Comments on: The Other King County Courthouse http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/01/28/the-other-king-county-courthouse/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:01:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: didi http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/01/28/the-other-king-county-courthouse/#comment-5805 didi Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:28:54 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/01/28/the-other-king-county-courthouse/#comment-5805 LOL! I love that explanation but see if this were today that story wouldn't be so as they could just use the hill as a fitness regimine of some sort. LOL! I love that explanation but see if this were today that story wouldn’t be so as they could just use the hill as a fitness regimine of some sort.

]]> By: Clay http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/01/28/the-other-king-county-courthouse/#comment-5761 Clay Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:44:27 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/01/28/the-other-king-county-courthouse/#comment-5761 Oh man! What a beautiful building! It's a shame it got torn down. Typical for Seattle, eh. BTW, just discovered your site. Just wonderful! Thanks! Oh man! What a beautiful building! It’s a shame it got torn down. Typical for Seattle, eh.

BTW, just discovered your site. Just wonderful! Thanks!

]]> By: Cliffe http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/01/28/the-other-king-county-courthouse/#comment-5727 Cliffe Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:53:03 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/01/28/the-other-king-county-courthouse/#comment-5727 Didi: Looks like Ben's got my back. Pretty funny about the hill, eh? Ben: Agreed. That one is certainly on my long list. Saw some pictures of the interior recently, looked great. Cliffe Didi: Looks like Ben’s got my back. Pretty funny about the hill, eh?

Ben: Agreed. That one is certainly on my long list. Saw some pictures of the interior recently, looked great.

Cliffe

]]> By: Ben Lukoff http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/01/28/the-other-king-county-courthouse/#comment-5702 Ben Lukoff Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:47:37 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/01/28/the-other-king-county-courthouse/#comment-5702 Hey, I made it into one of your posts! Supposedly it was called Profanity Hill because it was so <i>damned</i> steep (pre-regrading, you know) that it was a <i>hell</i> of a walk up to the courthouse, and people were pretty <i>pissed</i> by the time they reached the top. According to Wikipedia: "The steep climb to the courthouse from downtown legal offices caused such frequent and vociferous complaints that Seattle lawyers nicknamed the area 'Profanity Hill.'" Seventh and Alder, it says, which would seem to place it just about where the Harborview helipads are today. Oh, speaking of "if only we'd kept...," how about the old central library they tore down in the '50s? Hey, I made it into one of your posts!

Supposedly it was called Profanity Hill because it was so damned steep (pre-regrading, you know) that it was a hell of a walk up to the courthouse, and people were pretty pissed by the time they reached the top.

According to Wikipedia: “The steep climb to the courthouse from downtown legal offices caused such frequent and vociferous complaints that Seattle lawyers nicknamed the area ‘Profanity Hill.’” Seventh and Alder, it says, which would seem to place it just about where the Harborview helipads are today.

Oh, speaking of “if only we’d kept…,” how about the old central library they tore down in the ’50s?

]]> By: didi http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/01/28/the-other-king-county-courthouse/#comment-5699 didi Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:08:58 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/2008/01/28/the-other-king-county-courthouse/#comment-5699 You aren't going to leave us hanging about the explanation of Profanity Hill or are you? You aren’t going to leave us hanging about the explanation of Profanity Hill or are you?

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