Title: Basement cafe at Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle, March 6, 1980 Photographer: Haller, Grant M. Date: 1980 Caption: In spite of various threats over the years--huge chains, online shopping, and electronic reading devices--independent book stores in Seattle have continued the thrive, and the city is home to more per capita than any other U. S. city. The Elliott Bay Book Company was founded in 1973 by Walter Carr in the historic (1890) Globe Building on First Avenue and Main Street in Pioneer Square. It was later sold and then moved in 2010 to Capitol Hill, at 1521 10th Avenue. Long a local favorite, the Associated Press also lists Elliott Bay Book Co. as one of America's nine 