A former national correspondent for The Associated Press and Newsday, freelance writer Hugo Kugiya has written about the Northwest for the Puget Sound Business Journal, The Seattle Times, the Los Ange
The two state agencies are at odds over whether to preserve the 619 Western arts building or demolish it before replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a tunnel. Update: The National Trust for Historic Preservation is taking an interest.
Eating on the Edge: Love is the answer, of course, with a little politics, immigration, and labor history thrown in.
UPDATED: It all comes down to engineering, specifically the fact that the Polson Building has a basement and deep pilings, while the 619 Western artists' building does not.
The board meets Wednesday (Jan. 19) and must sign off before state transportation officials can tear down the 619 Western building. At issue is whether the building can withstand shaking from the Viaduct tunnel-boring project.
'We're not sleeping. We are panicking,' says one resident of Pioneer Square's 619 Western building, which is at risk because of the Alaskan Way Viaduct tunneling project.
