Tag: Signage

Green Lake Aqua Theatre

On By Fred KingIn Green Lake, SignageLeave a comment

What is left of the Green Lake Aqua Theatre. Most of the original structure has been demolished. It was a very unique piece of architecture and an interesting venue for a range of events, including rock concerts.I remember being at this Led Zeppelin concert in May of 1969. The outdoor acoustics made for an amazing place to hear Jimmy Page’s guitar playing.This Grateful Dead concert, Aug. 20th, 1969, was the very last concert at this venue. I was there listening till  around 2AM when the electricity was shut off. The Dead arrived over an hour late (very commonplace for them). It was an odd night. Due to the city buses stopping service before 2AM I didn’t arrive home till hours later.

Duwamish Waterway Park

On By Fred KingIn rocks, Seattle, Signage, Uncategorized1 Comment

The Duwamish River was one of the first EPA designated Superfund sites, in the early 1970’s. The river doesn’t seem as polluted as it once was, but I am not sure just how or if those ‘funds’ were used. In the 1960’s and 1970’s many of the bottom fish like flounders had odd growths on their bodies and were hard to look at let alone consider to be edible. For a short time in my childhood we lived just south of the 14th Street Bridge, about a blocks distance from the river. I remember playing on the river bank and fishing with a tree limb and string. Across the river was Boeing’s Plant 2, one of the many causes of the pollution of the river. A very odd mix of residential, commercial and industrial shared usage.

Sign and Saab

On By Fred KingIn Car, SignageLeave a comment

Every time I walk by this Saab I wonder what sort of life it had. The car has not moved in at least 3 years that I have been walking by it in the Sabin District, Portland. The body seems to be made of parts from other cars. Rust, lichen and moss seem to be major visual components.