Slog - Comments on WaMu Condo Conversion http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion That didn't take long... Click on the image for a larger version of the sign. Slog tip and photo sent from Justin Lief, and much thanks to the hilarious pranksters.... Copyright 2008 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:43:06 -0800 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:26:15 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Justin Thanks for posting my work! Glad you enjoyed it.

]]> Justin http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152531 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152531 City Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:51:41 -0800 Comment by Ben Schiendelman Well, I think the museum actually owns their building and leases to WaMu. ;)

]]> Ben Schiendelman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152540 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152540 City Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:55:08 -0800 Comment by yelahneb That's pretty awesome. Nice work, you mischievous jackanapes!

]]> yelahneb http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152545 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152545 City Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:57:17 -0800 Comment by Nandor WaMu and SAM co-own the land (as mentioned in
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/visualart/379714_samwamu19.html ), and WaMu actually rents part of SAM's building -- not the other way around. If JPMorgan wants to shitcan the museum, they will need quite a few lawyers to do it. Note that this is a PROPOSED land use action.

]]> Nandor http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152607 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152607 City Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:45:25 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Um, Nandor, no it's not.

The font looks wrong for "NOTICE OF" etc., but otherwise it's brilliant.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152627 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152627 City Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:00:48 -0800 Comment by Ohmygodtheyretearingdownsam!! @4 - Ummm...did you actually read the notice? Carefully?

]]> Ohmygodtheyretearingdownsam!! http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152636 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152636 City Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:04:11 -0800 Comment by Keo Good stuff. Props to whoever put the time and effort into this one.

]]> Keo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152637 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152637 City Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:04:29 -0800 Comment by Joe M There ought to be a Nobel Prize for Thoughtful Mischief. Hell, they give out prizes for economics and what favors have those laureates done us?

]]> Joe M http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152639 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152639 City Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:06:11 -0800 Comment by Nandor #6, I did read the notice, although it is difficult to see the map. What I'm confused about is this: If SAM own their own building, what gives JPMorgan the right to tear down their building?

And Fnarf (#5) and the general public: I am admittedly an amateur -- I don't really know what a "proposed" land use action means. I was just using a non-legal definition of "proposed". Sorry about that. But please help me here: What is this about? Does JPMorgan have the right to demolish SAM?

Something that is unclear to me is whether SAM own the land. I believe they do, but I've looked through a couple articles and haven't found that (and don't have the time to look through more articles).

]]> Nandor http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152659 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152659 City Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:19:00 -0800 Comment by Lionel Hutz Rembrandt. Picasso. Pollock. The Fake Proposed Land Use Action Notice Guy.

]]> Lionel Hutz http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152664 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152664 City Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:19:57 -0800 Comment by Nandor Oh good god -- I am the most gullible person on SLOG!

]]> Nandor http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152667 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152667 City Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:21:37 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Nandor: it's a JOKE. The sign is NOT REAL. It was not put up by the city, it was put up by an artist.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152668 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152668 City Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:22:37 -0800 Comment by Lionel Hutz @9 - While you're looking up land use and legal terms in books, look up "irony" "humor" and "performance art."

]]> Lionel Hutz http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152669 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152669 City Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:22:38 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Nandor, alas, your English usage is even worse than your bullshit-detection; there is no such word as "gullible" in the English language.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152676 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152676 City Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:26:41 -0800 Comment by Catalina Vel-DuRay You know, it's a clever joke, but it's really not that far off the mark. After all, the Renaissance Madison Hotel (or whatever it's calling itself these days) was built to be either a hotel or an office building, depending on the economy. And the Red Lion hotel used to be a bank building.

]]> Catalina Vel-DuRay http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152765 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1152765 City Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:35:41 -0800 Comment by Andy F Yeah, many former office buildings in Lower Manhattan have been converted to residential buildings over the years. It happens, just maybe not with such new buildings.

]]> Andy F http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1153845 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/mamu_condo_conversion#c1153845 City Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:26:15 -0800