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.
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Your Sunday Squirrel
I went to Denny Park last weekend and, success! There were quite a few squirrels around. They weren't overly friendly, but I imagine that their nerves are frazzled from months of listening to heavy equipment. The improvements continue and no apparent end is in sight. I will wait and hope.
So Long, US Bank Building
Take a last look, because it's comin' down. This was a strange place. It was like somebody's idea of the bank-of-the-future circa the mid-sixties. The place had an escalator (and also a weird smell). I would generally get my laundry change there, because for years it was about the only bank in Belltown. I know that can't be right, but it sure seemed like it. Anyhow, it's on the way out; to be replace with something much larger. It is the way of things.




