Entries from Seattlest tagged with 'deathtrap'
October 21, 2008
This is what cats think about Halloween costumes for animals."Return of the Caturday Grouch" by Seattlest Flickr and feline photographer extraordinaire shawnmebo Want to start your morning with the most oddly amusing photo you will see all day? Of course you do! So check PhinneyWood where they have the photographic answer to the question, "what's bigger, a Gordito's double burrito or a baby?"Beacon Hill Blog says hello to "Hello Bicycle"--a new addition to the neighborhood.......
Continue Reading "Neighborhood News and Local Blog Roundup"July 11, 2008
"Alaskan Way" by Slightly North, the official photographer of the Viaduct With the Ballard Denny's landmark status is-it-or-isn't-it debacle still fresh on our mind, comes the latest chapter in Seattle's ever-exciting "What Constitutes an Historic Landmark?" debate. According to local historian Art Skolnik, the death-trap we formally call the Alaskan Way Viaduct should be declared and preserved as an historic landmark. Skolnik contends that the viaduct should not only be preserved, but we should just......
Continue Reading "Alaskan Way Viaduct: Seattle's Next Historic Landmark?"June 21, 2008
What was that WSDOT? You stopped the sinking of the viaduct with your latest repairs? That is what you reported yesterday, right? And, we kinda called your bullshit—only to feel completely validated this morning by this headline: "Viaduct Sinks a Little Bit More." According to the story in the P-I, "Part of the Alaskan Way Viaduct settled one-eighth of an inch at Pioneer Square during recently completed repair work designed to stop the settling"......
Continue Reading "Viaduct Fixing is at Fault "June 20, 2008
"The Viaduct Under Construction,1951." We don't mean to play favorites, but this image is from the beloved Seattle Municipal Archives, which amazes us more with each image they share. Then again, isn't that what they always say? The Washington State Department of Transportation claims that the most recent repairs have stopped the so-called settling of the viaduct. (They call it settling because it sounds much nicer and considerably less alarming than "sinking.") It seems......
Continue Reading "Viaduct Repaired, For Real This Time"