Sound Transit’s new light rail expansion is being hailed as a transportation miracle—and rightfully so!
As Jim Spady of Dick’s Drive-In put it: “Capitol Hill is a wonderful community, but it’s difficult to get there. University Link will be amazing, connecting to both downtown and the UW in minutes. We can’t wait for opening day!”
But you know what will be more amazing? Taking the train to Sodo, buying a pre-roll in one of the many shops down there, smoking it in a desolate parking lot somewhere (not technically legal, so don’t get caught), and then riding the train back to Capitol Hill, where you will emerge across the street from Dick’s. Though Seattle is a city of many culinary delights, I’ve yet to encounter one as wonderful as getting high, buying a bunch of cheap and delicious Dick’s food, and plopping down on one of Seattle Central College’s big window alcoves to plow through a Dick’s Deluxe, fries, and a strawberry shake. While burger-loving potheads definitely have cause to rejoice, so do the stores that make up Seattle’s unofficial Green Light District, the cluster of pot shops in close proximity to the Stadium and Sodo light rail stations…