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A tanker from the ancient Croatian port sits high in Elliott Bay in view of the shore along Seattle's uptown neighborhood and beyond to lower Queen Anne and the Space Needle at Seattle Center. The seas were our international connectors before the skies opened to us. If you'd like to see a crew member on board the ship, click my More Seattle Stuff Page to see "No Naked Lights."
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Unlike the fur clad fellow in yesterday's shot, this lass in the pearls and delectable hat has something to be concerned about. Summer is over and her green polka dot bkini-clad form will soon be history (to see her head to toe shot, click my More Seattle Stuff page here). Her fate? After helping to mark the celebration of the Market's centeniary, she will be auctioned off to the highest bidder at a gala event. Have you a beach for her?
"October 12, Pigs on Parade Auction: When their summer job of livening up the Seattle cityscape comes to a close, the pigs will transition to their new lives and homes. John Curley of KING 5’s “Evening Magazine” and Seattle Magazine will help auction off the pigs to the highest bidders to raise even more funds for the Market’s social services. The Seattle Westin, 1900 5th Avenue. Click here to make your reservation." ~Pike Place Market Foundation
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This sea lion was sitting fat and happy atop its floating sun deck near Harbor Island and the Duwamish Waterway. We passed by within a few yards and all it did was lift its head a bit. Too full of salmon, perhaps? We saw a companion munching one in the water a few hundred feet away, accompanied by squabbling sea birds looking for tid bits. Of concern since the 1980s were aggressive sea lions feeding on rare Steelhead trout near the Ballard fish ladder. I felt encouraged that the Duwamish River, a super fund clean up site, sustains a growing salmon spawning cycle at all.
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On a gloomy evening, the theater marquee of the old Broadway Theater brightens up this busy corner of Capitol Hill. It became a Rite Aid Pharmacy in 1990. Originally called the Society Theater when it opened circa 1909, it took the name Broadway Theater in 1934. The current marquee dates back to 1948, and has been modified only slightly with a bit more neon border and the Rite Aid logo (see all the theater's incarnations here).
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School children in the public system here in Seattle return to classes on Wednesday. This being the three day Labor Day holiday weekend, there are many sales luring parents into the shops for last minute items. I came across these rain boots in a display window at Retroactive Kids., which recently moved from West Seattle to the Columbia City neighborhood. If you look closely at the dots on the red pair atop the vintage Holly Hobby lunch box, you'll see little monkey sculls and cross bones. Ah, postmodern childhood. Meanwhile, Bumbershoot, the amazing 3 day music and arts festival, is luring thousands of all ages to Seattle Center for its last day, and they might need these, as showers are expected.
Here we go into Indian Summer. . .I hope! Happy Monday, and restful Labor Day to folks in the US.
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Amazon.com's world headquarters sits high atop Beacon Hill facing the Seattle skyline from the south. The 1932 former Marine Hospital building, later called he PacMed building, dominates the landscape. It's an impressive landmark on the national register of historic places and was extensively renovated to house the office complex of one of the world's largest internet merchandisers. Sorry the image is not sharp. I happened by at night without my tripod, so shot handheld. Day or night, the Amazon.com building is imposing. You can even get a 3-D model of the historic building here.
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It is September 1st, and I FORGOT what the date was until just now. The first means it is Theme Day for City Daily Photo Bloggers. Luckily, the photo I posted below does show an interesting street lamp in an historic district of Seattle called Columbia City. But above is the photo I actually took for today. This is a lamp you will only find in the Rainier Square area of downtown Seattle. . .and it was a bulb shy of actually being square! Please take a trip around the world and see the special photos the CDP family members have for you today. Just click the links below.
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And because I seem to be calendar challenged this month, you get a bonus post for today:
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This live theater venue in the heart of the Columbia City neighborhood's shopping district angles back from the street and features arched multi light windows. Many people were reading playbills along the front. As the banner indicates, Columbia City is celebrating the centennial of its annexation to Seattle. Like Ballard to the north, it had been an independent city to the south that voted to become part of Seattle in 1907. The merchants' association and community members have worked hard since the 1970s to revitalize the now thriving historic commercial district. The farmer's market and the first Friday of the month $5 "Beat Night" multi-venue live performances bring neighborhood regulars and visitors together for fun and great live music.
