Hugh Conway Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/10/31/travel/escapes/31american.html American Journeys A Seattle That Won’t Blend In Michael Hanson for The New York Times The neighborhoods of Fremont and Ballard, where Holly Gummelt shops the public market, above, retain the unique character of their pasts. By DAN WHITE Published: October 31, 2008 LONG ago the expanding city of Seattle swallowed up two of its neighbors, and neither of them has ever forgotten. Seattle, Wash. Ballard and Fremont, once cities in their own right, are now Seattle neighborhoods of a particularly independent-minded kind. They’re close together, though not contiguous, and if you travel to either of them today, you’ll encounter a unique character that still resists complete assimilation — Nordic and proudly maritime in Ballard; arty and free-spirited in Fremont. Quote
olyclimber Posted October 30, 2008 Posted October 30, 2008 Stop touching yourself Hugh. You're going to go blind and hair will start growing all over your hand. Quote
General Zod Posted October 31, 2008 Posted October 31, 2008 That was a nice article and pictures. I might send the link to friends and family back on Krypton as a nice snapshot of how cozy things are around here. Quote
olyclimber Posted October 31, 2008 Posted October 31, 2008 Anyone know Holly's number? I need a witch. Quote
tomtom Posted October 31, 2008 Posted October 31, 2008 Anyone know Holly's number? 206.789.OO37 Quote
AlpineK Posted October 31, 2008 Posted October 31, 2008 Hey nothing can surpass Georgetown. Georgetown All the original beer in Seattle comes from Georgetown. Sadly Rainier Beer got sucked away by corporate bs. There still is some local spirit though [img:center]http://www.georgetownbeer.com/images/logoMain1.gif[/img] The old Georgetown city hall (back in the days before being sucked into Seattle) [img:center]http://www.georgetownneighborhood.com/photos/photo16.jpg[/img] Georgetown Pharmacy [img:center]http://www.georgetownneighborhood.com/photos/photo21.jpg[/img] Back in the old days my relatives moved to Georgetown when it was a free community not part of Seattle. [img:center]http://dpddata1.seattle.gov/dpd/Apps/HistoricPhotos/023-0023.jpg[/img] Quote
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