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Re: Debris blocks Burke Gilman trail

holz — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:28:56 -0000

by debris, don't you mean formerly 80' tall poplars?

Re: Taco Del Mar to become Mediterranean fast food

holz — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:19:42 -0000

sweet. we've been missing doeners... maybe we'll finally have a place in seattle w/ affordable doener kebabs.

Re: Open house at Fire Station 9 on Saturday

holz — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:26:27 -0000

actually, the building does NOT have historical significance. not every project an architect designs is significant. this utilitarian structure didn't meet most of the city's reqs for landmarking:

a. it's not associated with a historic event.
b. is is not associated in a significant way with the daniel huntington (unlike many of his other projects).
c. it is not associated in a significant way with any cultural, political or economic heritage of seattle.
d. it does not embody the distintive characteristics of an architectural style or period.
e. it definitely is not an outstanding work by huntington.
f. it may be identificable, but most people don't know about it and it has not contributed to the identity of fremont.

at best the argument can be made that the facade is different - especially in that it doesn't look like a something you would find in an area prone to lots of rain.

the only way the architects would have been able to fit a functioning fire station with adequate apparatus bay while keeping the blighted hungtington abortion, would have been to create a significantly taller and bulkier fire station. this would have had a negative affect on adjacent views and property values.

the board was smart to not vote for significance, not lazy. now the neighborhood can actually have a functioning station which may, in time, actually be worth preserving.

Re: Holiday Shopping Spree & Pub Crawl on Tuesday

holz — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:26:15 -0000

alternatively, you could just shop at the local businesses that are in dire need of actual purchases to stay in business, and not drunk on a crawl picking up $2 trinkets.

Re: Fremont Chamber honors ‘take charge’ woman

holz — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:25:08 -0000

am i the only one that sees the irony in suzie burke calling herself a 'small business'?

Re: Lenin gets lit

holz — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:22:26 -0000

what happened to his befitting star? the hat is just gaudy and ostentatious...

Re: Railey’s saying goodbye at end of year

holz — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:38:59 -0000

head to bark before petapoluza. yech.

railey's was a decent store. it's unfortunate none of the bars are closing instead.

Re: Help turn the Red Door green on Thursday

holz — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:36:15 -0000

'They have an extensive recycling program, compost their waste'

um, so does every other business in seattle, thanks to our somewhat progressive local goverment.

Re: State of the hood results

holz — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:15:42 -0000

i never said it was.

fremont may have a long history of supporting light industrial, but so what? it also had a history of a functioning streetcar and bikers - both long gone. by your standards, the neighborhood already changed 'fundamentally'.

is the increased number of cheap bars having a positive impact on the neighborhood? not in our eyes.

will the last industries be saved by the proposed zoning? not likely.

you won't see industry swooping in to rehab fremont studios. outside of asko, there really isn't much 'industry' in the area of proposed rezoning - and we won't see any new industrial with the change. just more banal office parks, which will definitely drive up commercial rates.

half the built lots are already used as residences. smart planning could turn this into the 'vauban' of seattle. instead, we're likely to get the same old blight that burke, et al, have been building around the fremont bridge (which, btw, increased rates and become a beacon of bleak national chains)

the majority of vacant and near-dilapidated lots in the zone are all owned by one company, fremont dock co. do you think ms. burke really wants rents in the area to remain low? i promise you, she doesn't.

seattle used to be a place of visionaries. sadly, the NIMBYism and backwards-looking inhabitants that permeate fremont won't be able to stop the shift. it would be better to be proactive and develop a smart, green and well-planned solution instead of the assorted abortion of boxes it's bound to become.

Re: State of the hood results

holz — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:02:23 -0000

oh goody. let's let susie burke build more crappy office parks along the water.

heaven forbid we actually try to increase density (and safety) by placing townhomes or more multifamily projects along the ship canal...

Re: New bus shelters on Market

holz — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:21:01 -0000

ugh, these things are horrendous. i wish the city would follow suit from other places and implement design competitions or some method of making sure these eyesores don't pop up everywhere.

Re: Kickoff time for new sports bar LTD

holz — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:48:06 -0000

LTD
less than desirable
lamer than dad [watson's]
long term debt
loves tele-dildonics
long term depression

Re: Kickoff time for new sports bar LTD

holz — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:10:34 -0000

so baseball, basketball, soccer and football aren't 'true sports'?

cos they're on daily @ norm's.

Re: Kickoff time for new sports bar LTD

holz — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:09:20 -0000

so.. are they going to tidy up their construction site or does the owner like living in a sty?

i give it about as long as azzuri... - 6 months

Re: City of Los Angeles Approves Waterless Urinals for All Buildings

holz — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:52:16 -0000

so... when will they start collecting urine for fertilizer?

Re: Unanimous approval for $927 million tunnel

holz — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:57:10 -0000

it's not even close to a $927 million dollar tunnel.

Re: Caffe Vita is Green & Good

holz — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:56:45 -0000

whoops, wrong thread. stumptown is out of pdx.

Re: Caffe Vita is Green & Good

holz — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:54:52 -0000

it's not even close to a $927 million dollar tunnel.

Re: Scenes from Fremont Oktoberfest

holz — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:47:34 -0000

not only small beer, but half the vendors ran out by noon on sunday - and they were still charging full price for tix to get in. probably the lamest oktoberfest i've ever seen. i would have been hating life had we paid to get in, luckily we were given the tix...

also, how can it be about 'microbrews' when the anchor tent next to the main stage is michelob?

Re: Volunteering for Fremont Oktoberfest

holz — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:33:16 -0000

i didn't know this thing ran on slave labor! in munich, the greeters/pourers actually get paid.

so is boldhat/the chamber going to pay everyone that drove to work on tuesday and wednesday and left their windows cracked (since it was fairly warm out) to have their cars cleaned? the obnoxiously loud and very green (not) leafblowers sent dirt and leaves flying in joggers faces, into cars and convertibles.

will as much care be spent cleaning up after the oktoberfest mess this year? cos it certainly wasn't last year.

Re: Sports bar LTD gets more pre-opening TLC

holz — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:52:34 -0000

obviously you're never at norm's, which always has sports on.

i'm psyched about yet another poorly designed, low-class bar in fremont. the makings of a great community with these recent additions. plus, i get to look forward to having my car hit by more drunk drivers. awesome!

Re: Center of the Universe gets a ‘SPACE’ lift

holz — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:39:40 -0000

i didn't say this section of fremont was a blight, but the building and it's art sure are. it's not one of the nicest commercial projects (or mixed use for that matter) in washington.

i know the orbs are supposed to be planets. unfotunately, they let water in and got all disfigured. at least once a day some visitor asks why there are testes in fremont.

Re: Center of the Universe gets a ‘SPACE’ lift

holz — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:36:47 -0000

that's because most buildings in this city really are (without merit). this one is especially awful, with a discombobulated palette, barely functioning windows, faux decorations all over the place , terrible massing, ridiculous rooflines, an awkwardly detailed wooden awning, and terrible art. this abortion has like 8 different materials on the facade. that's just the public face, the backside is even worse.

yeah, i realize there are houses in disrepair on 39th. they haven't been touched in ages. this building is less than 3 years old. wtf was the architect thinking? it's ridiculous. it's laughable.

buildings aren't pretty. why is it you think i couldn't name an 'architectural style' (not that it matters)

Re: Center of the Universe gets a ‘SPACE’ lift

holz — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:26:34 -0000

meh, this whole building, not just the art, has been a blight on the neighborhood. i won't even go into the lack of merit or thought into the project. but it's really funny watching all the visitors try to figure out why there are testes hanging from the poles where nude bicyclists annually ride.

Re: Market Street Landing wins land use approval

holz — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 13:13:04 -0000

as an organization actively engaged in advocacy and lobbying (albeit poorly), they could do something about it.

but yes, it's a fairly lame (and haughty) association.