Saturday, July 20, 2013
Neighborhood note
I've been doing the morning walk thing for about 1.5 years now, and I always make a point of passing by the decaying apartment building. My route varies, but I always slide by the apt one way or another. Call it superstition, or an architectural mantra... the intention is somehow prayerful. She's a pretty building, and I want to see her treated better. Houses want to be lived in.
I've shown a digital version of the building several times:
This week I've been noticing evidence of someone with a non-prayerful intention. Probably kids. Several newly broken windowpanes and some small graffiti.
So it's time to be more specific than usual, hoping that the owner will spot this and do a little window-fixing before the kids feel like they're in control. The building is at 4001 W. Crown in Spokane, and the LLC listed as owner has something in common with the flowers in the above cartoon.
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Followup Feb 12, 2014: Someone finally noticed, probably with the help of good old Detective Snow. The building has finally been boarded up and officially "DO NOT ENTER"ed. 
This week I've been noticing evidence of someone with a non-prayerful intention. Probably kids. Several newly broken windowpanes and some small graffiti.
So it's time to be more specific than usual, hoping that the owner will spot this and do a little window-fixing before the kids feel like they're in control. The building is at 4001 W. Crown in Spokane, and the LLC listed as owner has something in common with the flowers in the above cartoon.
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Followup Feb 12, 2014: Someone finally noticed, probably with the help of good old Detective Snow. The building has finally been boarded up and officially "DO NOT ENTER"ed. Labels: Heimatkunde
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