Seattle Nostalgia?
by sarah
Hey, Seattle friends, we need your help!
The Fremont Troll has been giving us some trouble (as trolls tend to do), so we’re putting him on the back burner for a bit and looking for one last landmark to fill our our set of 5 Seattle cards.
Ideally, I’d love to find something that’s architectural, but not necessarily a building: a clock, a fountain, even an interesting and recognizable part of a building (onion dome, window, etc.) – and it definitely needs to have some significance to Seattle natives. It should be something well-loved, something that really says “Seattle,” something that instills warm fuzzies in any Seattleite who sees it.
So, what do you say, Seattle friends? Got any suggestions for us? Leave them in the comments here, and if we use your suggestion, we’ll send you a finished card as a thank you!
How about the Hammering Man sculpture outside of the Seattle Art Museum?
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/NpJZ4GkVVClgikSfMBqvFw
Oooh, that is a cool one! I’ve never seen that before. Thanks for the idea – I’ll add it to our list!
Two Here:
1. The center of the universe sign near the Fremont Troll
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DJmndgLCY5Q/SpTP2mJ5igI/AAAAAAAABjk/mwEgb3wU9NQ/s640/Blog+August+29th+09.JPG
2. The ever popular “Waiting for the Interurban” sculpture also in Fremont.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FNpsDLARPPI/TGGJgDR0RCI/AAAAAAAACFo/ac6GUAElPlU/s1600/mira+080910+060.jpg
3. The best idea perhaps: Seattle’s Gas Works Park. Intricate, but well known.
http://www.seattlethings.com/pictures/wallingford/gasworks-park.jpg
Thanks for the tips, Tim. I love the center of the universe sign, and the Gas Works Park is a really good option too – they’re both very architectural, which is exactly what we’re going for!