"Do all your shortcuts lead to dead ends?"
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Postcard - Snoqualmie Summit
"Snoqualmie Summit Ski Area, Washington. 46 miles from Seattle on Interstate 90 is a popular resort with several chairlifts and facilities for advanced and beginning skiers."
1970s?
1970s?
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Favorite Movie Quotes: Slaughterhouse-Five
Postcard - Seattle, Washington
"Olympic Hotel, Seattle, Wash."
From the 1920s (when the Hotel was brand new) judging by the cars in front
The Olympic still stands today as a Seattle icon
Favorite Movie Quotes: Mystery Men
"You must be like the wolf pack, not like the six-pack."
I know this movie was panned, but I thought it was superb
Postcard - Seattle, Washington
"Lake Washington Floating Bridge - World's longest bridge constructed of concrete pontoons is an engineering marvel. Constructed and financed by tolls, it is now free and carries U.S. Highway No. 10 directly east from downtown Seattle and on through Snoqualmie Pass to the east."
I'd guess this dates from 1959-1960
I'd guess this dates from 1959-1960
Favorite Movie Quotes: Midnight in St. Petersburg
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Phone photo 2593
Phone photo 2593 is a shot of, fittingly enough, Morty Comix # 2593 (which I have yet to distribute)
Postcard - Seattle, Washington
"The University of Washington Stadium in Seattle, home of the Huskies, has a seating capacity of 56,000. Its unique Lake Washington shore location permits access not only by conventional transportation but also by boat and seaplane. The lower campus is in the foreground and the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge in the background."
1970s. The bottom half of the image was part of the site for the Alaska-Pacific-Yukon Exposition of 1909.
1970s. The bottom half of the image was part of the site for the Alaska-Pacific-Yukon Exposition of 1909.
Labels:
Alaska-Pacific-Yukon Exposition 1909,
Evergreen Point Floating Bridge,
Lake Washington,
postcards,
Seattle,
University of Washington
Favorite Movie Quotes: Licence to Kill
Friday, July 5, 2013
July 5
"This is no time for mirth or laughter
The cold grey dawn of the morning after."
From: The Chewelah Independent, July 2, 1909
Postcard - Seattle, Washington
"University of Washington at game time. University of Washington Stadium -- Home of the Huskies. With a seating capacity of 58,000, the Stadium's open end overlooks Lake Washington and the Cascade Mountains beyond. Five thousand fans travel to football games via boats, which dock on the Lake Washington perimeter of the campus."
1970s.
1970s.
Labels:
Cascade Mountains,
Evergreen Point Floating Bridge,
Lake Washington,
postcards,
Seattle,
University of Washington
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Phone photo 2587
Postcard - Seattle, Washington
"Beautifully situated on Lake Washington in Seattle is the modern Stadium of the University of Washington and the Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Home of the Huskies."
Late 1950s/early 1960s
Late 1950s/early 1960s
Labels:
Lake Washington,
postcards,
Seattle,
University of Washington
Favorite Movie Quotes: The Holcroft Covenant
"And you have a gun and it is pointed at me and you are certifiably insane. But I must admit it does add a certain urgency to the situation."
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