Good old Seattle (early 245 photo)

[matthew1]

Yesterday in Phinney Ridge...

I lived in Seattle for 8 years. It’s where I started this site.

[conotech]

I spent a few years in Seattle, too, beginning in the mid-1990's. When I visited Seattle recently, I realized that I was probably living there during the last of its glory days. My old neighborhood, Ballard, is almost unrecognizable.

[93Regina]

I lived in Seattle for 8 years. It’s where I started this site.

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Nice in summer weather, but moving to Denver eliminates that Seattle dampness:-)

When I visited Seattle recently, I realized that I was probably living there during the last of its glory days. My old neighborhood, Ballard, is almost unrecognizable.

Growth has been a factor in many cities since ending of WWII, but I suspect those days are ending or greatly reduced. I would expect to see more "vertical housing" in future years, with emphasis on living closer to or within city environments, where older neighborhoods are "renovated" with condos and apartment complexes.

[conotech]

Moving to Seattle from the suburban blight of a Sun Belt city, I was struck by the lack of homogeneity. It seemed like a real place. True, you only had to drive across a long bridge to arrive at bland-ville (Bellevue). Yes, Seattle still has a few interesting subsections remaining; but, the dramatic loss of much of its characteristic grittiness is very noticeable to those of us who experienced it.

[matthew1]

Ballard is completely different now. Unrecognizable from my time there 1999-2007.

I was there in February, and I was shocked. South Lake Union also.

The difference is Ballard's now covered in 3-5 story buildings, but SLU is now covered in 50-story skyscrapers. I got lost not far from the REI flagship store, and I worked across the street from it for a year in 2006.