progress.. seattle
the lady that owned this house refused to move or sell the property to
developers.
she passed away recently.
Ballard, Seattle
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belen de sarraga, Tony Murphy, JamesPolk, shauna28, and 17 other people added this photo to their favorites.
stager57 (48 months ago | reply)
Wow, this is great. Not only the rendering of the photo but the house standing in resistance to the concrete around it. Long may it stand.
Sellinstix (48 months ago | reply)
Good for her! And what a great shot of this, too!
Photomike07 / MDSimages.com (48 months ago | reply)
now, thats awesome!
@欽 (48 months ago | reply)
This is an Amazing Shot!!
NapaneeGal (48 months ago | reply)
Ohhhhhhhhh, poor little overshadowed house. What a great find. Power to the little people!
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ERAMA13 (48 months ago | reply)
Hilarious!
schoeband (48 months ago | reply)
This is an Amazing Shot!!
Tony Murphy (48 months ago | reply)
What an amazing shot, great that poor old lady stood up to the developers. T
gbaron1 (48 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous shot....beautiful light...great eye....
sandra.harris10 (48 months ago | reply)
That is awful that they totally surrounded her, but good for her that she refused to budge. I suppose it will be pulled down now.
singosan777 [deleted] (48 months ago | reply)
Nice work!
Nikki O :-D (48 months ago | reply)
Amazing shot. Great work Bill.
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shauna28 (48 months ago | reply)
Inspiring but a little sad and lonely all at the same time. Beautifully shown Mr.B.
Muzammil (Moz) (48 months ago | reply)
awesome HDR
Richard Harrison (48 months ago | reply)
great shot!
ash2276 (48 months ago | reply)
Awesome find/story. Great processing.
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tapse [deleted] (48 months ago | reply)
what a scenery ... will they keep the house? or will they make a garden out of it? a good capture - and well treated!
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wade in da water (47 months ago | reply)
Excellent shot.
Wouldn't it be interesting if they kept the house where it is.
coly_k (37 months ago | reply)
one of those stories...
Mike Fiechtner (36 months ago | reply)
great! Too bad for her. Do you know if the house is still there a year later?
R Scott Photography (31 months ago | reply)
Talk about being swallowed up whole!
What a fab shot!
What a fab story!
jacksonoffice2003 (18 months ago | reply)
An interesting postscript: They discovered a book she had written, a first-person tale of war, adventure and espionage. For a while it looked as if she had a hidden past. Then it turned out to have sprung from her imagination. She was born, lived & died in this house.
Edith Macefield's home still stands today... and yes, it was an inspiration for the movie, "Up".
The best photo I've seen of it.
Chip_n_thePNW (17 months ago | reply)
The indvidual versus those with financial power. I appreciate the the postscript info. just above me here ! The neighborhood looked a whole lot better with the several, individual, old, small, historical, 'family' homes - each with its own unique design and character - as compared to this giant BOX - COMPARTMENTS building that replaced them, except for - this survivor fighting the deep-pocket's powers ! The photo shows that at least 'this time' someone, (this elderly, senior Seattle-ite), defied ... and hung on to this precious, to-her home. Had she 'somehow' been forced to give up her home, her life might have been shorter because of the negative emotional impact of loosing her life's home - with all her memories tied to it. If it weren't for resistance, developers would probably try and cover every square foot of land with new (de)struction ! Read NYC development history and you'll learn about this type phenomenon - and its impact on ordinary citizens lives ! Anyway - an "interesting photo" spawns thoughts from differing viewpoints ! -- Your photo is VERY interesting ! -- Thanks for the pleasure ! ... from a native Seattle-ite :-)