Protesters filled the intersection at 23rd Avenue and Union Street in front of Uncle Ike's on Wednesday afternoon -- rallying against a pot shop in an area that's been notorious for crime for decades
Dozens of people marched through the Central District to the intersection, where rally leaders spoke.
Here's some background on the intersection.
It previously was known for gang activity and high profile incidents.
The man who owned Philly’s Best cheese steak restaurant – where Uncle Ike’s is located now – was killed blocks away in 2003. In 2008, his business partner, Degene Barecha, was fatally shot in the store. A customer also was shot, but survived.
Barecha’s murder was solved. The 2003 remains unsolved.
In May 2001, Seattle police killed a man who dragged an officer with his car. At a protest about the shooting, then mayor Paul Schell was assaulted with a megaphone by activist James Garrett. The assault broke bones around the mayor’s eye.
In May 2006, a member of the Black Gangster Disciples gang was the target of a drive-by at 23rd and Union. That gang member, who had a history of manslaughter, was found with 230 grams of cocaine in the trunk of that car.
In 1996, late University of Washington football star Reggie Rogers was stopped for DUI there. He previously killed three teens in a DUI collision.
In October 1964, R&B singer Little Willie John fatally stabbed a man after a fight a block and a half away, at 923 23rd Avenue. John, whose music was covered by The Beatles and James Brown, died four years later in the Walla Walla State Penitentiary.