Ballard Denny's Earns Landmark Status

The intrepid and dedicated bloggers over at My Ballard.com have been providing nearly minute-by-minute coverage of the Seattle Landmark Preservation Societies vote on the old Denny's building on 15th and Market. According to their pain-staking notes, around 6:30 the board's final vote of 6 to 3 in favor of landmark status, was met by gasps and cheers by supporters in the audience. The vote means that the building cannot be demolished and replaced by condos which were already planned for the space.

Now the question looms, what will be done with the building? Do you have any bright ideas for the perfect business to house the space? Perhaps a Googie Architecture Museum? Apparently, the building has been quoted as a fine example of the style, a sub-division of "futurist architecture." "Googie" buildings are characterized by exaggerated angles, bold use of neon, metal, or glass, and up-swept roofs. Interestingly, the image on the Wikipedia entry for Googie architecture is another Seattle landmark, The Space Needle.

The Now Landmark Ballard Denny's by Schmuelick a Flickr Contributor