Back in 1994 we had a dream to make hundreds of dollars with the first Seattle screen savers in those heady multimedia days. Almost paid forthe scanner, but the pictures made a popular website and got widely copied. But this was the original, and I took the original pictures with my trusty Pentax ME 35mm slr. Now many of these sights are Lost Seattle. Click on most pictures to get a larger version! Sadly, since these pictures were taken in 1994, the Hat and Boots has deteriorated further, but will be placed in a park, the Twin Teepees was torn down after a fire, the Toe Truck was moved, and the blog was also torn down. Hat and Boots Gas Station was stripped and moved to a park The Boots used to be the restrooms. Somebody should turn this into an espresso stand. Seattle Times Tuesday, March 4, 1997 "High time for Hat 'n Boots? Pardners to kick up dust over landmark " by Jack Broom
Elephant Car Wash (as featured on King-5 Almost Live) This is a rotating sign. Yeah, we should put up a video some day. Photo by A. Hu.
U-Haul "Space Needle" I love this, a fake Space Needle! Actually, the sign for the Renton U-Haul on Rainier Avenue South. Photo by a.hu |
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International District Salt Shakers - Now next to office building Cool ventilator shafts, I guess for the bus tunnel, across the street from Uwajimaya in the International District. Uwajimays is a landmark in itself for those seeking fresh fish, and Asian delicacies of all kinds. It's a great place for a field trip for those raised only on American food...... |
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Fremont Troll (he's under the Aurora Bridge, _not_ the Fremont Bridge and yes, that's a real volkswagen he's got in his hands) Photo by A. hu
| Waiting for the Interurban William Byers most beloved statue "Waiting for the Interurban" in Fremont. Everyone loves this piece of art. It's dressed up for birthdays, holidays, football games, or just for the fun of it. |
 "Waiting for the Interuban" by William Byers |
The Fremont Rocket (Non nuclear)
The Post Intelligencer "It's In the P-I" Ball. Seattle's world famous morning paper.
Lincoln Toe Truck
Photo by A. Hu. They have versions used in parades, it's been moved since.
14 Roy Street, it looked like Fred Flintstones house. Torn down in the 2000s. This picture make the rounds on the internet, and got used by the Mayor's committee to save big ugly things video. Photo by A. Hu, even got check from Seattle for using it.
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I never stopped in for a meal at the Twin Tee-Pee's on Aurora, right across from Greenlake. Before I5, 99 Aurora was the main north / south drag, one big shopping strip. Everyone knew there was a fire there, but who would have ever dreamed the owner would tear it down? He claimed he couldn't get permits to repair it and the City was moving too slowly for permits so, before anyone could do anything, wham, it was gone. 1994 photo by a. hu
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 Old postcard from www.HatnBoots.org |
1994 photo by a. hu Hat 'n' Boots. It's not actually gone. But it's been moved and not yet restored. It's in pretty bad shape but getting better all the time, thanks to the tireless efforts of the volunteers at www.HatnBoots.org. It's been moved to Oxbow Park in Georgetown. The children's playground has been put in, but the Hat 'n' Boots still need some work. Hats off to Starbucks, Hampton Inns and the Seattle Foundation for their generous support of this restoration.  |
Kalakala Foundation Before Seattle had the Space Needle, the "Silver Slug" was the most unique looking thing on the Sound. Not in the screen saver, but kooky enough to qualify for this page. Before there was a Space Needle, this was the wierdest thing on the waves. Saved from a fish cannery, it's rusting around Tacoma someplace.
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J.P. Patches, the Windows MultiMedia Title!
KING-5 TV's Almost Live! Spectacularly funny local humour. Buy the video if you can't get a friend here to record a video for you. Check out the Late Report
The Tackiest Place in America Contest Somebody else noticed that offbeat tacky tourist traps are cool too
Check out Sally Banfill's site, she's a painter who has painted many of these and other Seattle offbeat sites!
