Tuesday, June 13, 2017
Does this explain it?
Since 2008 I've been puzzled by the super-architecty remodel of an Avista substation in this neighborhood.
Reviewing: The original substations, built as part of the streetcar system, looked like this:
(My digital model.)
The 2008 remodel was occupied briefly, then remained vacant until this year when Spokane's super-hot real estate market finally sold it.
Here's the Zillow pix of exterior and interior:
The interior was even more puzzling than the exterior. Why such a wasteful showplace in a non-showplace neighborhood? The volume could have contained several more rooms without the mezzanine thing.
Now a possible explanation. A newly released digital model (NOT MINE!) looks like this:
Sure as hell looks familiar! Was the flipper intending to build a fancy restaurant like this? Did the zoning board turn down a commercial application after the remodel was started?
(My digital model.)
The 2008 remodel was occupied briefly, then remained vacant until this year when Spokane's super-hot real estate market finally sold it.
Here's the Zillow pix of exterior and interior:
The interior was even more puzzling than the exterior. Why such a wasteful showplace in a non-showplace neighborhood? The volume could have contained several more rooms without the mezzanine thing.
Now a possible explanation. A newly released digital model (NOT MINE!) looks like this:
Sure as hell looks familiar! Was the flipper intending to build a fancy restaurant like this? Did the zoning board turn down a commercial application after the remodel was started?Labels: Asked and sort of answered, Heimatkunde, infill
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