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Contrast the heavy-duty rooftop crane of the new 43-storey 5th & Columbia building to our west  and when tucked away, ready to pop up: to what sufficed for Two Union Square to our northwest when it was built thirty years … Continue reading →

If you can see the Rainier Tower (the rectangular 41-storey 5th Ave building on an 11-storey concrete pedestal), then you will soon see an unusual neighbor arising 58 storeys to its north. The Rainier Square Tower will feature nearly 200 luxury … Continue reading →

As the smoke clears, we can see farther.  For quick reference, here are the distances to familiar landmarks from Skyline: 0.75 mile to Swedish Cherry Hill (ex-Providence Hospital) or the three TV towers at 17th & Madison 1 mile to … Continue reading →

The Tuesday afternoon satellite image from today shows the extent of the smoke episode over Washington caused largely by smoke coming in from Canada and spreading south. More of the state monitors are now showing deteriorating air quality and conditions … Continue reading →

Gone are the three elevators that looked as if they belonged in a residential tower.  Now they all look like hard-edged freight elevators. It took me a day to recall the origins of that look. It is Filament Strapping Tape … Continue reading →

RE-POSTED since original was in the days of missing posts, July 20-23. I went for stroll today down the long boulevard of the International Space Station, thanks to Google Street View.  There were no park benches along the way but one … Continue reading →

On the nights of July 16-17 and 17-18, chances of seeing the aurora near Seattle are quite good; Sunday night will be clear, Monday night, partly cloudy. Skyline’s 26th Floor Observation Deck has more than the usual amount of city lights, … Continue reading →

At https://photos.app.goo.gl/Ro8fmYvrAzDFENgg1, you will find my suggested approach to the digital travelogue.  It also demo’s the software, though a better example is my Italy Volcano travelogue at https://photos.app.goo.gl/tHcBhCiO9fD1FsXA2. CRITERIA: I want 1) a solution where the user can view and select photos … Continue reading →

 Quoting Thomas B. Edsall in the NYTimes today: Countless analyses have demonstrated that Trump won the election by combining support from traditional Republican voters with a surge in backing from constituencies that contemporary economic and cultural developments have left behind. … Continue reading →

You might have missed noticing last night’s 5.8 earthquake 500 miles east of us in Helena, Montana–unless, of course, you observed the clothes swaying in the closet.  Actually Katherine first felt it as motion, as if the whole room were … Continue reading →

Mark your calendars folks, we’ve got a fun-filled July coming up! Seattle Chamber Music Festival: Music Under the Stars:. Every Friday this July from 7-10pm in the Central Plaza. Yoga and Zumba classes: Taught by talented fitness instructors from the Washington Athletic … Continue reading →

The weather forecast for the 4th suggests clear skies and 63°F on the 26th Floor Observation Deck.  Since there is never enough outdoor seating, consider bringing up any handy folding chairs. And remember that there is also indoor seating (at … Continue reading →

From Gordon Gray

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When a local photographer sees a neat picture like this, the natural question arises: Where was it taken from?  And these days, one has to consider the possibility of a camera on a drone instead of a tall building and … Continue reading →

Never see the Space Needle between those downtown buildings? I suspect that it is possible only from the balconies in the -04 stack. Here’s a telephoto of it: Of course, you used to see a lot more of the Space … Continue reading →

Cold Spring Harbor Labs on Long Island is primarily about research, only secondarily about grad students.  Most of these people are post-docs, selected from a worldwide pool of applicants without nationality restrictions; getting in for a few years is quite … Continue reading →

On a drier day, I shot pictures of that improbably tall apartment building at 7th & Cherry whose crane has engendered so much dinner table conversation. Then there is the corner of Boren & James with two facing projects.