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01-02-2016, 12:08 AM | #1 | ||
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Jan 2nd, 2016: Hillless in Seattle
Back a couple week ago I posted about jacking up Chicago. That project was followed by The Great Chicago fire.
Seattle did it the other way round, after a big fire they raised the streets in that 25 block area as much as 22ft, and built fireproof buildings. The City Engineer(who are famous for planning grandiose projects with your money) said while we're at it lets knock down the hills so everyone could have an ocean view. OK, not so much the view, but to reduce the hills to less than the maximum grade a team of horses & wagon could negotiate comfortably, and repave the streets with material giving them maximum traction. It's Seattle, man, be kind to critters country. Denny Hill was just a small section of the project. Quote:
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That's when MANual labor, was. The equipment seems laughable today, but a barge that tips over on command was clever. Some buildings were dismantled, but this is lumber country, so many were undermined by water canons until they collapsed then burned. Dumping barge loads of soil in the harbor (along with all the burning)would make todays bunny huggers faint, but they were thought to be a good solution at the time. My question is , when you have all these hills you have "X" surface area divided into various deeds. Then after the hills are flattened out you're left with "X-a bunch" surface area. How is that area divvied up between deed holders. Of course it's government so you know somebody's getting screwed. linky
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01-02-2016, 04:59 PM | #2 |
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The corner of 2nd & Marion has changed a little.
Denny Hill...Is that Benny's younger, and less famous brother?[/obviousjoke]
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01-02-2016, 05:10 PM | #3 |
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I love these kinds of posts. Never heard of any of this.
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01-02-2016, 06:42 PM | #4 |
still says videotape
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Truly.
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