Well, the Security House was not favored with this morning's sun, but when does any circumstance of lighting favor it? You have to admit that it's not a very pretty building. In fact, if you built four Security Houses side-by-side, you could fool people into thinking they were somewhere in the former Soviet bloc - such is the building's level of unadorned charmlessness. But why the hell would you want to build four of them? One is quite enough. Anyhow, I have a bit more speculation about what may be going on beneath that very attractive sheet of plastic: it is my theory that they are preparing to stage the world's largest puppet show. At present, they're in the rehearsal stage, but very soon, they'll cut holes in the very beautiful plastic curtain and hundreds of puppeteers will put on a memorable show that will be completely coherent to everyone standing on the ground. It's gonna totally set a world record and Belltown will finally be known for more than crack smoking and public vomiting.
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.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Security House Scaffold-Watch: Week 5
Well, the Security House was not favored with this morning's sun, but when does any circumstance of lighting favor it? You have to admit that it's not a very pretty building. In fact, if you built four Security Houses side-by-side, you could fool people into thinking they were somewhere in the former Soviet bloc - such is the building's level of unadorned charmlessness. But why the hell would you want to build four of them? One is quite enough. Anyhow, I have a bit more speculation about what may be going on beneath that very attractive sheet of plastic: it is my theory that they are preparing to stage the world's largest puppet show. At present, they're in the rehearsal stage, but very soon, they'll cut holes in the very beautiful plastic curtain and hundreds of puppeteers will put on a memorable show that will be completely coherent to everyone standing on the ground. It's gonna totally set a world record and Belltown will finally be known for more than crack smoking and public vomiting.
Oh, would that it were true. *delighted hand-clapping* Puppets!!!
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