juliasegal: addie80: nickholmes: How have I never seen this? Ha ha - the end bit? Classic This one sure has made the rounds.  This is like its third major Tumblr cycle.  So why am I reblogging it? To give props to The Stranger: Seattle’s Only Newspaper (the source of this article). They’re hometown heroes.

juliasegal:

addie80:

nickholmes:

How have I never seen this?

Ha ha - the end bit?

Classic

This one sure has made the rounds.  This is like its third major Tumblr cycle.  So why am I reblogging it? To give props to The Stranger: Seattle’s Only Newspaper (the source of this article). They’re hometown heroes.



ffound: Disneyland PeopleMover Attraction Poster on Flickr - Photo Sharing! PEOPLEMOVER - Ride tomorrow’s transportation today? If this is the monorail from the ‘66 world’s fair in Seattle, and I think that it is, I have this to say: “We will still be using yesterday’s transportation tomorrow.”  The monorail? Still here.  It’s grander vision re-located to Atlanta in the form of the Marta.  Here we have angry drivers complaining about taxes.  Public transportation hasn’t changed — it’s actually devolved — since those heady days of optimism back in 1966.

ffound:

Disneyland PeopleMover Attraction Poster on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

PEOPLEMOVER - Ride tomorrow’s transportation today?

If this is the monorail from the ‘66 world’s fair in Seattle, and I think that it is, I have this to say: “We will still be using yesterday’s transportation tomorrow.”  The monorail? Still here.  It’s grander vision re-located to Atlanta in the form of the Marta.  Here we have angry drivers complaining about taxes.  Public transportation hasn’t changed — it’s actually devolved — since those heady days of optimism back in 1966.



Stills from “Invasion USA” (1952) See: Seattle Blasted! San Francisco in Flames!

Stills from “Invasion USA” (1952)

See:

  • Seattle Blasted!
  • San Francisco in Flames!


thedailywhat: Letter Of Note of the Day: A telegram from former U.S. Naval Operations Chief, Admiral Edward W. Eberle, cabled to all Naval stations on August 22, 1924, ahead of an extremely close Mars opposition, requesting that airwaves be monitored for potential Martian contact. [via.] TRANSCRIPT: WASHINGTON-ALASKA MILITARY CABLE AND TELEGRAPH SYSTEM: TELEGRAM RECEIVED At 1308 1st Avenue, Seattle, Wash. 18RD B 78 GOVT DUPE RD PUGETSOUND WN AUG 22 1924 | GOVT COMDT 13 NAV DIST 158 SEATTLE WN 7021 ALNAVST EIGHT NAVY DESIRE COOPERAT ASTRONOMERS WHO BELIEVE POSSIBLE THAT MARS MAY ATTEMPT COMMUNICATION BY RADIO WAVES WITH THIS PLANE WHILE THEY ARE NEAR TOGETHER THIS END ALL SHORE RADIO STATIONS WILL ESPECIALLY NOTE AND REPORT ANY ELECTRICAL PHENOMENON UNUSUAL CHARACTER AND WILL COVER AS WIDE BAND FREQUENCIES AS POSSIBLE FROM 2400 AUGUST TWENTY FIRST TO 2400 AUGUST TWENTY FOURTH WITHOUT INTERFERRING (sic) WITH TRAFFIC 1800 SECNAV WASHN DC 257P

thedailywhat:

Letter Of Note of the Day: A telegram from former U.S. Naval Operations Chief, Admiral Edward W. Eberle, cabled to all Naval stations on August 22, 1924, ahead of an extremely close Mars opposition, requesting that airwaves be monitored for potential Martian contact.

[via.]

TRANSCRIPT:

WASHINGTON-ALASKA MILITARY CABLE AND TELEGRAPH SYSTEM: TELEGRAM

RECEIVED At 1308 1st Avenue, Seattle, Wash.

18RD B 78 GOVT DUPE

RD PUGETSOUND WN AUG 22 1924 | GOVT COMDT 13 NAV DIST 158 SEATTLE WN

7021 ALNAVST EIGHT NAVY DESIRE COOPERAT ASTRONOMERS WHO BELIEVE POSSIBLE THAT MARS MAY ATTEMPT COMMUNICATION BY RADIO WAVES WITH THIS PLANE WHILE THEY ARE NEAR TOGETHER THIS END ALL SHORE RADIO STATIONS WILL ESPECIALLY NOTE AND REPORT ANY ELECTRICAL PHENOMENON UNUSUAL CHARACTER AND WILL COVER AS WIDE BAND FREQUENCIES AS POSSIBLE FROM 2400 AUGUST TWENTY FIRST TO 2400 AUGUST TWENTY FOURTH WITHOUT INTERFERRING (sic) WITH TRAFFIC 1800

SECNAV WASHN DC

257P



2 x 2 seattlestreetart a top to bottom installation of collage, paint, glue, wood, and anything else the artists feel belongs on the wall of a city. featuring: farmerbob claudius phaedrus kinoko no touching ground nko starhead scntfc little bird bald man watching shawn bishop

2 x 2 seattlestreetart

a top to bottom installation of collage, paint, glue, wood, and anything else the artists feel belongs on the wall of a city.

featuring:

  • farmerbob
  • claudius phaedrus
  • kinoko
  • no touching ground
  • nko
  • starhead
  • scntfc
  • little bird
  • bald man watching
  • shawn bishop


“The Bald Man is Watching You!”

“The Bald Man is Watching You!”



juliasegal: moldybread: Classic Hey, this is my hometown rag!  (it’s a Seattle weekly called ‘The Stranger’) The Stranger: Seattle’s Only Newspaper - ‘i, anonymous’ Here is an archive of old ‘i, anonymous’ letters - fascinating stuff.

juliasegal:

moldybread:

Classic

Hey, this is my hometown rag!  (it’s a Seattle weekly called ‘The Stranger’)

The Stranger: Seattle’s Only Newspaper - ‘i, anonymous’

Here is an archive of old ‘i, anonymous’ letters - fascinating stuff.



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