Seattlest: Ballard Denny's Vote Today

LarryB

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:55:33 -0800

I find it amusing that the same people who want more density in Seattle suddenly don't want it when it's going to be in their neighborhood. FWIW, with the housing market downturn, the sooner these new buildings get built the better - this way we won't get stuck with empty holes all over the city for the next five years.

Charles Redell

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:24:42 -0800

Actually, the developers petitioned for the building to be given landmark status. They put in a shamm application in an effort to forestall a future application from people who actually cared and were caught off guard when the landmark board decided to seriously look into the proposal.

roach

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:40:25 -0800

Are the same folks that now complain about all the high-rise condominiums the same folks that used to complain about suburban sprawl? Which is it? Seriously, pick one and stick with it. Sure, they are often ugly and that corregated steel facing looks dated already, but would you rather live in a multi-story building in Ballard and be able to walk to everything you need, or would you prefer a single level, ranch-style in Kent? Or Federal Way? Or Enumclaw? I get it. Seattle doesn't look like it used to. If you ever get a chance, watch a Sidney Poitier film called The Slender Thread, shot in Seattle circa '64-'65. You're right... it looks totally different now. I think that's exactly how things are supposed to work. The town in Wyoming where I was born still looks much like it did in 1971. I prefer modern Ballard. Besides, there's a nice Denny's in Kent.