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Author Archives: William Calvin
A Light Rail stop at 7th & Madison (in 2035)
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Twin Towers construction fencing
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Look Up (again)
Where was I looking up? HINT: If you pay for good seats, you miss seeing this.
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The Automatic Fire Alarm Response
Here’s what we get for an Automatic Fire Alarm 4: an extension ladder, two engines, and a battalion chief. All elevators, including the 24-25-26 short one, out for a while. The usual uninformative PA announcements.
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The Twin Terry Towers, starting 2/12
This shows the original design where each floor stepped a little sideways; the final design has no creep but instead one big step every ten floors or so.
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In the neighborhood (remember to look up)
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Those precise cloud layers
In case you are unfamiliar with this slot view, here it is a few weeks earlier:
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Trinity Tower plans available
Design Review Early Design Guidance application proposing a 27-story building with 204 residential units, retail at grade, and institutional space (Trinity Church). Parking for 230 vehicles to be provided. Existing structures to be demolished. Upcoming public meeting on Jan. 10, … Continue reading
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Crosscut Festival nearby, Feb. 2 & 3.
“The Crosscut Festival will bring together some of the boldest thought leaders in politics, business and social justice activism to be interviewed live on stage by some of the finest journalists in the Pacific Northwest. Organized by the news outlet … Continue reading
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Winter Solstice views
And, for construction buffs, here is how those vertical support columns (as seen in the Skyline parking garage) are seated into a maze of rebar set into a footing of rebar and concrete (blue arrow).
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Skyline West PDF, read before hearing Wednesday 6-8pm
It’s finally on the city web site for download: http://www.seattle.gov/dpd/AppDocs/GroupMeetings/DRProposal3028357AgendaID6647.pdf
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Californa’s smoke and carbon monoxide offshore
From December 11: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=91427&src=eoa-iotd
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The Columbia Slot Canyon’s Sunset Enhancer
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Skyline’s ‘Lighting Up’ ceremony
On the fourth-floor patio, to coincide with the monthly ‘Happy Hour’.
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It takes a crane-for-a-day to make a crane.
My first job back in high school was as a press photographer. And so I cannot resist “That would make a good picture.”
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Another local crane and Mount Baker
The telephoto view of Mount Baker above the trees of Volunteer Park, framed by the Cabrini Tower at Boren & Madison with part of the tower crane planted several blocks farther east on Madison.
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Just in case you didn’t notice it
Any hour of day or night, you can now tell about how tall that building south of the Frye (lower left) will be. And estimate the view to be blocked.
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Crane erection on Terry
Here is the foundation poured to anchor the tower crane, as of Friday afternoon, as seen from the 7th floor of the Harborview office building to the south. Here is what the site looked like Saturday, mid morning. The tower … Continue reading
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Why CCRCs are so different from staying in an apartment
The NYTimes has a sobering story today Why a Generation in Japan Is Facing a Lonely Death BY NORIMITSU ONISHI In postwar Japan, a single-minded focus on rapid economic growth helped erode family ties. Now, a generation of elderly Japanese … Continue reading
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Worst President Ever (my title)
The New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza: Donald Trump is unique among modern Presidents in that he has no significant legislative accomplishments to show for ten months after taking office. Year one is when Presidents usually make their mark, especially if they came … Continue reading
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