
-     Eastern Hotel Eastern Hotel
 
-     Remembering Donnie Chin Remembering Donnie Chin
 Donnie Chin, hero of the International District, was murdered July 2015. His shop, Sun May, remains decorated in his honour.
-     Seal of Goon Dip Seal of Goon Dip
 Milwaukee Hotel in Seattle, built by Goon Dip, 1911.
-     One Giant Leap for Mankind One Giant Leap for Mankind
 Apollo 11 command module.
-     Aldrin's Armour Aldrin's Armour
 Visor and gloves worn by Buzz Aldrin in the iconic photo on the lunar surface (seen in background). These were not part of the pressure suit but instead slipped over the built-in helmet and gloves to protect them from the abrasive lunar dust.
-     Bleitz Funeral Home Bleitz Funeral Home
 Site of Kurt Cobain's cremation, this funeral home has been shut down and will be demolished.
-     UPS was here (they left a note) UPS was here (they left a note)
 Original headquarters of UPS in Seattle, before they went national - now a city park.
-     Settling in for the night Settling in for the night
 
-     Elephant and Needle Elephant and Needle
 
-     Immigration station Immigration station
 INS building in Seattle International District.
-     Chinatown Gate Chinatown Gate
 Built 2007.
-     University Inn University Inn
 
-     Seattle Neon Book! Seattle Neon Book!
 New book of my neon photos - over 450 of them. Buy it here: Seattle Neon on Kickstarter
-     University Seafood & Poultry University Seafood & Poultry
 After 75 years, this University District fishmonger and butcher announced they will close, December 31 2019.
-     Western Pacific Chemical Company, 1940 Western Pacific Chemical Company, 1940
 1436 Elliott Ave W, Queen Anne, Seattle. Built in 1940 for the Western Pacific Chemical Company, this two-story concrete building was designed in the Art Deco and Art Moderne styles by John Ivar Mattson. Later, it housed several chemical manufacturers, and in the 1970s, Superior Embroidery and McNamara Signs.
-     Lighthouse of Warren Place Lighthouse of Warren Place
 Lighthouse at the Felix Building, Warren Place, Seattle
-     Keep Hope Alive Keep Hope Alive
 Graffiti tribute to local hip-hop master Soul One, who died March 2019. Painted March 2019, demolished August 2019. Warren Place, Belltown
-     Ascend Ascend
 
-     red sky at night red sky at night
 
-     Dexter Horton Building Dexter Horton Building
 
-     Hoge Building Hoge Building
 Built in 1911 by James D. Hoge, owner of Union Trust & Savings Bank, located here. Tallest building in Seattle before Smith Tower's completion in 1914.
-     Rankos Drugs Rankos Drugs
 
-     Stadium Stadium
 
-     Stadium High School Stadium High School
 
-     The Elks' Old Hangout The Elks' Old Hangout
 Elks Temple, now McMenamins Elks Temple Hotel, Tacoma (1916).
-     Tacoma Union Station Tacoma Union Station
 Built 1909-1911.
-     Crystal Tower Crystal Tower
 
-     Chihuly Ceiling Chihuly Ceiling
 
-     Winthrop Hotel 1925 Winthrop Hotel 1925
 
-     Winthrop Hotel Winthrop Hotel
 Winthrop Hotel, 1925, now Winthrop Apartments. Tacoma.
-     Bostwick Building Bostwick Building
 A historical marker attached to the building reads: "IN HONOR OF ROSSELL G. O'BRIEN who in the Bostwick Building, Tacoma, Washington, on October 18, 1893, during regular session of the Washington Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the U.S.A., did originate the custom of standing during the rendition of the Star Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States of America."
-     Tacoma Municipal Building Tacoma Municipal Building
 Tacoma City Hall since 1977; previously Rhodes Medical Arts Tower. Built 1930-1931 by John Graham & Associates. 17 stories. Though my camera was precisely centered, the bottom of the photo appears asymmetrical; this is because the building is built on a hillside. The two sides of the entrance are of unequal length, as the sidewalk slopes upward to the right.
-     Municipal Building, Tacoma Municipal Building, Tacoma
 Tacoma City Hall since 1977; previously Rhodes Medical Arts Tower. Built 1930-1931 by John Graham & Associates. 17 stories.
-     Bostwick Building Bostwick Building
 A historical marker attached to the building reads: "IN HONOR OF ROSSELL G. O'BRIEN who in the Bostwick Building, Tacoma, Washington, on October 18, 1893, during regular session of the Washington Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the U.S.A., did originate the custom of standing during the rendition of the Star Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States of America."
-     Louisa Hotel Lobby Louisa Hotel Lobby
 Reflected: Milwaukee Hotel
-     Buddha of the Lobby Buddha of the Lobby
 
-     My Dinner with Bruce My Dinner with Bruce
 Bruce Lee's table at Tai Tung restaurant, Seattle. After he became famous he would always sit at this table in a secluded corner of the restaurant, near the bathrooms. There was a curtain that could be drawn for privacy. After his death in 1973 the table was decorated with photos, posters, and a cardboard cutout of Lee, in his memory.
-     Archie McPhee Archie McPhee
 
-     May Thai, Wallingford May Thai, Wallingford
 
-     Buddha of the Pizza Parlor Buddha of the Pizza Parlor
 Buddha statue in Supreme Pizza, West Seattle Junction
-     Seattle Cinerama Seattle Cinerama
 These signs were removed in September 2023, as the former Seattle Cinerama (closed for three years) was sold, becoming SIFF Cinema. SIFF (Seattle Independent Film Festival) were unable to use the Cinerama name due to a trademark.
-     Angels 2019 Angels 2019
 
-     Ark Lodge Cinema Ark Lodge Cinema
 Ark Lodge #126, Columbia City, Seattle; John L. McCauley, 1921. The facade is neoclassical, with four Ionic pilasters. At the top of the pediment, here obscured by the tree, is a Masonic square and compass, still intact. Below it, the lettering reads "Ark Lodge 126 F.& A.M.", or "Free and Accepted Masons". Seattle architect John L. McCauley (1879-1957), himself a Freemason, designed and built this meeting space in 1920-21 for the Ark Lodge #126 chapter. The upper story served as the Masons' assembly space, while the ground floor provided income for the chapter as retail spaces. From 1921 until the 1940s, the ground floor was occupied by the Heater Glove Factory, which made leather gloves and helmets; Charles Lindbergh wore a Heater helmet on his transatlantic flight. The Masons continued to meet here until 2002, when they sold the building, and it was converted to a cinema. The marquee was added and the second-floor assembly hall became a 204-seat auditorium. After additional remodeling, the building now contains four theatres. arklodgecinemas.com/
-     Add Bardahl Add Bardahl
 Classic neon sign, no longer working.
-     People's Storage People's Storage
 Fremont, Seattle. 1945. As of 2021 the storage facility is under new management and has changed its name. The sign is still present but dark.
-     Washington for Warren Washington for Warren
 Senator Elizabeth Warren presidential campaign rally, Seattle Center, August 2019
-     Alki Spud Alki Spud
 Alki Spud Fish & Chips, West Seattle. Brothers Jack and Frank Alger started selling fish and chips (ten cents for two pieces of ling cod and fries in a cardboard boat) out of their Alki Avenue garage in 1935, cutting a takeout window in the side of the building. During WWII, rationing made oil for frying difficult to obtain, and Spud nearly had to close, but neighbors banded together to donate their oil ration tickets, saving the fish and chip stand. After the war, Spud replaced the old garage with a modern building of a nautical design, including portholes. By 1961 they had replaced this with the current Googie-inspired building featuring an upswept roof. Spud has since expanded to other neighborhoods and cities around Seattle, but the Alki location is the original.
-     Westside Barber Shop Westside Barber Shop
 
-     West Seattle Brake Service West Seattle Brake Service
 Family-owned since 1940, at same location since 1950.
-     Just a tree Just a tree