Slog - Comments on Denny on First Avenue and University Street http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university What's your name? Denny Collins How long have you lived in the Diller Hotel? 16 years. What was it like when you first moved in? It was more like a flophouse then; this was skid row. This whole area has changed—the art museum, the famous Hammering man, Harbor Properties, the new Four Seasons Olympic Hotel, and on and on. What was the rent the day you moved in? [Long pause, then laughter] It’s been so long, I've forgotten! How much has the rent gone up in 16 years? I would say the rent, in 16 years, has gone up... Copyright 2008 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:20:26 -0800 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:15:11 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by kerri harrop Brayden, your character studies are one of my favorite Slog features. More, please.

]]> kerri harrop http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057526 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057526 Character Study Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:41:26 -0800 Comment by max solomon that building is a Hotel? i had no idea - i thought it was apts.

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057533 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057533 Character Study Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:54:23 -0800 Comment by jameyb agree with @1, this should be a weekly entry, if not already. side note: that is a trippy-ass photo... "yaletown sofa" seems to almost be hovering over his head, halo-like.

]]> jameyb http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057534 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057534 Character Study Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:55:11 -0800 Comment by Amy Kate Horn Look for Character Study almost every Monday morning. You can also click on the green "Character Study" tag to see the entire series.

]]> Amy Kate Horn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057537 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057537 Character Study Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:59:51 -0800 Comment by that is not a halo enough with the craniums under word arches!

]]> that is not a halo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057548 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057548 Character Study Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:11:25 -0800 Comment by Ryan on Summit @2 - I think it is apartments. It just has hotel in the name?

]]> Ryan on Summit http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057549 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057549 Character Study Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:12:05 -0800 Comment by creepy whoa, i also wrote that comment before reading #3

]]> creepy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057550 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057550 Character Study Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:12:24 -0800 Comment by Jason Josephes Great photo -- the B&W, the framing in the doorway... very haunting

]]> Jason Josephes http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057585 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057585 Character Study Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:39:30 -0800 Comment by Devin Is the Character Study in the print edition? I'd start picking up the paper again, if so. Thanks, Brayden.

]]> Devin http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057591 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057591 Character Study Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:42:57 -0800 Comment by Amy Kate Horn Nope, it's a Slog column.

]]> Amy Kate Horn http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057605 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057605 Character Study Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:01:05 -0800 Comment by SeMe good little series, good interviews, interesting folks and very nice pics.

when that place is gone, and becomes sound view condos, this little gem of an interview will live on.

]]> SeMe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057608 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057608 Character Study Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:03:03 -0800 Comment by genevieve I heart the Character Studies. They are fab on Slog and would be great in the print edition as well. This one might be my favorite.

]]> genevieve http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057636 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057636 Character Study Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:22:23 -0800 Comment by john cocktosin Actually, Denny, quite a few places in that area rent rooms: Hotel Alexis, The W, The Inn at the Market, Hotel 1000, Hotel Monaco.

]]> john cocktosin http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057674 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057674 Character Study Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:09:42 -0800 Comment by Cato the Younger Younger Fuck, someone tear that shit hole down and build high priced rental units that will start at $1700.00 for a studio! And that riff raff get out of downtown!

]]> Cato the Younger Younger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057732 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057732 Character Study Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:54:38 -0800 Comment by bronkitis My 19th birthday (1992) was spent in the corner apartment on the third floor, and a week later I did the strongest LSD imaginable there. I spent a few hours watching patron after patron coming out of the Lusty Lady, every damn one with their hands in their pockets.
Thanks for the memories.

]]> bronkitis http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057865 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057865 Character Study Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:38:18 -0800 Comment by CP Hey, doesn't somebody need to tell Denny that "yuppie" is an obsolete word?

Unless he's using it accurately, of course. If anybody in that neighborhood in Seattle matches the description lately.

]]> CP http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057912 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1057912 Character Study Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:27:43 -0800 Comment by merry Just because it's inevitable doesn't mean it doesn't suck... The sound we're hearing is the sound of original Seattle dwindling away....

Great piece, Brayden... Thank you...

]]> merry http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1058142 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/denny_on_first_and_university#c1058142 Character Study Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:15:11 -0800