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Legislative Building

Olympia, Washington

Buttons - Public Service - 1990s?

Special Bus to Shuttle Just Us

IT

Capitol Shuttle

[Olympia, Washington. Notice how the Legislative Building is part of the design. The IT is an acronym for Intercity Transit]

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Legislative Building

Olympia, Washington

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Columbia Room, Legislative Building, Olympia, Washington

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Rear entrance to the Legislative Building, Olympia, Washington. I recall seeing a space capsule, maybe John Glenn's, on display here in the early 1960s.

Morty Comix # 2454

Morty Comix # 2454 was left under a bench cushion in a state building.

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Fetid Lake of Doom, handy railroad for distribution of reptile eggs, steam plant where the caimans stay warm in the cold months, and the Legislative Building. It's all a little too cozy and obvious, I'd say.

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Legislative Building

Olympia, Washington

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Legislative Building, Olympia, Washington

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One of the set of the doors at the Washington State Legislative Building. The right-hand image depicts the old wooden territorial and early state capitol building.

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Legislative Building, Olympia, Washington

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Legislative Building, Olympia, Washington

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Legislative Building

Olympia, Washington

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Winged Victory Monument

Olympia, Washington

This WWI memorial is in the center of the Washington State capitol campus. In the background you can see the Insurance Building on the left and the dome of the Legislative Building on the right.

When my Mom was a young adult, ca. 1950, she was hoisted up the front of this pedestal and into the group of figures in the sculpture. Needless to say it was very late at night.

I shook hands with Gov. Rosellini, ca. 1960, as he stood in front of the state seal at the base and hosted the annual Easter egg hunt.

This phone photo was taken shortly after sunrise.

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Washington State Legislative Building

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Occupy Olympia tent city at dusk in the shadow of the Legislative Building
Olympia, Washington

This is the same area where Olympia's "Little Hollywood" once floated, before the Fetid Lake of Doom was created.

This scene brings to mind the era of the early 1930s and how Olympia became a rallying point back then. The story of Fred E. Walker is particularly engaging.

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The Fetid Lake of Doom with the Legislative Building on the horizon line

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The Helium Lobster
with the Washington State Legislative Building
looming over the Fetid Lake of Doom in the background
Olympia, Washington

Taken on the Isthmus
I got my driver's license on the now abandoned building on the left

A doc who looked like Patty Duke's father gave me shots
on the now abandoned building on the right

Embedded Bezangos

Sasquatch (Olympia Power & Light, June 16-29, 2010) posted with Sasquatch Comix # 1

On Comics (Olympia Power & Light, June 2-15, 2010) posted as Bezango On Comics

On Top of the World (Olympia Power & Light, February 24-March 9, 2010) posted with Washington State Legislative Building

Isthmus Time (Olympia Power & Light, May 19-June 1, 2010) posted with Bezango WA 985 # 4

South Sound Places

South Sound Places : a Guide to Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater & Thurston County / by Nancy Patterson. 1st ed. Olympia, Wash. : Four Seasons Pub., 1993.

Nancy asked me to illustrate the chapter headings, which were then compiled into a grid for the cover.

Some of the subjects on the cover include:

Samuel Thurston. I agree with the notion Thurston County should be renamed McLoughlin County after Dr. John McLoughlin.

The Legislative Building on the Capitol Campus.

The Old Capitol Building.

The Evergreen State College.

Mount Rainier, which I can see from my office window on clear days.

Tumwater Falls. Most famously known as being on the label of Olympia Beer. A fellow high school classmate of mine once swam behind the falls and grooved out in a cave behind the water. He was back there long enough for rescue teams to start forming, wondering what happened to him. I attended Olympia High School, just a few blocks away from the brewery. The Oly Brew work whistle and the smell of hops on hot days was part of our high school experience.