tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249158022937816424.post87761292261650320..comments2023-10-11T01:51:47.407-07:00Comments on <br><br><br><br><br>Eff-Stop Local: <i>Small-Radius Travel</i>: Sepia Saturday: University Avenue c. 1950Sean Bentleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02777191262417995366noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249158022937816424.post-38825316461560370922011-06-16T22:08:05.619-07:002011-06-16T22:08:05.619-07:00Brett: I've had that postcard since I was a ki...Brett: I've had that postcard since I was a kid! <br />Howard: This is Seattle WA, sorry for the oversight!<br />Tattered: Yes! There are now a fair number of chainstores on The Ave, but it is still primarily local shops.Sean Bentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02777191262417995366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249158022937816424.post-26805174256495992522011-06-13T22:48:38.693-07:002011-06-13T22:48:38.693-07:00Not a franchise in sight!Not a franchise in sight!Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249158022937816424.post-47596093197005083552011-06-13T13:07:25.662-07:002011-06-13T13:07:25.662-07:00Great picture and story, but I must admit I don...Great picture and story, but I must admit I don't know what city or state this is fromHowardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07556727166267551805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249158022937816424.post-49954807211130424762011-06-13T03:32:49.211-07:002011-06-13T03:32:49.211-07:00I find myself wondering whether that postcard - at...I find myself wondering whether that postcard - at least I assume it's a postcard - is one that you, or your family, have owned since that era, or whether you've picked it up more recently? I've been able to fill in a few of the blank bits from my ancestors' family history with lucky finds on eBay.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249158022937816424.post-30927848038908018362011-06-12T22:25:47.159-07:002011-06-12T22:25:47.159-07:00Amazingly, Bob, this stretch has remained pretty i...Amazingly, Bob, this stretch has remained pretty intact, though of course tall buildings have sprouted up here and there on neighboring streets.<br /><br />...I neglected to mention that since I attended the UW, I eventually became intimately familiar with every nook and cranny of the U District.Sean Bentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02777191262417995366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249158022937816424.post-2069115001132727032011-06-12T10:38:22.894-07:002011-06-12T10:38:22.894-07:00It's good to see a street not drowned by tall ...It's good to see a street not drowned by tall buildings. Has it survived in this form?Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249158022937816424.post-77856932610428928942011-06-11T17:55:06.901-07:002011-06-11T17:55:06.901-07:00That street looks very colorful. It must have been...That street looks very colorful. It must have been fascinating to a young child.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3249158022937816424.post-40017058760714901842011-06-11T16:52:06.627-07:002011-06-11T16:52:06.627-07:00I don't blame him, i wouldn't walk that st...I don't blame him, i wouldn't walk that stretch either after having my skull pierced by steel. Nice photo of the street with memories.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.com