My first long term time in Seattle was in the summer of 1962 when the
World's Fair was on and I had a summer job with my brother. It was
really a neat place then and easy to get around on even on a bus. Then
1965 as UW student through 1969. Then I came back again in 1972 and
lived there through 1982. Moved to Redmond in 1989 and split for
California in 1991. I saw a lot of changes over those times but
downtown was still pretty accessible in 1991. It wasn't like SF. In
fact I've seen SF change over time and wondered why they didn't go the
Portland route.
Most of the change I'm talking about would have happened in the 2000s.
Downtown is a cluster of very big buildings. Usually when I visited
friends during the 00s we never went downtown but in 2007 just after
Xmas I had some AMC passes so we went downtown to see a movie. It was a
mess! My friends have bought another home on the Oregon coast and are
retiring there this summer.
On 02/03/2015 10:00 AM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote:
Seattle couldn't have changed that much since I left in 2004. From
what I've seen on TV, they still have Pike Place Market. That's a
tourist landmark for the city. IMO, they'd leave it the way it is for
tourists and the culture there. I used to eat lunch there, at least,
once a week.
They've gotta have the Pioneer Square, the Downtown Shopping Center,
the ferry boats, and the Space Needle. That's Seattle as I remember it.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <noozguru@...> wrote :
A lot of Seattlelites have dibelief in the place and are moving out.
It isn't the city I knew in the 1970s. My last visit in 2007, the
downtown resembled something out of Bladerunner.
On 02/02/2015 12:52 PM, jr_esq@... <mailto:jr_esq@...>
[FairfieldLife] wrote:
I predicted for a friend in Seattle that the Seahawks would win
because the city smokes bhong legally. As such, Shiva would help
them win the game. But, as America saw, that was not so.
And Richard Sherman was heartbroken.
Disbelief at final offensive play call reigned on Seattle sideline
<http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/02/disbelief-at-final-offensive-play-call-reigned-on-seattle-sideline/>
