You've seen this sign a million times. Clue: think 2nd Ave., mid-Belltown. There, you know where it is, right?
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Seattle is quite a beautiful city, no doubt about that. The Belltown neighborhood doesn’t swing that way. Much of it is downright hideously ugly. If not for all that ugliness, there’d be nothing to see. I’ve lived here for 20 years and I’ve only just started taking notice. Please join me on this odyssey of unsightliness as we try to figure out why poor Belltown looks so bad.
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- Your Sunday Squirrel
- I Got Yer Fall Colors Right HERE!
- From the "Losing Our Edge" Department
- Coming Soon to the Moore!
- After Hours
- Name That Neon!
- Trivia Triumph, Part Googleplex
- Here's a Good, Old-Fashioned, Street-Blocking Bell...
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- Coming Soon to the Moore!
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- Christmas in October?
- The Escala: The Verdict?
- So Long, Old Friend!
- Your Sunday Squirrel
- Coming Soon to the Moore!
- Name That Neon - Fail?
- Captain Obvious Speaks!
- Coming Soon to the Moore!
- After Hours
- Name That Neon!
- Coming Soon to the Moore!
- The Crystal Pool and Beyond: 95 Years at 2nd & Lenora
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- Should We Be Concerned?
- The Sidewalk Is Open! O Glorious Day!
- Coming Soon to the Moore!
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- Broad Street Welcomes Sweet Lady Blacktop!
- McGuire Scaffold-Watch! Week: ???? + 26
- After Hours
- Wall Street Beatdown, Part 2
- Coming Soon to the Moore!
- After Hours
- Here's a Cool, New Thing!
- Hey Belltown, Say Hello to Your Newest Scaffold!
- Bear Spray??
- Your Sunday Squirrel
- What Did This Use To Be?
- After Hours
- How About an Arty Cell Phone Photo?
- Debt to Society: PAID
- Coming Soon to the Moore!
- After Hours
- Wall Street Gets Sliced and Diced!
- Coming Soon to the Moore!
- After Hours
- McGuire Scaffold-Watch! Week: ???? + 25
- Tribunali Rethinks Happy Hour
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- Overheard in Belltown
- Eye Guy Oversaturates!
- Coming Soon to the Moore!
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- Gone!
- A Sign of the Times...
- Coming Soon to the Moore!
- Speaking of Squirrel Life Expectancy...
- Your Sunday Squirrel
- Welcome to the Neighborhood!
- Episode IV: A New Hope
- Your Tax Dollars Take a Break
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2 comments:
The Arbor Deli!
Correct! Good for you! Excellent knowledge of neon!
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