Slog - Comments on Moving Books http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1 On this site there will be at the start of the next decade a six-story, 75-unit apartment building and a four-story, 48-unit apartment building: Presently you will find there a number of small businesses, the most notable of which is Twice Sold Tales. Jamie Lutton, the owner of that book store, moved into this location in 1990 from the Broadway Market. She explained to me yesterday that she is now looking for a new place to sell her books and show her cats. By her reckoning the relocation will occur along Pike. I bought this book from her business: I... Copyright 2008 Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:31:46 -0800 Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:32:49 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by all guns, no ammo what's left to defend?

]]> all guns, no ammo http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c659675 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c659675 Boom Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:41:30 -0800 Comment by elswinger This sucks. TST was a great place to hang out or even just window shop while waiting for the 43 to the U District.

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c659696 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c659696 Boom Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:59:15 -0800 Comment by MoTown Hmmm, somebody better tell Sound Transit. That's where one of the one light rail station entrances was supposed to be, IIRC.

]]> MoTown http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c659701 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c659701 Boom Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:02:09 -0800 Comment by wait I'm confused..your map seems to show that the copier place is being built on, not her place. Or am I mis-reading this map?

I like Twice Sold Tales, but am unfortunately, allergic to cats and can't spend time there. How is her University District location doing?

]]> wait http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c659711 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c659711 Boom Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:09:34 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways Twice Sold and the copy place are all in the same building...worst of all, the piroshky place will have to leave!!!!!!!!

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c659739 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c659739 Boom Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:27:05 -0800 Comment by Catman Her cats stink anyway.

]]> Catman http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c659755 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c659755 Boom Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:33:28 -0800 Comment by David Wright Thank God some much-needed gentrification is finally comming to that corner of Broadway. Perhaps we can push out all the drug-addled bums and the alt-weekly-reading hipsters and finally give Capitol hill back to the rich people to whom it rightly belongs.

]]> David Wright http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c659765 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c659765 Boom Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:44:27 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle @3 - yup, isn't that the ST station?

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c659801 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c659801 Boom Tue, 06 Mar 2007 13:09:52 -0800 Comment by frizzelle? Oooh -- new neighbors for Chrissy Frizzelle! Hope they bring their brightest signs.

]]> frizzelle? http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c659811 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c659811 Boom Tue, 06 Mar 2007 13:16:41 -0800 Comment by Fnarf That shop always did smell revoltingly of cat shit. And the books are in terrible condition. It's in a long tradition of musty used bookstores on Broadway. I have much better luck at Third Place, partly because I never go anywhere near Broadway unless I can help it.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c659849 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c659849 Boom Tue, 06 Mar 2007 13:44:06 -0800 Comment by Max Solomon boo hoo. a 1 story building in a 65' zone at (what will be in 10 years) the busiest light rail station in the city.

if you don't like it, go to the design review meetings & make your displeasure known early & often. insist on a portion being dedicated to "workforce" housing - that's you & me, the not-rich.

]]> Max Solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c659952 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c659952 Boom Tue, 06 Mar 2007 14:19:56 -0800 Comment by rodrigo The light rail station is planned for Nagle and Denny, and will require the demolition of the brick building occupied by Vivace Coffee. This was alternative that was least-liked (by huge margins) by the public in general at ST meetings. It was eventually adopted for cost reasons. It was the favorite option of Broadway businesses.

]]> rodrigo http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c659987 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c659987 Boom Tue, 06 Mar 2007 14:26:54 -0800 Comment by rodrigo There's a station entrance planned for the east side of Broadway at John, but maybe Sound Transit will now put it midblock.

]]> rodrigo http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c659995 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c659995 Boom Tue, 06 Mar 2007 14:30:32 -0800 Comment by MoTown Rodrigo, if I read the tiny map on this page correctly, it's both that you mention @12 & 13.

]]> MoTown http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c660107 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c660107 Boom Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:23:17 -0800 Comment by rodrigo Thanks, that's what I meant: entrances at both the station proper at Denny and north at John (and also possibly south toward SCCC, but that hasn't been decided).

]]> rodrigo http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c660129 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c660129 Boom Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:48:25 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi That building is hideous. Good riddance.

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c660240 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c660240 Boom Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:42:39 -0800 Comment by rodrigo A POMO masterpiece. The next one may not be an improvement. The property owners on Broadway are so far picking two of the lesser local architects for their projects (Brix is an exception).

]]> rodrigo http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c660268 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c660268 Boom Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:59:40 -0800 Comment by Ryan Wait, the piroshky place has to leave?! Now they've gone too fucking far. That shit just isn't right. Forget Lutton and her hyper-literate cats, just don't fuck with my piroshkies!

]]> Ryan http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c660573 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c660573 Boom Tue, 06 Mar 2007 21:49:18 -0800 Comment by Jude Fawley I don't think Twice Sold Tales will make the future edition of "Vanishing Seattle" (http://www.miscmedia.com/vanishing/vanishingindex.html)

although Beauty and the Books did - Ahh, the memories... discovering literature, coming across their porn section in the basement when I was a kid. Too bad it came tumbling down. They had cats too, but I don't recall it stinking.

I was always put off by Twice Sold Tales' apparent anti-customer attitude - huge list of "stupid questions", garbage can with sign that says "complaints." Jokes, I know (or half-jokes) but they didn't exactly make me a loyal customer. Still, it will suck to have to move all those books when the time comes - I know cause I moved recently.

]]> Jude Fawley http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c660623 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c660623 Boom Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:59:33 -0800 Comment by Chris If you've been following along with Sound Transit's plans you'd know they intend to demolish everything on the East Side of Broadway North of the Funeral Home and South of John.

No doubt development rights above the station and entrances will be given to favored local developers on very attractive terms.

The good news is Jamie has a lot of friends and will hopefully be able to find another decent space on Capitol Hill.

]]> Chris http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c663468 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/moving_books_1#c663468 Boom Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:32:49 -0800