Saturday, September 30, 2006
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What goes up comes down more or less okay. These two guys repeated many slides down the rail, but none with landings quite like this. If that had been me coming down on my shoulder and hand, I don't think I'd be getting up to do it again. To see what happens next and to view more skateboarding shots, click my More Seattle Stuff page. skateboarding Seattle+skateboardrail+slide skateboard+landing Ballard+skate+park Seattle+skate+park skateboarders
Friday, September 29, 2006
Here goes buddy number two in quick succession to yesterday's skateboarder. These guys moves are like airborn ballet most of the time. Sometimes it's like they sent in the clowns, though. Tomorrow's photo will complete the triptich and show you how these two jumps turned out. Till then, enjoy this beautiful Indian Summer day (or spring if you're down under)! Seattle+skateboard rail+slide skateboarding+Seattle Seattle+skate+park Ballard+skate+park Ballard+skateboard thrasher skateboard+stairs skateboard+rail
Thursday, September 28, 2006
I remember when I lived in beach territory that friends who surfed would have photographer friends sit on a board out in the waves and take shots of them inside the curl or take videos from shore of them dropping down a wave and riding it out. So, it didn't surprise me when I visited this Seattle skateboarding park that I wasn't the only one recording what I saw. This guy and his buddy had a videographer shooting them as they went down this 7-stair rail. Tomorrow I'll post what I saw next. . . Seattle+skateboarding Seattle+skate+park Seattle+rail+slide Ballard+skateboard+park Seattle+skateboard+photo 7-stair+rail+skateboard+photo skateboarder
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Here is the facade of the landmark Seattle department store lovingly called "The Bon." (click on the photo for a larger image) When I was in college the animated holiday windows were a big draw for downtown shopping. Of course in the post-merger/takeover/everything-is-owned-by-the same-six-big-businesses-anyway era of ownership, The Bon hasn't been The Bon for quite some time: founded in 1890 and named by it's owners for a Paris store whose customer service they admired, it is now a Macy's. For a peek at The Bon Marche and Macy's signs on a different facade, click my More Seattle Stuff page. The+Bon+Marche Bon+Marche The+Bon Bon+Macy's Seattle+department+store Seattle+Bon+Marche Seattle+Bon Macy's+Seattle
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
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I was passing this storefront and noticed a private party going on inside. It was a grand opening celebration for a new shop that features useful and decorative items which have been handmade by local Seattle artists and craftspeople. This DJ had his electronics and turntables set up right in the shop window and was bopping and dancing around to the music, twisting dials, moving platters, keeping things hopping for the guests inside. I think he may have been doing dnb oriented stuff, but not sure. Seattle+DJ dnb+dj dj dnb store+opening+SeattleQueen+Anne+art+crafts Hey+Mr.+DJ
Monday, September 25, 2006
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With her parents permission, I took this photo of a toddler who fell asleep in her stroller at the fair midway through a corndog. Apparently the excitement of the day was just too much! Me, I'm freaking out that this beautiful kid is going to aspirate part of her lunch when she comes to. . . Seattle+fair corndog child+sleeping Seattle+county+fair food+aspiration
Sunday, September 24, 2006
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All summer long the city of Seattle seems to be one big festival town. But, when September rolls around, city folks head for the country, and the Puyallup Fair (a Native American word that most people pronounce as Pew-al-up). This young gent seemed pleased to have won his fair lady a huge prize through some feat of skill or blind luck in some game on the midway. PuyallupPuyallup+Fair county+fair+Seattle Seattle+fair county+fair+prize I+won
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Friday, September 22, 2006
If you wish to become an accomplished musician or dancer, this doorway might be the one to step through right into your dreams. Cornish College of the Arts is a highly respected school for performing and visual arts. This doorway into Kerry Hall of Cornish is located on Roy Street on Capitol Hill. (The visual and theater arts departments are in another location near Seattle Center.) The tile work on this (I think) 1915-1930 era doorway is beautiful and interesting. For a full look and more detailed photos click the link to my More Seattle Stuff page. Cornish Cornish+Seattle Cornish+College+of+the+Arts Kerry+Hall Cornish+Capitol+Hill tile+doorway Seattle+arts+college
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Clear across town from yesterday's photo, up on Capitol Hill I found this block-long mosaic tile pathway on Broadway. This shop's number can be read correctly forward or backward. Up ahead is a surprise embedded in the sidewalk. More on that tomorrow! Capitol+Hill+Seattle Broadway+Seattle Seattle+storefront Seattle+tile+work Seattle+dance+steps Broadway+dance+steps tile+mosaic Broadway+tile Seattle+sidewalk sidewalk+art
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Despite their faded glory, these two colors of terrazo and their checkerboard borders of cheddar and black, black and white, and terra cotta and white tile patterns still delights. I found this in an old shop front doorway. Inlaid in black handcut letters in the terrazo was the name "Frank's." What pride that first proprietor must have taken in this entryway treatment. For a full view click my More Seattle Stuff page. doorway tile+work terrazo+entryway storefront+entry store+entry+tile+work tile+storefront Seattle+tile work Seattle+terrazo Frank's+Ballard Frank's+storefront
Monday, September 18, 2006
Today the quarter begins at most colleges and universities in Seattle. A student newly back in town donned a woolly brimmed hat and hoody to stroll, seemingly invisibly, to the market. The clear light, nip in the air, and swell in the population of 18-25 year olds all seem to shout, "Autumn is nearly here." Metropolitan+Market+Queen+Anne Metropolitan+Market+Seattle shadows silhouette surrealistic Seattle+autumn
Sunday, September 17, 2006
As I was walking by a cafe doorway I glimpsed these two young women by chance. The way the late afternoon light outlined the young mother seemed so beautiful to me. I think they were considering food in a display case. Seattle+cafe Queen+Anne+cafe late+afternoon+light+photo Seattle+photo
Saturday, September 16, 2006
The wires, trolly lines, poles, street lamp, blobs of transformers and signal towers against the sunset gave me the feeling I was looking at Miro's take on the Seattle skyline. Miro wires trolly+lines tansformers Seattle Seattle+sunset Miro+Seattle
Friday, September 15, 2006
The last sunny Seattle summer day, the older children are back in school, the metal chairs outside the greengrocer sit empty at lunchtime in a busy week when no one has time to sit and chat. Summers of my childhood recall riding joyously in the back of my father's old 52 Chevy pickup truck. Ramp up life to warp speed, Mr. Sulu. Here we go barreling into fall. (Click this link for a full view of this cheerful store front tableau at my More Seattle Stuff page). Sunset+Hill+Greemarket Greenmarket greengrocer metal+chairs sidewalk+cafe wine+cheese+Seattle Seattle+neighborhood+market Seattle+street+scene Seattle+truck truck+reflection Seattle+photo
Thursday, September 14, 2006
It's the last hurrah in the gardens around Seattle. The light is dwindling earlier, yesterday the midday sun was bright, the air crisp, tree leaves beginning to turn red and amber, and the last blue-sky blooms were saying goodbye. Today gloom and drizzle, tomorrow rain. Farewell high summer. You were glorious!
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
What the well dressed Frosh will be wearing on campus this year. . . Yes, Seattle's own Utilikilts are just the thing for frat parties or comfortable late night studies. Well, maybe mainly guys in art school or industrial education and technology classes--but I think they are gaining popularity with liberal arts types, as well. Prior to moving to Seattle, I'd only seen men in the US wear kilts to formal functions, such as black tie dinners and weddings. Here I've seen students, tradesmen, hikers, runners, and all kinds and ages of guys around Seattle wearing these casual kilts. They come in everything from goretex to leather. I even noticed a petite fashionista incorporating a black one of these into her very chic designer ensemble. See my More Seattle Stuff page for shots I took of the Interbay neighborhood store, which just closed and moved to the Pioneer Square neighborhood). Click this for a live model (a Seattle blogger who wears them). Remember, you saw them here first, folks. . . Utilikilts Seattle+Utilikilts Seattle+kilt kilt work+clothes men's+fashion Seattle+menswear Seattle+fashion kilts Seattle+clothing fall+fashion
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Just beyond Frank Gehry's electric-guitar-red aluminium shingles and clear blue raised panels on the roof of the free flowing Experience Music Project, you can spy the Space Needle's revolving restaurant in the sky (46 minutes per full rotation) and 360 degree observation deck. Gehry expects the red paint of these shingles to fade with age, just as music changes over time. I liked the way the colors in this shot split the frame diagonally like a quilt block. Seattle+Center EMP Experience+Music+Project Frank+Gehry Gehry+design Space+Needle Observation+Deck O-Deck Rotating+Restaurant Split+Rectangle
Monday, September 11, 2006
Jimi Hendrix grew up in Seattle's Central District (click the link to read about it). The house where he lived was moved last fall to the city of Renton, where Hendrix's memorial is located. I photographed this bronze statue of Hendrix where it currently sits on Broadway near the corner of Pine Street. It has been given to the city of Seattle by its owner and will soon be moved to the new Jimi Hendrix Park which was just developed. Click here for more shots I took.
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Sunday, September 10, 2006
Looking skyward at dawn under the undulating form of the stainless steel clad Experience Music Project. The EMP's exterior is covered by 21,000 uniquely shaped shingles that catch and reflect the light. The building was designed by Frank Gehry, and commissioned by Microsoft's Paul Allen to honor Seattle native son, Jimi Hendrix, and the popular music of the 50s to the present. "Are you experienced?"
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Saturday, September 09, 2006
Thursday, September 07, 2006
You might like the view this contemporary houseboat offers of the tall Aurora Bridge that spans the Lake Washington Ship Canal where it meets Lake Union. Actually, the bridge is really named the George Washington Memorial Bridge, but hardy anyone refers to it as such. It carries Hwy 99, also known as Aurora Ave., a major thoroughfare running north/south through town, and most people just call it the Aurora Bridge. It is the only bridge spanning the ship canal that is not a draw bridge, and its graceful arches can be clearly seen from across the lake. Unfortunately, because of its height, the bridge has been a magnet for upset people contemplating suicide.
I didn't notice the bridge in the window until I downloaded the photo. I liked the way the reflection's line angled across the window and the line continues to be carried by the roofline. This strikingly designed 1 bedroom 1 1/2 bath houseboat built in 1991 is for sale. Can you guess the asking price? Would you believe only $998,800--but hey, it comes with a kayak! :^) Check out more views of its other features by clicking here, and dream.
Yes, that is a real VW Beetle in his grasp. The Fremont Troll doesn't hear The Three Billy Goats Gruff up on his bridge. Instead, he hears the hundreds of cars that zoom overhead on Hwy 99 (Aurora Avenue). He has plucked one of them down for lunch. You're NEXT!
You can read about its history and how the Troll's artist creators constructed it by clicking here. The Troll is another of Seattle's unique takes on Nordic traditions. The open air Duck Boat Tours (you may remember from here) used to drive by the Troll in years past, but not anymore. Some local tours in enclosed vans do drive right up for a close look, brave souls. If you'd like a close up from a safe distance and a more complete view check my More Seattle Stuff page.Fremont Fremont+Troll Troll Seattle+Troll Aurora+Bridge Hwy+99 Duck+Boat VW
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Apartments could be for you. The studio through 2 bedroom units sit above a popular health conscious co-op grocery store and an ice cream store, and are right next to Peet's Coffee & Tea on the corner. The Fremont Bridge is just steps away, and the Burke-Gilman Bicycle Trail runs right in front of the building. There is currently construction going on at the intersection due to bridge refitting, but when it's over the very famous art installation that people love to dress up, "Waiting for the Inter-Urban," will be put back in it's place just catty-corner to this sculpture-clad tower. For a full view of the complex click here.
Monday, September 04, 2006
Sunday, September 03, 2006
Friday, September 01, 2006
The Fremont district borders the shipping canal that runs between the Sound to Lake Union and beyond to Lake Washington. It's been known as the epitome of artsy fartsy since the 50s and has attracted creative free spirits and boho wannabees in the decades since. Now it's still smart and hip and funky, but has gone a lot more upscale since my college days when it was more a blue-collar-meets-crunchy-granola sort of place.
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46 City Daily Photo bloggers around the globe are participating in the September 1st theme day: Doorways. Please use the links to below to visit them. (Due to time zone differences and other factors, the theme photo may not be displayed until later if you are viewing early in the day.)
1 - Porto (Portugal) -2 - Copenhagen (Denmark) -3 - Trier/Treves (Germany) -4 - Hyde (UK) -5 - Greenville, SC (USA) -6 - Trondheim (Norway) -7 - Manila (Philippines) -8 - Willamette Valley, OR (USA) -9 - Cottage Grove, MN (USA) -10 - Alexandria, VA (USA) -11 - Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) -12 - Guadalajara (Mexico) -13 - Szentes (Hungary) -14 - Sydney (Australia) -15 - Wellington (New Zealand) -16 - Sharon, CT (USA) -17 - Albuquerque, NM (USA) -18 - Washington, DC [Passante] -19 - Chattanooga, TN (USA) -20 - Antigua (Guatemala) -21 - Rotterdam (Netherlands) -22 - Portsmouth (UK) -23 - Ryde (UK) -24 - SaarbrÃÂ¼cken (Germany) -25 - London (UK) -26 - Newcastle (UK) -27 - Singapore -28 - Aliso Viejo, CA (USA) -29 - Seattle, WA (USA) [Kim] -30 - Sandiego, CA (USA) [Felicia] -31 - Jakarta (Indonesia) -32 - Vallauris (France) -33 - Brussels (Belgium) -34 - Seattle, WA (USA) [Susan] -35 - Stavanger (Norway) -36 - Paris (France) -37 - Sainte Maxime (France) -38 - Hong Kong (HK) -39 - Oulu (Finland) -40 - Trujillo (Peru)-41 - Berlin (Germany) -42- Vantaa (Finland) -43 - Melbourne (Australia) -44 - Delta, CO (USA). This just in: For 45 and 46, click the links to the right for Parma, Italy, anEdinburghghScotlandnd.