Part of the history of South Park. It might be time to demo what is left of this house and move forward. There is a view of the Duwamish River from this lot, but most of the land on this side of the street are commercial. Very odd neighborhood. I lived here with my family prior to starting school. I must have been @ 4 years old when we lived in South Park. I remember, in the mid-1950’s, walking to the banks of the river with a stick with a piece of string attached on the end thinking I would go fishing. Somewhere there is even a photo of myself and my long deceased cousin Bob standing on a log on the bank of the river with our homemade fishing poles. It seems unmanageable today to imagine a parent allowing a 4 year old to walk a couple of blocks to play in/near a very polluted river. Those were very different times.
Tag: buildings
Rockefeller Center
Not really an iconic view of this most famous tourist spot. It has been nearly four years since I took this photo and I always cringe a little every time I look at and think about the woman staring back at me; I feel like I got busted or something. Of all of the people moving about this space, she was the only one ( and the closest to me ) who spotted me and what I was doing. I should have asked her if she minded being in the photo, but….In profile, she looks much like someone I worked with many years ago. So, on a couple of levels this image has some weird mojo attached to it. I would really like to think she is a spy posing as a tourist, but that could be just my imagination working overtime.
Simon & Schuster
New York, the publishing company where our son works.
Water Towers
A view from Gowanus Canal area of Brooklyn looking north towards a dense, urban area.
Georgetown
This building used to be the SW Police precinct building and has served other purposes over the years. I am glad it is being taken care of.
Skinny Houses-Attached
Spotted on Capitol Hill in Seattle.
Acme Glass
Acme Glass, on Alberta St., closed last year after decades at this site. Major remodeling is going on now to accommodate a pizza place, called Chicago Pizza.
Tacoma Dome
While driving south on I-5 I took this photo of the Tacoma Dome as I drove past.
Almost Seen
This house is nearly buried by all of the vegetation. I am always curious about the people living in houses with yards like this.
Tops
Tops of downtown buildings from Capitol Hill.
End
Triangular building and a sofa proclaiming “End”. Perhaps, expecting the world to end on May 21st, someone placed their sofa outside to watch the ‘End”. I think they should have checked their Mayan calendar as the “end” does not occur till Dec. 21st, 2012. I don’t think the sofa will last that long; it’s ‘end’ may come sooner.
