Magic in the alley between First Avenue and Occidental, just south of Jackson. The crowd-sourced monument to Tetris was still up last night, with people posing for pictures with it.
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  • Magic in the alley between First Avenue and Occidental, just south of Jackson. The crowd-sourced monument to Tetris was still up last night, with people posing for pictures with it.

Kyle Hepworth is awesome.

I’m just a guy who decided he was tired of doing absolutely nothing and wanted to try one small step up from that.

My name’s Kyle Hepworth and I do one something a week in Seattle.

Sometimes, that something involves street art and video games. Like the time in the summer of 2010 when he dangled Mario coins from power lines, and described in full detail how to add Mario Coins to your very own corner of the city.

This past weekend, he created Tetris Alley. It's a crowd-sourced monument to the addictive architectural game, built in unconnected living rooms around the city out of wood and tape and spraypaint and whatever was available and then assembled on site (and in a few places along the way that looked like they wanted a Tetris L or J).

As of last night, the puzzle-pieced-together structure was still standing between the brick walls of Pioneer Square buildings between First Avenue and Occidental, just south of Jackson, becoming a quick nerd-tourist attraction. Hepworth made it along with "some more people who are passionate about stupid street art," and you can read all about the project (and watch videos) here. Or get down there—soon.

Thanks for the tip, Michelle!