No trip to Seattle's Pike Place Market is complete without a visit to the gum wall in Post Alley.
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Showing posts with label Seattle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Seattle. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
The gum wall in Seattle's Pike Place Market
By Jack Brummet
No trip to Seattle's Pike Place Market is complete without a visit to the gum wall in Post Alley.
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No trip to Seattle's Pike Place Market is complete without a visit to the gum wall in Post Alley.
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Monday, November 19, 2012
Seattle experiences 10.5" of rain (more than a quarter of its annual total) since November 9th
By Jack Brummet, Precipitation Editor
Seattle receives around 38" of rain a year (making us the 44th rainiest city in the U.S., even though many people would name Seattle No. 1). In the last 11 days, we've had 10.5" of rain..nearly 1/4 of all rain that will fall here this year. I'm still loving the rain festival.
Seattle receives around 38" of rain a year (making us the 44th rainiest city in the U.S., even though many people would name Seattle No. 1). In the last 11 days, we've had 10.5" of rain..nearly 1/4 of all rain that will fall here this year. I'm still loving the rain festival.
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Friday, July 27, 2012
The Space Needle becomes a UFO above the clouds
A photo yesterday from KOMO-TV news. You actually see this happen a few times every year, when we have low clouds. And we have low clouds (and every other form of cloud) pretty often.
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Saturday, July 21, 2012
Jack's aerial photos from north of San Francisco and Seattle
By Jack Brummet, Travel Editor
Of all the places I've flown over the last few years--in Asia, Europe, Mexico, and around the U.S.--I have never really thought about taking pictures from the plane. When I tried years ago, they never really turned out. I think I'll do this from now on. It's pretty fun. You definitely get a foggy haze from having to shoot through two layers of plexiglas, but especially in Seattle, where you often swoop in low and close as you head east to the airport, you get some pretty amazing views. It's always nice to fly home to Seattle.
Of all the places I've flown over the last few years--in Asia, Europe, Mexico, and around the U.S.--I have never really thought about taking pictures from the plane. When I tried years ago, they never really turned out. I think I'll do this from now on. It's pretty fun. You definitely get a foggy haze from having to shoot through two layers of plexiglas, but especially in Seattle, where you often swoop in low and close as you head east to the airport, you get some pretty amazing views. It's always nice to fly home to Seattle.
Farms in Northern California. I always love those grids broken up by roads and curves
My plane home from SF today flew almost directly over my house, but I didn't whip the camera out until we were over Queen Anne/Downtown. Good view of the Needle, EMP, the arches at the Science Center, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (among many other buildings wharves, piers, streets, and parks).
Mount I don't know. It must not be a giant--Mount Rainier, Shucksan, Baker, Hood,
etc., are covered in snow. That may even be a glacier along the top ridge (can't tell).
a slice of downtown Seattle and the waterfront
waterfront
close up of Seattle Center/EMP/Gates Foundation
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Sunday, July 08, 2012
Friday, May 11, 2012
1960 photograph of Ballard and the Olympic Mountains
This 1960 photo is a view of Ballard in Seattle. The Bardahl Manufacturing sign is still around...not sure about the WaMu sign (I suspect not) . In the background, beyond Bainbridge Island, are the Olympic Mountains. Photo courtesy of the Washington State Digital Archives.
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Photograph: 1935 - Battleships in Seattle's Elliott Bay
Photograph of the USS California (left) and the USS Tennessee (right) at anchor in Elliot Bay during summer maneuvers, ca. 1935. Courtesy of the Washington State Digital Archives
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
A Puget Sound Tugboat Yarn – Vancouver to Ballard
By Jack Brummet, Seattle History Editor
[from the Library of Congress Washington State folk life archives]
"I was skipper of a tugboat towin' a boom of logs from Vancouver Island to Ballard in 1911. Most of the way down we had one of them frozen fogs, and it kept gettin' colder all the time. The seagulls had slim pickin's that time of year up the Sound, and they swarmed onto the log boom till you couldn't see the bark.
"One morning, about six hours from Ballard, one of the deck hands noticed that they were flapping their wings considerable without gettin' anywhere, and [?] we come to find out, be'jeeze their feet was frozen to the logs. When we got about opposite Meadow Point, somp'n went wrong with the engine. The Chief reported that it couldn't be fixed without goin' onto dry dock, and there we was, driftin' out there in the fog, with little chance of gettin' any help for twelve hours or so, and a darn good chance of fouling on the point and losin' the boom and our skins besides.
"It looked pretty tough until I got an idea. Then I says to the Steward:
“Charlie, how much sack coal we got left?”
"Charlie says: 'We got five sacks in the hole and one part sack in the galley.'
“That's fine, I think that will be enough to get us into port."
He looks at me an though I had somp'n wrong with my head, and goes off mutterin' to himself. Then I calls the two deck hands and tells them to get the sacks of coal out of the hole and carry them way aft. Then I order all hands an' the cook to stand aft and throw coal at the seagulls on the log boom. And bejeeze, them seagulls flew us and the boom into port."
[from the Library of Congress Washington State folk life archives]
"I was skipper of a tugboat towin' a boom of logs from Vancouver Island to Ballard in 1911. Most of the way down we had one of them frozen fogs, and it kept gettin' colder all the time. The seagulls had slim pickin's that time of year up the Sound, and they swarmed onto the log boom till you couldn't see the bark.
"One morning, about six hours from Ballard, one of the deck hands noticed that they were flapping their wings considerable without gettin' anywhere, and [?] we come to find out, be'jeeze their feet was frozen to the logs. When we got about opposite Meadow Point, somp'n went wrong with the engine. The Chief reported that it couldn't be fixed without goin' onto dry dock, and there we was, driftin' out there in the fog, with little chance of gettin' any help for twelve hours or so, and a darn good chance of fouling on the point and losin' the boom and our skins besides.
"It looked pretty tough until I got an idea. Then I says to the Steward:
“Charlie, how much sack coal we got left?”
"Charlie says: 'We got five sacks in the hole and one part sack in the galley.'
“That's fine, I think that will be enough to get us into port."
He looks at me an though I had somp'n wrong with my head, and goes off mutterin' to himself. Then I calls the two deck hands and tells them to get the sacks of coal out of the hole and carry them way aft. Then I order all hands an' the cook to stand aft and throw coal at the seagulls on the log boom. And bejeeze, them seagulls flew us and the boom into port."
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Monday, January 02, 2012
I like what you've done with the place:Tubs in Seattle
By Jack Brummet, Public Arts Editor
In March 2009 The Free Sheep Foundation (I think these are the same guys who liberated the Bridge Motel on Aurora) occupied the Tubs building in Seattle's U District, which has been "slated for demolition" for a couple of years now. It's become an wonderfully and continually changing canvas for whatever artist or tagger shows up. Early on, people were outraged by all the painting, but over time, it has become a popular stopping by point. I think every neighborhood needs a building like this.
I like what you've done with the place.
I always stop by when I am in the neighborhood, but have never seen anyone at work. I think they only come out at night? I believe there is some kind of loophole in Seattle's graffiti law, in which "the authorities" are unable to do anything about the artistic improvements to this long abandoned building.
If you're interested, there is a Flickr group that continually posts photos as the building evolves. I took these seven photos on January 2, 2012.
In March 2009 The Free Sheep Foundation (I think these are the same guys who liberated the Bridge Motel on Aurora) occupied the Tubs building in Seattle's U District, which has been "slated for demolition" for a couple of years now. It's become an wonderfully and continually changing canvas for whatever artist or tagger shows up. Early on, people were outraged by all the painting, but over time, it has become a popular stopping by point. I think every neighborhood needs a building like this.
I like what you've done with the place.
I always stop by when I am in the neighborhood, but have never seen anyone at work. I think they only come out at night? I believe there is some kind of loophole in Seattle's graffiti law, in which "the authorities" are unable to do anything about the artistic improvements to this long abandoned building.
If you're interested, there is a Flickr group that continually posts photos as the building evolves. I took these seven photos on January 2, 2012.
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
And the walls came tumbling down: videos and photos of the Seattle Alaska Way Viaduct teardown
By Mona Goldwater, Seattle Metro Editor
Photos and video by Jack Brummet
The Alaskan Way Viaduct, which was finished in 1953, is a double-decker elevated chunk of Highway 99 that runs along the Seattle waterfront. It runs above Alaskan Way, from S. Nevada Street in the south to the Battery Street Tunnel, north of the market in the north. The viaduct was seriously damaged in our most recent major 'quake--the 2001 Nisqually earthquake--and is now being replaced by an underground tunnel. Demolition began just a few days ago. Jack stopped by and shot this video and these photos.
Photos and video by Jack Brummet
The Alaskan Way Viaduct, which was finished in 1953, is a double-decker elevated chunk of Highway 99 that runs along the Seattle waterfront. It runs above Alaskan Way, from S. Nevada Street in the south to the Battery Street Tunnel, north of the market in the north. The viaduct was seriously damaged in our most recent major 'quake--the 2001 Nisqually earthquake--and is now being replaced by an underground tunnel. Demolition began just a few days ago. Jack stopped by and shot this video and these photos.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
A tale of (failed) gun safety from Seattle
By Jack Brummet, Second Amendment Editor
From yesterday's Seattle Police Department Blotter:
"On October 11th at approximately 4:30 p.m. officers responded to a 911 report of an accidental shooting at a residence in the 900 block of North 96th street. Preliminary investigation indicates that a father and his adult son were sitting together on the floor of the living room portion of the father’s apartment. They were showing each other their handguns and explaining to each other the proper way to safely load/unload and disassemble the different makes and models of each other’s handguns.
"The father had just finished showing his son how to properly make his gun safe and was about to hand the gun to the son when the father pulled the trigger. The gun discharged and a bullet struck the son in the upper thigh and buttocks area.
"(When the initial 911 call was made it was reported that the son had accidently shot himself).
"SFD responded to the scene and transported the victim to Harborview Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
"This remains an active and on-going investigation."
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From yesterday's Seattle Police Department Blotter:
"On October 11th at approximately 4:30 p.m. officers responded to a 911 report of an accidental shooting at a residence in the 900 block of North 96th street. Preliminary investigation indicates that a father and his adult son were sitting together on the floor of the living room portion of the father’s apartment. They were showing each other their handguns and explaining to each other the proper way to safely load/unload and disassemble the different makes and models of each other’s handguns.
"The father had just finished showing his son how to properly make his gun safe and was about to hand the gun to the son when the father pulled the trigger. The gun discharged and a bullet struck the son in the upper thigh and buttocks area.
"(When the initial 911 call was made it was reported that the son had accidently shot himself).
"SFD responded to the scene and transported the victim to Harborview Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
"This remains an active and on-going investigation."
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Saturday, September 03, 2011
A great photograph of Jerry Garcia, the last time I saw him (Seattle, May 26, 1995)
This is one of my favorite photographs of Jerry Garcia, from the last time I (or anyone) saw him in Seattle, (May 26, 1995). They played their hearts out that night and sounded great. The Dead would only play twenty more shows after this.
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Friday, May 06, 2011
Yakima's Bitter Harvest - a cover from Seattle's underground paper The Helix (1967)
By Jack Brummet, Northwest History Editor
This image is a cover from the Seattle underground paper The Helix, in 1967. Walt Crowley (whom I met a couple of times and exchanged emails with later) drew this cover and was--I think--one of the editors of The Helix. This cover is on the plight of migrant workers who travel to the northwest in the summer to pick fruit and vegetables in Eastern Washington.
This image is a cover from the Seattle underground paper The Helix, in 1967. Walt Crowley (whom I met a couple of times and exchanged emails with later) drew this cover and was--I think--one of the editors of The Helix. This cover is on the plight of migrant workers who travel to the northwest in the summer to pick fruit and vegetables in Eastern Washington.
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Sunday, April 17, 2011
Happy 50th Birthday, Space Needle
Today is not only the birthday of one of my favorite friends, but also the birthday of the Space Needle. I remember when they were building it. Happy Birthday to The Needle!
click to enlarge - This file is licensed under the Creative Commons
Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. Photo by Joe Mabel
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Friday, March 18, 2011
A great video by Joel Edwards of scenic Seattle
The Emerald City - A Scenic Short Film
This is probably one of the reasons I moved back to Seattle twice, from some pretty stiff competition--NYC and San Francisco.
by Joel Edwards
"Last year I went to Seattle to shoot a commercial spot with the Deadliest Catch Captains. Seattle is one of my favorite spots in the U.S.A. - so I booked a few extra days and drove around the area shooting B-Roll for a few days. " - Shot on Panasonic HPX 300 - AVCI-100
Emerald City - A Scenic Short Film from KMP VIDEO Chicago on Vimeo.
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This is probably one of the reasons I moved back to Seattle twice, from some pretty stiff competition--NYC and San Francisco.
by Joel Edwards
"Last year I went to Seattle to shoot a commercial spot with the Deadliest Catch Captains. Seattle is one of my favorite spots in the U.S.A. - so I booked a few extra days and drove around the area shooting B-Roll for a few days. " - Shot on Panasonic HPX 300 - AVCI-100
Emerald City - A Scenic Short Film from KMP VIDEO Chicago on Vimeo.
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Blood In The Streets: Seattle Police Backlash
By Mona GoldwaterSeattle Metro Editor
People have been reacting in various ways, from protests, to videotaping the police anytime they seem them pull someone over or stop them. This morning, Kelly O of The Stranger reported on the Stranger blog (The Slog) that "somebody's hijacked a whole bunch of Seattle Times newspaper boxes, replacing the display copies with another copy that looks like this:"
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Saturday, September 25, 2010
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Seattle Black Panthers, armed on the Capitol Steps circa 1969
[click to enlarge photograph - courtesy of the Wash. State Digital Archives]
In this photo (courtesy of the Washington State Digital Archives), you see armed members of the Seattle Chapter of the Black Panther Party on the steps of the Legislative Building.
The Seattle Black Panthers, led by Elmer Dixon gathered on the steps of the Capitol in Olympia in February 1969 to protest a bill that would make it a crime to exhibit firearms “in a manner manifesting an intent to intimidate others.”
No one was arrested, apparently there were no confrontations, and they left under their own power when they were finished. It kind of makes you wonder what would happen if someone did this today, forty years later. I get the feeling it might not have turned out so well. . .I mean, you can hardly even build a mosque these days. . .
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In this photo (courtesy of the Washington State Digital Archives), you see armed members of the Seattle Chapter of the Black Panther Party on the steps of the Legislative Building.
The Seattle Black Panthers, led by Elmer Dixon gathered on the steps of the Capitol in Olympia in February 1969 to protest a bill that would make it a crime to exhibit firearms “in a manner manifesting an intent to intimidate others.”
No one was arrested, apparently there were no confrontations, and they left under their own power when they were finished. It kind of makes you wonder what would happen if someone did this today, forty years later. I get the feeling it might not have turned out so well. . .I mean, you can hardly even build a mosque these days. . .
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Friday, August 13, 2010
Hurting Inside, putting up signs outside
We saw these signs at the home of a homeowner on Seattle's Lake Union. Clearly this is someone who is hurting inside. These photos maybe capture half of the signs we saw there...
click images to enlarge...
click images to enlarge...
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
"I take one everywhere I take my penis" - a Public Service Poster from Seattle
Apparently this poster was created as a PSA sort of thing in Seattle, according to http://www.shtig.net/muses/condom_subvert.jpg, "my uncle worked on the design team for that, and I got a framed original. They were for a community thing in Seattle promoting condom usage and only around 2,000 were printed, so it's a pretty rare artifact."
The work was crreated by Art Chantry. . .this is his website.
The work was crreated by Art Chantry. . .this is his website.
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