"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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As there are a few folks from up this way on the NG, I thought I'd share a
memory jogger about what is becoming "old" Seattle. (Wrote this for a
fledgling
website that is being established for "old timers" to write about local
experiences in the 40's, 50's, and 60's).

The old First Avenue

I miss the old strip.


I didn't get to spend a lot of time on 1st growing up but it definitely made
a deep impression. I got to experience the public market in the late
sixties and early seventies as a teenager. A friend took me into the market
when I was 13 or 14 years old to visit his coin and stamp dealer. An eye
opener for an early teen. The odd little haunts were a gas to tour and it
felt pretty dangerous for a kid from the burbs.

1st Ave always looked pretty seedy, funky. I also remember going to the pawn
shops and music stores that've were there in the mid-sixties with my brother
who was then playing in rock bands for a living. The whole of downtown had
a much different vibe back then (but then what downtown didn't).

On a related note, when I was demolishing our funky basement (1924 house)
and removing it's 60's buildout, I ran across some very old B&W negatives in
a wall (time capsule, I don't know) that look to be images of Alaska St.
from around the 30's. I'm really curious to print them and see what's
there.

Thanks for the memories Chuck.

jps

Did you meet Elvis when he filmed the World Fair movie?

Gould 0738 wrote in message
...
As there are a few folks from up this way on the NG, I thought I'd share a
memory jogger about what is becoming "old" Seattle. (Wrote this for a
fledgling
website that is being established for "old timers" to write about local
experiences in the 40's, 50's, and 60's).