The Ave
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One time a girl named Rajvir and I were waiting in the Jack in the Box drive-thru and some guy came up to my window wanting to sell me drugs. I was the last person he should have been asking. I also took a first date to the Wing Dome, and years later when I was writing The Dawgs of War, Derrell Daniels was telling me stories of he and Marques Tui going to Wing Dome all the time. Most of those stories didn't get into the book, nothing earth-shattering but interesting.
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I started hanging out there in 1989, just as grunge was beginning to get attention. Even when it was sketchy, it was a good place and era to hang out.MontlakeBridgeTroll said:The Ave was fine in the 80s. Lots of cool places used to be there. It has gone to shit like a lot of Seattle.
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UW and hot chicks is mutually exclusive, unless you have yellow fever like Stalin.Kingdome_Urinals said:I would say the 45th intersection is a complete wreck compared to what it used to be.
But overall, things have gotten very ritzy on the south side of the Ave with very expensive new residence halls, 5 times better than Hagget, McMahon, and whatever those ones by Eastlake bridge were.
I actually think it was shittier in the early '90s when it was a destination hangout spot for high schoolers looking for exoticism.
There used to be a place that sold bongs and dildos and band posters when all of those were considered risque.
Tower records, cellophane square, also the old cellophane square. Magus books.
If you were a cool or smart person, like me, the ave was great. Also, believe it or not there were always hot sophisticated chicks hanging out certain locales.
Sophisticated sure, but Norwegian ugly all day long.
As for the Ave, does anyone know the actual crimes stats? Have a feeling the Ave is the same and all of us are just old, fat and soft so it looks way more scary. -
Old.....soft....scared...? Can confirm
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Crime stats don't mean much when the police no longer bother showing up.StLouisDawg said:
UW and hot chicks is mutually exclusive, unless you have yellow fever like Stalin.Kingdome_Urinals said:I would say the 45th intersection is a complete wreck compared to what it used to be.
But overall, things have gotten very ritzy on the south side of the Ave with very expensive new residence halls, 5 times better than Hagget, McMahon, and whatever those ones by Eastlake bridge were.
I actually think it was shittier in the early '90s when it was a destination hangout spot for high schoolers looking for exoticism.
There used to be a place that sold bongs and dildos and band posters when all of those were considered risque.
Tower records, cellophane square, also the old cellophane square. Magus books.
If you were a cool or smart person, like me, the ave was great. Also, believe it or not there were always hot sophisticated chicks hanging out certain locales.
Sophisticated sure, but Norwegian ugly all day long.
As for the Ave, does anyone know the actual crimes stats? Have a feeling the Ave is the same and all of us are just old, fat and soft so it looks way more scary. -
The only thing getting assaulted on the Ave in the early 90's was any uterus that was somewhat willing to let me in.
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Is the Orange King still there?
I remember going to the Ave when my brother started school in the late 80s. There was a ton of old vinyl shops and places that sold old recording equipment, etc.
I also remember them filming "Single" and bumping into Kevin Bacon. I have zero degrees with Kevin.
Our band also recorded at a crappy studio on the Ave. It was fun.
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Seattle is just a shit hole in general now. Really no reason to go down there at this point.
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When ever I think of the Ave I think of the Blue Scholars song. But I’m not sure if it has gotten worse, it’s always been bummy. But, considering I live in SF and I compare everything to that… wait that’s a horrible comparison I’m sure it’s gotten way worse, but live a fifteen minute walk from the tenderloin, do that and then pop off!!!
