tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post7910361199528573445..comments2024-03-29T01:12:10.224-07:00Comments on The Outlaw Gardener: Feeling Lucky?outlawgardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-19659754186827295722017-09-18T21:20:54.567-07:002017-09-18T21:20:54.567-07:00Hi! I've been sent some pictures of the old Cr...Hi! I've been sent some pictures of the old Crescent Ballroom, which I have found fascinating. I got to thinking of that area, on the 30th anniversary of the fire that destroyed the old Samson (Hotel) Apartments across the corner, and have some Facebook friends who also remember that area in its rundown condition in the late '80s. The glory days were long gone by then, but that little corner area definitely had some stories to tell!Mike Healy (Shades Below)http://www.soundcloud.com/shadesbelownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-2375639875131033012013-04-04T07:55:02.902-07:002013-04-04T07:55:02.902-07:00Happy Thursday to you, Satu! We have some lovely ...Happy Thursday to you, Satu! We have some lovely old (by west coast USA standards) buildings. I know that in some parts of the world,a building isn't considered old until it's been around for 500 years or so.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-38791514323166875502013-04-04T07:52:14.545-07:002013-04-04T07:52:14.545-07:00I agree with you! I'm one of those weird peop...I agree with you! I'm one of those weird people who won't replace his 120 year old wavy glass single pane wood windows with more energy efficent modern ones because they look so out of place on older homes. It would be wonderful to save a lot more old and beautiful buildings but sometimes, they are too neglected to bring back. Very sad. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-21308755170337365762013-04-04T07:44:29.550-07:002013-04-04T07:44:29.550-07:00Fun, yes but we probably wouldn't be moguls fo...Fun, yes but we probably wouldn't be moguls for long as we'd buy all kinds of cool thigs that would loose money. We should have the opportunity though! There's alwas the lottery. Of course you have to buy a ticket to win and I keep forgetting. Oh well.<br /><br />Love your ideas for the mural on the side of the building/park but think that thigs will prbably stay as is until someone decides to build. Right now, there is a glut of newly build condos in Tacoma that were built durng the boom just before the crash. Dunno what will happen.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-646973091764740252013-04-04T07:38:00.763-07:002013-04-04T07:38:00.763-07:00Yes we do. Part of the charm of the town is that,...Yes we do. Part of the charm of the town is that, although they tore down a LOT of wonderful historical buildings, there are still quite a few left to enjoy.outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-33936742157480449202013-04-04T07:35:31.056-07:002013-04-04T07:35:31.056-07:00Those Victorians were kind of twisted in lots of w...Those Victorians were kind of twisted in lots of ways! Just watched a three part documentary from BBC called Queen Victoria's Children. Fascinating!<br /><br />That building is lucy indeed!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-34532075561673241782013-04-04T07:31:40.756-07:002013-04-04T07:31:40.756-07:00We don't like to think of our colors as grayed...We don't like to think of our colors as grayed but rather subtle. (It helps get us through the day. What can I say? We're not fooling anyone.) It's funny because we get used to this and when the sun shines after a long gray period, we walk around squinting, looking like moles that have emerged from their subterranean homes. <br /><br />I wonder about that singular small building in the midst of all the destruction around it. Did things halt when the market tanked? Did a developer buy all the property around with plans to build something? outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-77559692593521947832013-04-04T04:30:50.936-07:002013-04-04T04:30:50.936-07:00Lots of history in your living area. Thank you for...Lots of history in your living area. Thank you for sharing it with us. Happy Thursday, Peter!Kukkaiselämäähttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05290634140893043265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-57126051911408420262013-04-03T19:15:12.333-07:002013-04-03T19:15:12.333-07:00There's so much history everywhere you look! ...There's so much history everywhere you look! Too bad old buildings are left to fall apart. I believe history disappears with them. Thanks for bringing their stories to life in this post :)Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341233630137969987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-53378053441476884862013-04-03T14:15:40.811-07:002013-04-03T14:15:40.811-07:00Oh, I do hope someone with imagination and a green...Oh, I do hope someone with imagination and a green thumb takes over that area...I'm thinking a mural on the side of the lonely building, with a lovely park in the vacant lot...and don't get me started on the for sale property. It would be so much fun to be a mogul, wouldn't it?rickihttp://bannersbyricki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-10184231304179664932013-04-03T10:40:06.613-07:002013-04-03T10:40:06.613-07:00You certainly have a lot of buildings with persona...You certainly have a lot of buildings with personality in your neck of the woods :-)scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-22787726599579797902013-04-03T09:13:06.439-07:002013-04-03T09:13:06.439-07:00Thirteen used to be regarded as a lucky number, un...Thirteen used to be regarded as a lucky number, until the Victorians twisted it...<br /><br />Perhaps thirteen turned out to be a lucky number after all for that building :)Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598416695566325151.post-41216538229961155922013-04-03T08:07:07.093-07:002013-04-03T08:07:07.093-07:00Lucky to be still standing as a somewhat solitary ...Lucky to be still standing as a somewhat solitary survivor. They apparently aren't concerned about rebuilding next door any time soon.<br /><br />Nice detail on the auditorium. All color seems to be grayed like the sky, noticed this yesterday too.Shirleyhttp://rockoakdeer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com