Author: johale26

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Going Up: A View From the Garage

I had never thought to go to the second level of the parking garage at the Governor’s Hotel until my last two weeks of studying this site. How silly! The change in elevation helped...

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The Future of Olympia

  Here is what I think Columbia Street’s future will look like. I think there will be extensive roadwork that will be costly for the city, hence the mitigation funding depiction. Businesses will have...

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Drains are Such a Pain (Weeks 3-6)

Drains are such a pain, especially when the entire block is contaminated and storm water runoff goes right into capitol lake. Geez! How inconvenient. I wonder how this could be solved…. how about routing...

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A Sequence of Knickknacks (Weeks 3-6)

  Google dictionary defines “knickknacks” as small worthless items. I think these model cars are quite the opposite. These can be found on the shelf near the cash register of the Olympia Supply Co....

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Look Anywhere, but Here

This block of Columbia Street serves as viewpoint or lookout to more ascetically pleasing features of  downtown. Look anywhere, but here. “Peeking Rotunda” (WS) “Looking North” (Ambiguous) (MCU) ? “Beauty Barrier” (WS) (Deep Space,...

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Close Ups and Patterns

 Fact: I was painfully aware of the weird looks while taking these pictures. “The Green Door” (CU) “Concrete Salmon Scales” (XCU) “Street Plants” (CU)