Slog - Comments on West Lake Union

Comment by Just Me

Just Me — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:28:32 -0800

Call me crazy or just ignore me but I say we zone it as a "Gay Club Zone" I mean we lost Capital Hill to Condos and breeders so let's take it over for nothing but a strip of gay bars, and dance clubs.

It is a better idea than building a bunch of over priced condos no one will be able to afford when the housing markets hits bottom.

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:36:22 -0800

Just so long as they don't fuck with the used tires place on Aurora. That ought to be a landmark -- The Last Unpretentious Business In Seattle, perhaps?

Oh, and Glazer's cameras. Leave that one too.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:36:40 -0800

Sounds good to me.

Comment by Dominic Holden

Dominic Holden — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:39:31 -0800

Sorry to break the news, Fnarf. The tire place will be toast.

Comment by Chris B

Chris B — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:41:28 -0800

Keep Glazer's Film/Lighting and rental shop. Their main store is bloody useless...

Comment by Westside forever

Westside forever — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:42:31 -0800

I just hope a couple more lunch joints open up on Dexter. Not hating on the Dexter Deli--but could we please have more options?

Comment by left coast

left coast — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:43:04 -0800

Tell me the Hostess plant is moving. The smell of hot lard out of that place is kind of much on your bike at 6:30 a.m.

Comment by matthew fisher wilder

matthew fisher wilder — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:48:00 -0800

I'm wondering how many people looked at that ugly white building on the corner of Denny and Dexter and said "what the hell is this dump? Pave it!" and then got a gasp and a response like "but.. THAT'S KEXP! THAT'S LIKE KILLING CHILDREN!"

Comment by NapoleonXIV

NapoleonXIV — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:49:55 -0800

That parking lot is classic Century 21 architecture. It's irreplaceable!

Comment by kinaidos

kinaidos — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:10:05 -0800

Of course there's retail potential there, at least one Starbucks but it's a long block so maybe two, and of course a Subway so the obese can at least pretend, and since it's off Aurora one or two nail salons and maybe a dollar store.

Comment by Greg

Greg — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:46:03 -0800

Once all the initial retail chains fail, the space oughta cheapen up and allow quirkier shops to come in.

Comment by Lake

Lake — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:47:50 -0800

"and of course a Subway so the obese can at least pretend" (10)

LOLOL

Comment by max solomon

max solomon — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:51:33 -0800

if anyone can fuck it up, its LMN.

Comment by Eric F

Eric F — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:30:44 -0800

"And, even if entrepreneurs start a bunch of adorable cupcake shops, traffic will always roar by at speeds that make a casual stroll inconceivable."

You're making the mistake of assuming the present lasts forever. 12th Avenue in Capitol Hill around Madison was a high-speed thru-way until quite recently; amazing what new lot-line development and commercial activity can do to calm traffic.

Comment by Polka lips now

Polka lips now — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:46:58 -0800

I work at Lk Union and it would be nice to have some *affordable* food choices.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:07:11 -0800

@14 - actually, the coffee shop next door just decided to try adding donuts.

It's a trend.

Comment by Jensen Interceptor

Jensen Interceptor — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:53:52 -0800

Wait, Watch and Listen. Dexter will resemble Western Ave. It will be an empty, narrow canyon whose walls will reveberate to the bark of free flowing exhaust pipes of mildly tuned V8's being double clutched early in the morning.

--- Jensen

Comment by Orv

Orv — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:07:41 -0800

#17 is sheer poetry.

Comment by Grant Cogswell

Grant Cogswell — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:03:35 -0800

Charcoal tundra. Thank you for coining that. I'm gonna say that about three hundred times before I die.