Several weekends ago, zaiah and I went up to Seattle for the weekend. One fo the hilights of the trip while I was there was visiting Gasworks Park, a large public part down on the waterfront, built on the site of an old and long-abandoned coal gasification plant.
We met up with peristaltor while we were out there (and as a side note, if you don’t read his journal, you should–it’s one of the smartest reads on LiveJournal).
The old gasification equipment is still there, slowly crumbling into rust. Some of it is now fenced off, which is a damn shame–I’d love to spend an afternoon with a couple of models and about forty feet of rope out here. I’m told the fences are new; and to some extent, I can kind of understand it–if some damn fool falls off one of these things and busts his head open, I guarantee the first thing he’s going to do is retain a lawyer to sue the city, before he even gets stitched up, even though it’s not “the city” what put his ass up there in the first place.
Anyway, I spent a good bit of time taking pictures, because that’s what I do, and now I’m going to bust your bandwidth, because that’s also what I do.
There were three wedding parties here the same day we were. It’s an unorthodox setting for a wedding, I’ll warrant, but I highly approve.
I mention this because if I ever start a religious cult, I think the cult services will look something like this:
One of my favourite things when I was little was when my mom would take me to gasworks park and I could climb all over the structures, before most of the fences went up. It was also a favourite hangout place when I was a teenager–especially when we were supposed to be in school.
One of my favourite things when I was little was when my mom would take me to gasworks park and I could climb all over the structures, before most of the fences went up. It was also a favourite hangout place when I was a teenager–especially when we were supposed to be in school.
Make sure you let us all know if you start that cult. I’d be happy to be an early adopter.
Make sure you let us all know if you start that cult. I’d be happy to be an early adopter.
Judging by how much money the cult I worked for earlier this year raked in, that would totally solve both of our financial problems! I’d be in total support of you starting a cult, if it weren’t for these damn ethics of mine!
And considering the bullshit that was purchased at a whopping 7 grand a head for a single seminar, I’m sure you could do *way* better!
Judging by how much money the cult I worked for earlier this year raked in, that would totally solve both of our financial problems! I’d be in total support of you starting a cult, if it weren’t for these damn ethics of mine!
And considering the bullshit that was purchased at a whopping 7 grand a head for a single seminar, I’m sure you could do *way* better!
yum! i love the Decayed Industrial.
weddings? how…byzantine.
yum! i love the Decayed Industrial.
weddings? how…byzantine.
That is made of awesome. If I were inclined to marry, I’d marry there.
That is made of awesome. If I were inclined to marry, I’d marry there.
Ah, yes, brings back memories… saw that as a kid, during the brief time when my family lived in Seattle.
Ah, yes, brings back memories… saw that as a kid, during the brief time when my family lived in Seattle.
Wow! Really cool pix. Franklin, you can bust my bandwidth *anytime*!
Wow! Really cool pix. Franklin, you can bust my bandwidth *anytime*!
Living in Detroit, I have a hard time seeing this as decay. The place looks like they could just turn it back on tomorrow.
Living in Detroit, I have a hard time seeing this as decay. The place looks like they could just turn it back on tomorrow.
I’m game for pics sometime. I’m loving it here in Seattle. So glad I fled Arkansas!
I’m game for pics sometime. I’m loving it here in Seattle. So glad I fled Arkansas!
If I were in Seattle, I’d totally get married there. Steampunk horror wedding, anybody?
If I were in Seattle, I’d totally get married there. Steampunk horror wedding, anybody?
one of my friends runs http://www.offbeatbride.com/ which is a site devoted to non-traditional life partner situations or ceremonies (ie same sex couples, costume weddings, bizarre locales, etc)
there’s some really awesome, creative stuff on there.
one of my friends runs http://www.offbeatbride.com/ which is a site devoted to non-traditional life partner situations or ceremonies (ie same sex couples, costume weddings, bizarre locales, etc)
there’s some really awesome, creative stuff on there.