Monday, July 14, 2008

Is this loft a landmark?


Given that the local papers only seem to want to give special attention to stories where a claim can subsequently be made that the landmarks process is being abused (see here and here), to serve those who might benefit from the weakening of such a designation, we here at Blogging Georgetown have decided to take this trend to its most logical conclusion.

Clearly, the leaflet pictured above (sponsored by these folks) represents what will eventually become the true character of Seattle's neighborhoods. So why wait until the wrecking ball comes? In just days, if not hours, city workers, or perhaps, disgruntled speculators will soon tear down this monumental representation of classic early 21st century design. Yes, like all structures in Seattle, what we see here is merely transitional and temporary, but so was the Seattle Center. Or Denny Hill and the Duwamish, for that matter.

You'll be thanking me in twenty years. Really. To hell with brick and mortar. People who want to leave old brick stacked more then three high in applications other then flower gardens and walks are clearly just fascists. Cardboard is the new stucco. And you'd better get used to it.

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well, you predicted it.

The new owners of the cardboard loft have already demolished it and, according to the Land Use sign that just went up yesterday, the traffic circle property is to divided into a four-unit, three story complex.

And so it goes.