear?

Inside of Tyler Street

Name:

Tyler Street Coffee House

Address:

215 Tyler Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368

Hours:

6 am – 5pm, closed Monday

Phone:

(360) 379-4185

Website/Email:

N/A

Wi-Fi:

Can access the Palace Hotel network with no password.

Prices:

12 oz. Americano: $2.30

12 oz. Latte: $3.25

12 oz. Mocha: $3.50

12 oz. Drip: $2.00

Food:

Tyler Street has an on-site bakery that offers fresh baked sweets of all kinds. In addition it serves lunch and breakfast. The food is fresh, no wrapped sandwiches here.

General Atmosphere:

The decor is early 1900s with art deco touches. An exposed brick wall and glass storefront add to the charm. It features wood floors, coffee bar and tables. Three outside tables are available for al fresco enjoyment.

Coffee:

Seattle roasted Caffé Vita is featured, some of which is organic and fair trade.

Dried Sea Stars

This box of sea stars sat on a table in front of the Downtown clothing store, The Northwest Man. They were $5 each. I don’t know what these have to do with men’s clothes, but they do look cool.

For more Macro Monday visit Lisa at Lisa’s Chaos

The counter in Elevated Ice Cream

As a new project, I decided to take photos of all the places in the Port Townsend area that serve coffee. About 10 years ago, I counted up 23 distinct establishments in town that served espresso. I haven’t checked lately so don’t know the exact number. I’ll find out through this project.

Elevated serves hand packed ice cream that’s made on premise. The store also sells custom chocolates and of course, espresso drinks. It also offers toddy coffee. Toddy coffee is made in a cold brewing process. A concentrated coffee syrup is created that is mixed with hot water at serving time. It is very smooth, lacking coffee’s typical bitterness and acid.

Night view of the Old Consulate Inn

Many people think first of staying in a Victorian bed & breakfast inn when they visit Port Townsend. Here we see an evening view of the Old Consulate Inn.  Back when Port Townsend was the major seaport in Puget Sound, the Old Consulate Inn building was an German actual consulate. The building sits on the bluff overlooking Port Townsend Bay.

Shooting a movie in the Undertown

I stopped in for a cup of coffee with photo club buddy Phil B. and noticed some wooden tracks running through the Undertown Coffee and Wine Bar. The tracks were there to support a cart that had a video camera mounted on it.

It seems that a local indie moviemaker is shooting a flick called “The Last of Us”, in there. The actors were dressed in 40′s style suits and hats, which, considering the ambience of the cafe, makes me think that the video is being made in the film noir style.