Slog - Comments on Currently Hanging http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/currently_hanging_179 Work began yesterday on the Monique Lofts Mural project, next to Value Village on 11th Avenue (very close to our offices). Here's a shot from the start of the work late yesterday, forwarded to me by a bystander (thank you, Ryan!) who happened to catch it: I've been looking forward to this, but my only question is: Are they covering up all the ghost signage? I sincerely hope not.... Copyright 2008 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:00:00 -0800 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:36:12 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by bemaha Ahh, I was wondering why people were fitting harnesses outside of Value Village yesterday.

]]> bemaha http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/currently_hanging_179#c1115646 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/currently_hanging_179#c1115646 Visual Art Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:14:08 -0800 Comment by Gurldoggie You want to keep all that weathered paint advertising long dead businesses? Why?

NKO is one of the most thoughtful artists currently working on the streets of Seattle, I'm hoping he completely obliterates that faded and useless signage and replaces it with something new and beautiful.

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I'm not being facetious, just trying to understand how you're defining "history." I had the same problem with the folks fighting to save the Ballard Denny's. It's a concept of history that makes little sense to me.

]]> Gurldoggie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/currently_hanging_179#c1115779 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/currently_hanging_179#c1115779 Visual Art Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:54:16 -0800 Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball Are those the Original Monique lofts?

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Also, I totally would live there because:

1) They are really cool
2) It's just science. I should live there.

Anyone want to help for a 'bring Monique to Monique' fund?

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