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Photos taken along 5th Avenue, between Pine St. and Jackson St.

(5407/5409 22nd Ave. NW)

Swedish Medical Center/Ballard broke ground last September for a new medical office building on Tallman Ave. NW just off of NW Market St. The facility is expected to open in the fall of this year. Progress to date:

I just bought a new digital camera, a Panasonic Lumix ZS1 …

and took some test shots around Ballard this afternoon. As you’ll see, I need to spend some more quality time with this camera. Some of the shots are a bit blurry. That might be because I was juggling an umbrella as well as the [...]

Trace Lofts, 12th Ave. & East Madison, Capitol Hill (Seattle):

I love the look of a sleek, modern building placed on top of an existing vintage building. And I love that at least part of the original building – or even just its facade – was preserved. (The “About” page on the Trace Lofts Web site [...]

Kolstrand Building, 4743 Ballard Ave. NW:

4760 Ballard Ave. NW:

Scandinavian-American Bank, built in 1902 (now the Starlight Hotel); Ballard Ave. NW & NW Vernon Pl.:

Kutzner Block, built in 1904; Ballard Ave. NW & NW Vernon Pl.:

This charred door is about all that’s left of the Ernst Brothers Hardware building, which used to sit between the Scandinavian-American [...]

The Lovejoy Columns are located on NW 10th Ave., between NW Everett St. and NW Flanders St., Pearl District, Portland (courtyard of the Elizabeth Lofts).

Transcribed from one of the columns:
THE LOVEJOY COLUMNS
From 1948 to 1952, Greek immigrant and artist Tom E. Stefopoulos created a series of paintings on the columns of the old Lovejoy Ramp. [...]

Two more photos from Portland’s Pearl District:

First pic taken from near NW 10th Ave. and NW Glisan St. Second pic is from the home of Cultured Pearl antique shop, 532 NW 12th Ave.

One of Portland’s many bike-related signs:

Not visible in this photo, someone wrote, “gravity sucks” near the biker’s head.
Blossoming Lotus, an all-vegan restaurant located inside Yoga in the Pearl, 925 NW Davis St.:

Landscaping by Dennis’ Seven Dees; photos taken near NW 10th Ave. and NW Glisan St.:

“No fur. No paws. No service.” D’tails dog salon, 416 [...]

I did the First Thursday Art Walk tonight with my friend Kaitlin and her friend Sabrina. We visited galleries in the Pioneer Square/International District area. Many galleries throughout the downtown Seattle core participate in the Art Walk, as does the Seattle Art Museum (SAM). Admission to SAM is free on first Thursdays. Galleries showcase new [...]