Arctic Building

[holyoutlaw]

Downtown Seattle
April, 2008

Comments

[deedop.livejournal.com]

Wow! Gargolruses!

What street is that on? I MUST see it next time I'm up that way.

[holyoutlaw.livejournal.com]

The front of the building is on 3th Ave. This is taken from a parking garage on 4th, I think facing Cherry.

Glad you like it!

[brisingamen.livejournal.com]

I have just realised what is wrong with the world. We need more walruses carved on buildings!

[jrittenhouse.livejournal.com]

Amen, amen. They're so serious...

[jrittenhouse.livejournal.com]

Guardian Walrii of Seattle?

[jrittenhouse.livejournal.com]

Now you had to get me to check out dancing walruses (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDg7kWgs5e0)...I was waiting for it to moonwalk...

[holyoutlaw.livejournal.com]

heh, that was hilarious. I think it did moonwalk somewhere in there.

[holyoutlaw.livejournal.com]

We do what we can, here in the Great Pacific Northwet.

[oldmangrumpus.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad that this building is being preserved as a hotel, Not open yet, is it?

[holyoutlaw.livejournal.com]

No, they're still working on it. I hope the stained glass ceiling room on the 4th floor is preserved. We just heard about that last weekend.

[whumpdotcom.livejournal.com]

Dammit, I want those walruses as sculpty textures to use in SL.

[agentxpndble.livejournal.com]

That is SO COOL!

[scarlettina.livejournal.com]

Wow, great shot--and in the 14 years I've lived in Seattle, I've never seen this building. Now I'm bound and determined to do so. Cool.

[oldmangrumpus.livejournal.com]

It's right across the street from where I used to work, on the corner of 3rd and Cherry. I think they recently removed the scaffolding from the street level. The whole thing is being turned into a hotel (after a century as an office building. I'm fairly certain it's landmarked.

Did I never show you the domed dance hall?

[fringefaan.livejournal.com]

That *is* a gorgeous shot. The light and the cool colors seem just right. And the goddamned ubiquitous pigeon of course.

[holyoutlaw.livejournal.com]

Thank you, sir!

[replyhazy.livejournal.com]

The Gargolrus should be the emblem of Corflu Zed. That is my stated belief.

[fringefaan.livejournal.com]

Hm, that's not a bad idea. Hey, when is that hotel opening?!

[holyoutlaw.livejournal.com]

I looked at it, but there weren't any signs "Opening in ____" that I could see. A couple posters looking for employees.

[calimac.livejournal.com]

That's amazing; I've never noticed it. It's up there with the Oxford gargoyles.

And the pigeon is of course the perfect added touch.

[wild-patience.livejournal.com]

How cool!

[dirtylibrarian.livejournal.com]

I love those...so cool you got that great shot of them!

[(Anonymous)]

lol quite unusual! Elaine