Slog - Comments on City of Cranes http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes Went for a bike ride, stopped at Gasworks to take a look at the city. There are cranes everywhere. I counted thirty of them before I gave up, took a picture, and rode off.... Copyright 2008 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:47:57 -0800 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:38:09 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Bellevue Ave But theyre ruining the nativist, anti-development aesthetic that has been pervasive since the last generation was here.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108314 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108314 City Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:50:51 -0800 Comment by Non This picture does nothing for the topic, and I can't tell if you're complaining or congratulating.

]]> Non http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108320 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108320 City Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:51:48 -0800 Comment by heywhatsit Bike ride in the middle of a Tuesday afternoon. Get a job, hippie.

]]> heywhatsit http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108334 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108334 City Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:53:52 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways damn...that's my work neighborhood...dan and I could have had a picnic lunch...

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108336 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108336 City Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:54:24 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage Didn't say I went for a ride today.

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108339 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108339 City Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:54:50 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways oh...that explains why that picture looks like it was taken in CinemaScope...

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108347 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108347 City Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:56:12 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Well, you get what you ask for.

You guys want 200 projects with 200 cranes to build 4-10 story buildings.

Whereas I'd rather have 10 projects with 10 cranes building 40-100 story buildings, surrounded by greenspace.

Under your plan, everyone gets noise.

Under my plan, few people get noise.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108363 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108363 City Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:58:32 -0800 Comment by whatevernevermind When I lived there, we used to say that Seattle was going to be a nice town once they got finished building it. Now I don't recognize the place and they're still not finished. What is it with Seattle and the constant building?

]]> whatevernevermind http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108406 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108406 City Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:07:06 -0800 Comment by DanInSeattle One can't deny that Seattle is dotted with numerous construction cranes but I count, let me squint, zero in this picture. Not the best choice to illustrate whatever point this posting was meant to make.

]]> DanInSeattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108411 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108411 City Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:09:33 -0800 Comment by tomasyalba Most of the cranes were prescheduled into their current locations a year or more ago, before the current slow unraveling, by developers who are today gently shitting their pants at what they got themselves into, wishing they could back out but the banks would take their balls if they tried, hoping to at best break even by the time of completion. And the construction crews are looking around wondering where their next big job will come from, thinking about how to feed their families while going back to school for a different trade.

]]> tomasyalba http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108498 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108498 City Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:29:04 -0800 Comment by Epimetheus If a man also useth a cameraphone, as he useth a proper camera, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

]]> Epimetheus http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108524 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108524 City Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:35:54 -0800 Comment by StrangerDanger @10...Um...dead on.

]]> StrangerDanger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108533 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108533 City Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:38:32 -0800 Comment by Original Monique @10 and 12: That only applies to the condo market. There is still quite a good market out there for developers, for certain types of projects.

]]> Original Monique http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108586 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108586 City Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:53:33 -0800 Comment by sea navy Here are some more cranes:
http://flickr.com/photos/jaycoxfilm/2306144885/

]]> sea navy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108635 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108635 City Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:11:32 -0800 Comment by Greg And I still can't afford a unit in any of the buildings going up there.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108640 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108640 City Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:12:18 -0800 Comment by tomasyalba @13, think we disagree about what constitutes "still quite a good" nonresidential construction market in Seattle these days: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008017848_office26.html

]]> tomasyalba http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108658 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108658 City Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:21:05 -0800 Comment by K I can't help but think of the crane in this picture.

http://homepage3.nifty.com/dprk/ryugyong.JPG

It's your future, Seattle, after all the half-built condo towers suddenly go on "temporary hold".

]]> K http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108687 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108687 City Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:35:31 -0800 Comment by D Didn't you know the crane is the new Washington State bird? Wokka wokka wokka!

]]> D http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108735 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108735 City Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:56:12 -0800 Comment by yuiop I have nothing against the smaller ones. http://www.bbc.co.uk/theoneshow/article/2007/07/images/eh_cranes4_450x340.jpg

]]> yuiop http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108738 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108738 City Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:57:25 -0800 Comment by Noble The other day, I went into this fancy looking store called "radioshack." In this amazing store, they had these things called "digital cameras." Apparently, you can take pictures and then put them directly onto "computers," somehow. After that, you can use some tool or something called "photoshop," to "edit" them. I'm not clear on how the whole thing works. You might want to look into it though.

]]> Noble http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108777 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108777 City Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:12:29 -0800 Comment by dkl thought about slapping your ass on Sunday by the stadiums when we passed you in our gas burning, carbon footprinting, SUV....but refrained.

]]> dkl http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108787 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108787 City Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:23:35 -0800 Comment by Guy I can't see one goddamn crane in this picture, nice try you wannabe PT Barnum.

]]> Guy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108835 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1108835 City Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:15:16 -0800 Comment by BitterNewYorker At least the cranes don't fall down in Seattle. Viva la Yuppie-fication.

]]> BitterNewYorker http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1109215 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/city_of_cranes#c1109215 City Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:38:09 -0800