Comments on: Uptown or Lower Queen Anne?! http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/30/uptown-or-lower-queen-anne/ Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:32:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: native http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/30/uptown-or-lower-queen-anne/comment-page-1/#comment-5459 native Tue, 04 Sep 2007 06:33:27 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/30/uptown-or-lower-queen-anne/#comment-5459 yeah, and the Mariners play in the Kingdome, regardless of what it's currently called. It will always be the Kingdome to me. I just can't abide by calling a building by the name of a company! unless the company is actually <i>in</i> that building. And also, a lot of people work for Boeing<i>s</i>. Another fond memory for older natives is Seattle before the freeway was built. yeah, and the Mariners play in the Kingdome, regardless of what it’s currently called. It will always be the Kingdome to me. I just can’t abide by calling a building by the name of a company! unless the company is actually in that building. And also, a lot of people work for Boeings. Another fond memory for older natives is Seattle before the freeway was built.

]]> By: eldan http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/30/uptown-or-lower-queen-anne/comment-page-1/#comment-5458 eldan Fri, 31 Aug 2007 04:47:28 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/30/uptown-or-lower-queen-anne/#comment-5458 The Oklahoma City Coloseum? [ducks and runs for cover] The Oklahoma City Coloseum?

[ducks and runs for cover]

]]> By: David Adams http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/30/uptown-or-lower-queen-anne/comment-page-1/#comment-5457 David Adams Fri, 31 Aug 2007 02:22:14 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/30/uptown-or-lower-queen-anne/#comment-5457 No, I wasn't lumping you in with the carpet baggers =) . I always forget too, that if you are younger than about 30, the Seattle you grew up in changed a LOT from the Seattle I grew up in. There was so much change here in the 90's. Regarding Uptown Espresso; the first one was there across from Dick's on Queen Anne Ave. and it was named after the neighborhood. There used to be a lot of things named "Uptown" in that neighborhood. So if you want to sound like you've lived long enough that your grandparents help start the Seattle yaght club: - the bottom of QA between Roy and Denny is "Uptown" - The hill on Queen Anne Ave. between Galer and Roy is "the Counterbalance" - and Seattle is and will always be "the Queen City" oh yeah, and the Sonics play in "The Coloseum" -David No, I wasn’t lumping you in with the carpet baggers =) . I always forget too, that if you are younger than about 30, the Seattle you grew up in changed a LOT from the Seattle I grew up in. There was so much change here in the 90′s.

Regarding Uptown Espresso; the first one was there across from Dick’s on Queen Anne Ave. and it was named after the neighborhood. There used to be a lot of things named “Uptown” in that neighborhood.

So if you want to sound like you’ve lived long enough that your grandparents help start the Seattle yaght club:

– the bottom of QA between Roy and Denny is “Uptown”

– The hill on Queen Anne Ave. between Galer and Roy is “the Counterbalance”

– and Seattle is and will always be “the Queen City”

oh yeah, and the Sonics play in “The Coloseum”

-David

]]> By: Gomez http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/30/uptown-or-lower-queen-anne/comment-page-1/#comment-5456 Gomez Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:25:12 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/30/uptown-or-lower-queen-anne/#comment-5456 I ignore Uptown, Midtown and West Edge. It's a needless attempt to oversegment the neighborhoods, which already have their own identities. I ignore Uptown, Midtown and West Edge. It’s a needless attempt to oversegment the neighborhoods, which already have their own identities.

]]> By: eldan http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/30/uptown-or-lower-queen-anne/comment-page-1/#comment-5455 eldan Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:20:01 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/30/uptown-or-lower-queen-anne/#comment-5455 Isn't Uptown Espresso actually named after the area, because their first shop was there (Queen Anne Ave & Mercer St)? It does seem a bit silly to have a chain named after a place when it has branches all over, but that doesn't seem to have stopped Seattle's Best Coffee.... Isn’t Uptown Espresso actually named after the area, because their first shop was there (Queen Anne Ave & Mercer St)? It does seem a bit silly to have a chain named after a place when it has branches all over, but that doesn’t seem to have stopped Seattle’s Best Coffee….

]]> By: Jeanna http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/30/uptown-or-lower-queen-anne/comment-page-1/#comment-5454 Jeanna Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:20:16 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/30/uptown-or-lower-queen-anne/#comment-5454 Well, I guess cause I'm young (my apologies) and I've always just heard people refer to it as Queen Anne. I've never heard anyone say, "I live in Uptown." I guess it's not necessarily new, but more prevalent to me recently. Well, I guess cause I’m young (my apologies) and I’ve always just heard people refer to it as Queen Anne. I’ve never heard anyone say, “I live in Uptown.” I guess it’s not necessarily new, but more prevalent to me recently.

]]> By: JD http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/30/uptown-or-lower-queen-anne/comment-page-1/#comment-5453 JD Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:14:26 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/30/uptown-or-lower-queen-anne/#comment-5453 It's been called uptown forever. Thank you David. Sorry to dissapoint but if you're a Seattle native why is this new news? It’s been called uptown forever. Thank you David. Sorry to dissapoint but if you’re a Seattle native why is this new news?

]]> By: Jeanna http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/30/uptown-or-lower-queen-anne/comment-page-1/#comment-5452 Jeanna Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:43:40 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/30/uptown-or-lower-queen-anne/#comment-5452 I did come across the Uptown Seattle blog. Always a shame to see a blog going to the wayside. Hope someone has the heart and energy to pick it up here soon. I think the area toward Western and Denny (where Uptown China and Buckley's are located) is more "Uptown" than the stuff closer to the Center. Meh. Tomato, TomAAAto. David, I enjoyed learning that Uptown has been around since 1930s. Everything I could find about Queen Anne listed it as a new term. I do hope, however, that you're not lumping me into the "new complaining resident" category cause I am a native. Thanks for the history! I did come across the Uptown Seattle blog. Always a shame to see a blog going to the wayside. Hope someone has the heart and energy to pick it up here soon. I think the area toward Western and Denny (where Uptown China and Buckley’s are located) is more “Uptown” than the stuff closer to the Center. Meh. Tomato, TomAAAto.

David,
I enjoyed learning that Uptown has been around since 1930s. Everything I could find about Queen Anne listed it as a new term. I do hope, however, that you’re not lumping me into the “new complaining resident” category cause I am a native. Thanks for the history!

]]> By: David Adams http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/30/uptown-or-lower-queen-anne/comment-page-1/#comment-5451 David Adams Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:43:08 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/30/uptown-or-lower-queen-anne/#comment-5451 Let me chime in here as a 3rd generation Queen Anne resident. The neighborhood below Queen Anne Hill to the South has been called Uptown forever. This is not a new thing. It was called that when my Dad was growing up on QA in the 1930's. The whole "Lower Queen Anne" thing didn't really catch on until the 90's. Back when we were being fully Californicated and everyone started having ideas about renaming everything. I always thought that calling it "Lower Queen Anne" was pretty stupid since Nickerson to the North, and Dexter to the East are technically "Lower Queen Anne" as well. I wish new residents to our city would spend some time learning a little about the history and culture of Seattle instead of just complaining about everything. -David Adams Let me chime in here as a 3rd generation Queen Anne resident. The neighborhood below Queen Anne Hill to the South has been called Uptown forever. This is not a new thing. It was called that when my Dad was growing up on QA in the 1930′s. The whole “Lower Queen Anne” thing didn’t really catch on until the 90′s. Back when we were being fully Californicated and everyone started having ideas about renaming everything. I always thought that calling it “Lower Queen Anne” was pretty stupid since Nickerson to the North, and Dexter to the East are technically “Lower Queen Anne” as well.

I wish new residents to our city would spend some time learning a little about the history and culture of Seattle instead of just complaining about everything.

-David Adams

]]> By: j http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/30/uptown-or-lower-queen-anne/comment-page-1/#comment-5450 j Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:08:01 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/30/uptown-or-lower-queen-anne/#comment-5450 When we slapped up the Uptown Seattle blog (anybody want to revive? change the name to Lower Queen Anne for all we care) we went with Uptown to differentiate our area (near Western Ave) from downtown and be more inclusive than Lower Queen Anne. But it also kind of bugged us to be aligned with the city's Uptown propaganda effort. Anyhow, neighborhood name debating is a time honored pastime. Enjoy it. When we slapped up the Uptown Seattle blog (anybody want to revive? change the name to Lower Queen Anne for all we care) we went with Uptown to differentiate our area (near Western Ave) from downtown and be more inclusive than Lower Queen Anne. But it also kind of bugged us to be aligned with the city’s Uptown propaganda effort. Anyhow, neighborhood name debating is a time honored pastime. Enjoy it.

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