<P> After Chicago architect Sam Baldwin loses his wife Maggie to cancer , he and his eight - year - old son Jonah start a new life in Seattle , Washington , but Sam continues to grieve . A year and a half later , on Christmas Eve 1992 , Jonah -- who wants his father to find a new wife -- calls in to a radio talk show . Jonah persuades a reluctant Sam to go on the air to talk about how much he misses Maggie . Hundreds of women from around the country who hear the program and are touched by the story write to Sam . One of the listeners is Annie Reed , a Baltimore Sun reporter who is engaged to amiable Walter but feels there is something missing from their cordial relationship . After watching the film An Affair to Remember , Annie impulsively writes a letter suggesting that Sam meet her on top of the Empire State Building on Valentine 's Day . She does not intend to mail it , but her friend and editor Becky does it for her and agrees to send Annie to Seattle . </P>
<P> After Chicago architect Sam Baldwin loses his wife Maggie to cancer , he and his eight - year - old son Jonah start a new life in Seattle , Washington , but Sam continues to grieve . A year and a half later , on Christmas Eve 1992 , Jonah -- who wants his father to find a new wife -- calls in to a radio talk show . Jonah persuades a reluctant Sam to go on the air to talk about how much he misses Maggie . Hundreds of women from around the country who hear the program and are touched by the story write to Sam . One of the listeners is Annie Reed , a Baltimore Sun reporter who is engaged to amiable Walter but feels there is something missing from their cordial relationship . After watching the film An Affair to Remember , Annie impulsively writes a letter suggesting that Sam meet her on top of the Empire State Building on Valentine 's Day . She does not intend to mail it , but her friend and editor Becky does it for her and agrees to send Annie to Seattle . </P>
where does tom hanks live in sleepless in seattle
where does tom hanks live in sleepless in seattle
Seattle , Washington
Seattle , Washington