Seattle architect Rico Quirindongo served as chair of the Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority (PDA) Council during planning and construction of the MarketFront addition on Western Avenue. He is now [2023] Acting Director of Seattle’s Office of Planning and Community Development. In this 2022 interview with HistoryLink’s Jennifer Ott and Dominic Black, Quirindongo discusses Pike Place Market’s diverse community, construction of the MarketFront addition, and the Market’s connection to Seattle’s central waterfront.
Joining the Board of Pike Place Market
Rico Quirindongo: I would admit that one of the reasons beyond interest in the waterfront and the Market itself, one of the reasons I was interested in the position was to level up. So I have had a board addiction problem and I have spent the last 20 years doing this civic service, like serving on…
