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Category Archives: Seattle infrastructure
Monumental Seattle (Part 4)
Public art depicts nothing–or something Continue reading
Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle history, Seattle image, Seattle infrastructure, Seattle neighborhoods
Tagged Angie's Umbrella, Benson Shaw, Catherine Mayer, Columbia Tower, Confederate War Veteran's Memorial Seattle, Diane Keaton, Fremont neighborhood Seattle, Giant Red Popsicle, He and She in Seattle, He sculpture Seattle, Henry Moore, Howard Garnitz, Jack Nicholson, Jim Pridgeon, John T. Young, Leif Erikson statue Seattle, Martin Selig, People Waiting For The Interurban, Pike Place Market, Pop Art, Pop Art movement, Regrade Park, Richard Beyer, Seattle public art, Seattle Tulip, Seinfeld, She sculpture Seattle, Something's Gotta Give, The Intinerant, The Wall of Death sculpture, Three Dogs Chasing A Rat, Tom Wesselmann, Vertebrae sculpture
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Seattle pedestrians sometimes forget to push crosswalk button
They wait, then get frustrated when the “walk” light doesn’t flash Continue reading
Posted in Seattle drivers, Seattle infrastructure, Seattle neighborhoods, Seattle traffic
Tagged Ballard, Beacon Hill Seattle, Capitol Hill Seattle, Charles Darwin, Eastlake Seattle, frustrated pedestrian, frustrated pedestrians Seattle, pedestrian call button, pedestrian call buttons, Seattle Center, Seattle crosswalks, Seattle pedestrians, South Lake Union, University District Seattle
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Stampless in Seattle
Not for the first time, local branch is out of needed stamp. Continue reading
Monumental Seattle (Part 2)
What does “The Wall of Death” say about the city? Continue reading
Posted in Seattle culture, Seattle image, Seattle infrastructure, Seattle media
Tagged Alki Point, Arthur Denny, Burke-Gilman Trail, Buster Simpson, Chief Seattle, Colin Baden, Denny Monument, Fire Station No. 41, Fishermen's Memorial, Fremont Bridge, Fremont neighborhood, From Swords Into Plowshares, George Washington, Hat N Boots, Hot Cha Cha, John T. Young, Kenny Schneider, Lewis Nasmyth, Magnuson Park, Mowry Baden, Museum of History and Industry, New York Alki, Reginald H. Parsons, Richard Beyer, Ronald Petty, Seattle George Monument, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle Statue of Liberty, The Wall of Death, University of Washington, Waiting for the Interurban
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Why are some Seattle pedestrians so reckless in crosswalks?
They may be making political statements. Continue reading
Yellow Cab at Seattle-Tacoma Airport: What 10% discount?
Cab drivers profess ignorance of price break posted on Internet. Continue reading
Posted in Seattle drivers, Seattle economy, Seattle image, Seattle infrastructure
Tagged AAA, American Automobile Association, Port of Seattle, Puget Sound Dispatch, Sea-Tac Airport, Seattle airport, Seattle Freeze, Seattle-Tacoma Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Shuttle Express, Starbucks, Tay Yoshitani, Third Avenue in Seattle, Yellow Cab of Seattle
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Seattle floating homes and the U.S. Supreme Court
Owners of Seattle’s most famous residences file brief in Florida boat-seizure case Continue reading
New-arena debate in Seattle involves city’s self-image
Do residents want a big-time city, or not? Continue reading
Seattle’s love-hate relationship with its downtown waterfront
Tourists seem more interested in it than the locals. Continue reading
Posted in Seattle history, Seattle infrastructure, Seattle media, Seattle neighborhoods, Seattle sports, Seattle Times
Tagged Alaskan Way Viaduct, Belltown, Olympic Sculpture Park, Pike Place Market, Salt Lake Tribune, Seattle Aquarium, Seattle great wheel, Seattle tourism, Seattle waterfront
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Calling all behavioral economists: Stay in Seattle
Setting of tolls for waterfront tunnel project promises lots of material Continue reading
Posted in Amazon, Seattle drivers, Seattle infrastructure, Seattle Times
Tagged Alaskan Way Viaduct, Amazon.com, behavioral economics, Governor Albert D. Rosellini Bridge-Evergreen Point, Interstate 5 Seattle, Interstate 90 Seattle, Lake Washington, Microsoft, QFox13, Route 520 Bridge, Route 99, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle Times, Seattle tolls, Washington State Department of Transportation, Washington State DOT
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Back to the future, in Seattle trash
Time warp on a city web page for checking collection schedules Continue reading
Signs in Seattle of …. what?
Some public notices are, uh, thought-provoking Continue reading
In Seattle, an anti-government protest over bridge tolls?
A 40% traffic drop might be caused by Tea Party-like sentiments Continue reading
The richest people in Seattle–a very long time ago
None of their descendants rank among the wealthiest today Continue reading
Posted in Seattle, Seattle economy, Seattle history, Seattle infrastructure, Seattle media
Tagged 047, Arthur Denny, Bailey Gatzert, Bill Gates, creative destruction, Cyrus Walker, David Denny, Forbes 400, Hearst, Henry Yesler, Jacob Furth, Jeff Bezos, Joseph Schumpeter, Leigh Hunt, Mary M. Miller, New-York Tribune, Paul Allen, richest people in Seattle, Seattle billionaires, Seattle millionaires, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle YMCA, Thomas Burke, Thomas S. Lippy, Tribune 4, Watson Squire, William C. Hill, William Renton, World Almanac
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