This is the twelfth of
a series of posts dealing with my ninth and most recent trip to Seattle as
adult. I’ve made minor corrections to these reports. What little updates there are, are indicated
by “NOW” in brackets.
I walked to the new Target and actually did a first
even for me: bought a couple DVD sets before 7:10 am (Six Million Dollar Man
season 1, Bionic Woman season 3). Then I visited Rachel the Pig at Pike Place
Market, then walked down to the waterfront and got some close up photos of the
new Ferris wheel (Seattle Great Wheel); still no interest in riding but it does
change the waterfront landscape to me sure. There was a statue of
Christopher Columbus so I took shots that make him look surprised at the Great
Wheel. Also photographed a sea themed art piece whose name escapes me. I
crossed the Bell St Bridge and returned to the hostel for breakfast.
[NOW: The hostel is City Hostel Seattle.]
Heading back downtown I revised the Convention
Center and Jim Ellis Freeway Park. As with last time most of the Park's
fountains were off but I did find one working. "Kites" are
still there. Heading up First Hill on Pine St E, I bought the cheesy bad
1980 Flash Gordon movie from Capitol Loans. Arriving in Capitol Hill I
wanted to visit Everyday Music, one of the first stores in the area open before
10 but couldn't find it. I passed the Jimi Hendrix statue plus construction for
a light rail line to the University to open in 2016. I walked to the pop
machine with the mystery buttons and pushed the lower right one.
Thankfully I got a strawberry pop, not a cherry one this time. I
went to Broadway Video and found out that Everyday Music was actually across
the street from its previous location.
[NOW: Broadway Video is now closed. The pop machine is now missing.]
I went there next (its fourth location since I first
started doing these visits in 2006), then visited Elliott Bay Book Company
across the street. I visited the sole remaining Twice Sold Tales and
photographed all three kitties there. As with most my trips this being the last
day the Blue Angels planes were performing?/practicing? and I had to wait a bit
to pet the 3rd cat, after the planes had gone by.
I bought an autographed b-movie at Half Price Books
and then walked to Third Man Video, which was closing down. The store was 20
minutes late opening because the I-5 was closed due to the Blue Angels. Oddly
different genres were being sold at different prices so I focused on the
horror section, my favourite of the $4.99 sections (I passed on the cult,
documentary and foreign sections, all $9.99). More delays because scratches had
to be removed from I think all but one.
[NOW: Third Man Video is in fact closed
now, as is that Half Price Books.]
I walked to Barnes & Noble at Pacific Place
(security wanted to deactivated the security on the DVDs purchased earlier).
I also visited the scrap metal penguin. An ACLU rep talked with me.
I offered morale support but he wanted money. I went to the Pioneer
Square District and got another DVD from Barney's Loans, then visited the
Waterfall Garden Park, a closed off, well, waterfall park about the size of a
store.
[NOW: That Barnes & Noble is now closed and the penguin is gone.]
Heading back downtown I went to Pike Place Market
(visited the First & Pike News, fishmongers - didn't see any fish tossed,
Lamplight Books, BLMF Books, Holy Cow Records). Heading north I visited
the Chief Sealth statue in Belltown and then had lunch at the sports motif
McDonald's across from Seattle Center (four poles inside, one each with
footballs, soccer balls, basketballs, baseballs). I went a few hours at
the International Fountain.
[NOW: First & Pike News is now closed. The sports balls were removed from that McDonald's during a renovation.]
I visited Silver Platters (bought DVDs) and Easy
Street Records one more time before dinner to go at Dick's Drive In, which I
took back to the fountain. I considered going to the Museum of Flight,
which is having free evening admission, but I was tired, it was nice out, and I
am running low on photos again.
[NOW: That Silver Platters moved to 1st Ave S and that Easy Street Records closed.]
I packed my stuff for tomorrow and then went to the
nearby convenience store again. A'jhang I think it's called.
[A'Jhang Market has closed but another convenience store has opened in its place.]
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