the green ascent

This Seattle Central Library escalator takes visitors up to the
"spiral stacks", a unique architectural characteristic of the
building. Instead of floors, the library stacks spiral upward
allowing people to walk between "floors" without the need for stairs.
And yes, the escalator is fluorescent green and appears to glow.

Added to group "Cream of the Crop" 08/01/2005 as my most viewed photo (to date).

Featured in top 10 for "Interestingness" on 07/30/2005, whatever that means.

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::enrapture:: says:

excellent shot! I love it! You should also add it to:
www.flickr.com/groups/greenisbeautiful/
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

Pandiyan says:

I love the beautiful symmetry and the colors. This can set off creative minds to wonderful stories.
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

dKay. says:

way cool.
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

Janet Leadbeater says:

this is so fabulous. love the green. love the symmetry
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

jojoro says:

Amazing picture, amazing escalator and it must also be an amazing building!
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

juliewoo says:

Great color in this one!
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

Guess What iCott? says:

LOVE this! Nice shot!!!
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

dolphin_dolphin says:

Oh!! Very nice balance!!
Good shot!!
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

jaime.silva says:

wouw! *****
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

Caramdir says:

The color almost hurts my eyes! The photo is well done though.
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

Walter Q's says:

Wonderful shot, that intense colors are great. The escalator contrast very well with the lamps above.
Walter
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

ArtsySF © says:

a FAVORITE !
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

–Gretchen says:

great shot! I love the color!
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

Milton Stern says:

Green! The composition is perfectly balanced. Great work!
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

rhoadeecha says:

KILLER!
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

idg says:

Green is the colour! Cool shot.
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

Mark Griffith says:

Great glow.
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

Homer Simpsons Donut says:

Excellent perspective shot - the building looks fantastic, I will have to add it to my ever lengthing beacuse-I-saw-it-on-Flickr list of places to visit :)
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

·!¦[·MªÐmOìZëLLe·]¦!· says:

WOW!!!!!!!
*
ThiS is AmaZing..
*
It lookS like in a UFO moVie..
*
F - A - V
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

wongwong says:

unbelievable
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

algo says:

Amazing viewed large.
Has it been this colour for long? I'm sure I would have noticed when I visited a few years ago. I remember being impressed by the architecture.
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

Steve Mathers says:

Incredible! Escalators never looked so good.
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

vsz says:

Thanks everyone for the great comments!

@ algo: I'm not sure when they did these colors, the seattle central library opened in 2004 so I'm not sure when you saw it. This was only my second visit.
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

Amie V says:

Great composition and of course, fantastic green!
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

RichardLowkes says:

delicious lime green tones, nice lines
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

5ofSix says:

neato! love the colour
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

naftalina007 says:

what a great explosion of green in this image!
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

Bavarian Kokopelli says:

great color shot
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

vsz says:

I'm overwhelmed, thanks everyone. I'm so grateful, my first top-fav 25!
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

weemonkey [deleted] says:

i love this color
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

Fianna [deleted] says:

Nice shot! A great place to spend St. Patrick's Day!
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

tracyrab says:

WOW! i love the color of this! outstanding!
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

Hawaiian Sea says:

I Want One !
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

mayagal says:

great work!
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

pierofix says:

Nice!
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

rleigh says:

Looks like the escalator into another world. Lovely.
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

kcla says:

brilliant green and amazing series, keep it up.

Kristy
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

crows_in_trees says:

wow, i wish the brand-new library here in Montreal had glowing green like that! and i haven't taken a decent shot of it yet.
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

China Chas says:

this is a great set - and going to fave this one!
Posted 55 months ago. ( permalink )

halloween jack says:

beautiful. I remember the old library, along with it's demolition a few years ago. Haven't had a chance to visit this beautiful place. Thanks for the photos in the meantime.
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Sunshines Uniques says:

Fabulous!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Robbie Howell says:

Fantastic execution. Great movement.
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

Tomsch says:

great shot, i like it! no wonder why it is viewed so often!
Posted 54 months ago. ( permalink )

pbettings01 says:

I like it!!! This is a very interesting shot!! The green is great!!!!
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

HannyB says:

great shot, love that green...
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

tyggy says:

Great shot!
Please feel free to post this photo to the just opened Amazing pool
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

kaiker says:

Nice green, I like this one ;)
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

mark daniel says:

electric acid green goodness.

and i like the splash of aqua at the vanishing point on the top of the escalator.
Posted 53 months ago. ( permalink )

ishrona says:

Wow Great Shot! Consider posting it at the Arcitectural Interior Group.
www.flickr.com/groups/architectural_interiors /
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

Robem says:

Wow ..Great shot !
My muted twin was shot in a barn:
static.flickr.com/26/54737486_5797ad42cf.jpg
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

outblissed (somewhat absent) says:

i have to see this library next time i'm in seattle. it looks stunning
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

StripMyMind says:

Wow! Great shot! I love the colour.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

taurus655 says:

Just discovered this series.
Absolutely great stuff!
Love the colors and the perspective is so great.
Brilliant work!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

thevankid says:

very beautiful shot
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Ravages says:

An awesome shot. How did I miss this?
This would fit right at home in the Light Viewing group. Can you post it?
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

mkohne20 says:

rem koolhaas RULES!
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Blinkity says:

On the map of the library, this escalator looks incredibly steep. Later, I had a dream in which it really was.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

artist in the ambulance 190 says:

that some unbeliveable green. Stunng.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

Steven2358 says:

Great green, watch out for radioactive radiation though...
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

sighmon says:

stunning perspective, colours. :)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

theshanghaieye says:

beautiful!

here's the blue ascent:
www.flickr.com/photos/theshanghaieye/23932593 1/

Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

roomman says:

Great! I always like escalator shots!

Be it Sweden:

Or Singapore:

Or Netherlands:

Or Germany:

Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

gnackgnackgnack says:

Super colors in this shot . If you want I'd be glad to have this picture in my group: Modern Colors.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

run dorkas run says:

truly an excellent shot of my favorite library in the USA.

i'd be delighted if you'd like to add this to the brand-spanking-new in fluorescent light.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

nettys-girl2 says:

perfect
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

WorldFlickr says:

Hi, I am an admin for a group called Landmarks around the world, and I discovered this great shot in Qwest Field, United States. We love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

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Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Princi.Pito says:

Hola, soy el administrador de un grupo llamado Green Power y nos encantaría agregar tu foto al grupo.

Hi, I am an admin for a group called Green Power, and I discovered this great shot. We love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Mixmaster says:

Your photo is so great that I would love to score and comment on it!
Please join our group (and read the simple rules)

Seen in a darckr gallery of your pictures (mine, ?).
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Egon van Engelen says:

found this shot through here: search wow
wow indeed! :o)
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Enchanter of Camelot says:

Please add your photo to our group, Impressions & Expressions and feel free to join us unless you’ve already done so.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

cwalker71 says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Green is the Rule, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

~Mohamad~ says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called WORLD OF GREEN, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

☠ Tiggles ☠ says:

Please consider adding this lovely color to the Color My World Daily group.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

Myxi says:

Wonderful!

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Seen on fiveprime.org (?)
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

archloxx [deleted] says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Photography - Profoundity in Meaning (GREEN COMPETITION), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Congratulations! Your Photo has won 'The Olympus Diamond Foto Award'
for this Outstanding Photograph.

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called 'Olympus E-System Diamond Foto
Awards', and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

brianjulieandbaby says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called each penny pretty: creative commons, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

E.V. Studio says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called I love GREEN !!!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

Mayrock . . . says:

Well done! I think these narrow escalators are probably my favorite part of the Seattle Library.
Posted 3 weeks ago. ( permalink )

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