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...
Category: Olympia Present
Mysterious Architects Building
I have nothing to say except that I walked past these doors so many times and never seen them open, until today. What I saw was beautiful, I plan on going back.
Graffiti in the Train Tunnel (Weeks 3-6)
I had never ventured into this end of the train tunnel before. Numerous times I’ve gone into the opposite end near the Track House when the bathrooms there were out of order. What a...
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...
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,...
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)
A Home for Whom?
Close proximity to social institutions does not guarantee stability or safety. Who is readily accepted into the social fabric of this city? How can we read this in a landscape? Also isn’t it ironic...
A Change is a Change, No Matter How Small
The railroad is being repaired, the British are coming, the world is ending. Why did I assume a city street would remain static and unchanged? I guess I didn’t have much faith in this...
Visualizing Community Through Flyers and Chalk
Something as simple as sidewalk chalk and flyers can give an inside look into a community. Represented here is Olympia’s progressive idealism that seeks to support small businesses, artists and put on family...
