Visual Art Dec 16, 2010 at 12:31 pm

I Thought I Made Clear: No More Bad News

Jen Graves
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I thought it was a given that any kind of construction around it/destruction of the viaduct that 619 would have to go. I'm still surprised that building has survived with that giant crack up its spine.
Akbar Fazil on December 16, 2010 at 12:33 PM Report this
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All three plans have demolition for the current Viaduct.

If the drill bit gets stuck, you'll see a lot more demolition occuring.

Tunnels == RISK.
Will in Seattle on December 16, 2010 at 12:39 PM Report this
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Say goodbye to Pioneer Square. This is only the beginning.
Fnarf on December 16, 2010 at 12:40 PM Report this
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That sucks. The Satori Group has been investing so much time into their space there.
Sir Learnsalot on December 16, 2010 at 12:46 PM Report this
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Obviously, the tunnel should be designed with artist studios included. Underground batcaves along both sides, reachable by secret elevators in phone booths.

Or, we could all just move to Tacoma.
CATSPAW666 on December 16, 2010 at 12:50 PM Report this
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@3 is correct.

But we already have secret plans to get rid of it, actually, even if we won't show those to you.

Pioneer Square - first to go when the Revolution or the DBT or the Earthquake/Mountain strikes.
Will in Seattle on December 16, 2010 at 12:51 PM Report this
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I used to have a studio in that building. Every day I went in hoping that it didn't crumble to the ground with me in it. Demolishing 619 Western is WAY overdue. The sad thing is, if it wasn't such an unsafe, shitty building, the rent would probably be out of a typical artist's price range.
dandean on December 16, 2010 at 1:04 PM Report this
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No Damn Tunnel!

No Damn Tunnel!

No Damn Tunnel!
merry on December 16, 2010 at 1:10 PM Report this
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holy shit. they should at least have to replace it with a similar occupancy artists compound nearby. buttfuck. glad i left seattle when i did i got to stop paying attention to this crap
aardvark on December 16, 2010 at 1:38 PM Report this
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Hi,
We've started a Facebook Group:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=grou…

Here's our group description:

The 619 Art Building, with studios and galleries for 100+ artists, has been "The Art Building" of Seattle since 1979, and a cornerstone of Pioneer Square's First Thursday Art Walk - the USA's first Art Walk. It looks certain that this building is slated for demolition, and all artists must vacate by March 2012.

The 619 Western Facebook Group is open to everyone who wants to be involved in sharing information, ideas and plans about any aspect of the building's closure. Please invite all your friends who also love the art community at the 619 to get involved!
on December 17, 2010 at 1:50 PM Report this

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