Frank didn't like the idea of a world's fair in Seattle. He tried to fight it. He attended all the town hall meetings. He even wrote Senator Scoop Jackson to try and stop it, but to no avail. The world's fair was coming. And Frank didn't like it one bit.
Great Seattle Gargoyle Hunt #11
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I see your favorite building, and also one of mine (the Telephone Bldg nextdoor) are standing proud and visibile in this rare view. Odd to think there was a time when they would have been standout landmarks from the waterfront. Their inclusion in this view, however, EXcludes the possibility that this man is standing at the ferry terminal, at least not Colman Dock down on Marion. I put him at about Union or possibly Pike. Poor Frank. Always trying to get people to "see reason" and desist from expensive follies. When Neil Armstrong stepped out on the moon a go a decade later I really felt bad for Frank. A life's passionate work, you know?
I remember it like it was yesterday. We were all sitting in the living room watching the moonwalk on our black and white Magnavox console. Some watched in silent awe. Some commented on what an historical feat it was. Some were weeping. And then there was Frank. He just sat in the back on a folding chair muttering, "They just got no business being on the moon..."
I remember taking ferry boat rides as a kid and always noticing the Seattle Tower. It was such a beautiful part of the skyline. The Wamu tower is nice, but I sure do miss seeing the Seattle Tower in the skyline.
I was once taken up to one of the upper floors of the Tower Bldg as part of a group of Sunday School kids...I have no idea why. I think the guy who took us worked there. We made paper helicopters and let them go from a window on the northeast corner. They instantly rose, and traveled blocks without descending. It was beautiful. This was a long time ago, before I had the sense to even appreciate the building itself.
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