
It was sad to see Fremont's last remaining green space churned into a giant hole this week. It's been fenced off for a while now, but the earth-movers have finally arrived. This was the grass hill that contained a large part of Fremont's Octoberfest in recent years, or, for the rest of the year, the place where Adobe nerds went to sit and eat lunch. Seattlest couldn't be bothered to read any signs when did a quick drive-by for pictures yesterday, so we really have no idea what's going in. A lot of dirt has been moved, but it's looking kind of foundation-y so another tech building doesn't seem unlikely. True, it's not the neighborhood's last remaining green space--there's still that tiny strip of lawn between the Burke-Gilman and the canal, but that's about all we can think of.



Tuesdays are Muppet Days


There's that 2' wide strip of plants next to PCC's outside dining area - it's still greenspace now, but I think Getty has an option on it for their customer service headquarters.
For about a year, there's been a sign right there along 34th St. advertising office space in a new building "coming soon". Looks like "soon" is now.
yeah, i'm one of the nerds who is really going to miss this wonderful little grassy hill.
Yeah, they're putting in a third building. Given the overbuilding in Seattle in general, the timing is ... odd.
From Facilities on April 2nd: "I have received notice that the owner of the lot adjacent to the Plaza Building (aka the “Grassy Knoll”) will be developing the site into the third and final building planned for the QLUC-east campus. Work on the site is scheduled to begin Friday, April 20, with an estimated construction run-time of 14-18 months."
Bah.
Yeah, it sucked to walk down there for a picnic the other day and find the lawn missing. We still have Gasworks if you're willing to walk. And the BF Day fields for recreation... But that patch by the Adobe lawn will be missed.