Comments on: Seattle’s State Liquor Store 1971 http://www.vintageseattle.org/2009/09/16/seattles-state-liquor-store-1971/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:01:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Marty Dawg http://www.vintageseattle.org/2009/09/16/seattles-state-liquor-store-1971/comment-page-1/#comment-70691 Marty Dawg Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:09:39 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=2608#comment-70691 The Aurora Drive In's screen was at the east end- you looked to the east while maybe watching the movie.(I got kind of weak at the knees the first time I stood at the register at Sam's Club- I saw Buzzard Auto Parts/aka Pay n Pak, and went "Heyyyy....". Maybe I'll put a Blue Plaque there) I'm guessing this shot is of the Duwamish D/I, where Pacific Highway heads up to SeaTac and Interurban heads south. One of my fave features of the Norh Seattle News used to be "Marquee de Sad, or The Lost Picture Show". Here's to the Sno-King, the Green Parrot, the Colonial, et al The Aurora Drive In’s screen was at the east end- you looked to the east while maybe watching the movie.(I got kind of weak at the knees the first time I stood at the register at Sam’s Club- I saw Buzzard Auto Parts/aka Pay n Pak, and went “Heyyyy….”. Maybe I’ll put a Blue Plaque there) I’m guessing this shot is of the Duwamish D/I, where Pacific Highway heads up to SeaTac and Interurban heads south.
One of my fave features of the Norh Seattle News used to be “Marquee de Sad, or The Lost Picture Show”. Here’s to the Sno-King, the Green Parrot, the Colonial, et al

]]> By: Seattle Greg http://www.vintageseattle.org/2009/09/16/seattles-state-liquor-store-1971/comment-page-1/#comment-69280 Seattle Greg Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:18:11 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=2608#comment-69280 I think the reason the doors are not square (as are a number of the key lines) was that it was shot with a wide angle lens... the photographer worked to get the center of the shot at the center of the distortion... my guess it was shot with a 28 or 35 mm lens... straight on... but if you check it looks as if the roof lines are curving slightly... I think the reason the doors are not square (as are a number of the key lines) was that it was shot with a wide angle lens… the photographer worked to get the center of the shot at the center of the distortion… my guess it was shot with a 28 or 35 mm lens… straight on… but if you check it looks as if the roof lines are curving slightly…

]]> By: Andy http://www.vintageseattle.org/2009/09/16/seattles-state-liquor-store-1971/comment-page-1/#comment-68988 Andy Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:02:01 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=2608#comment-68988 I think something happened to the photo. I took a quick look in Photoshop and found among other oddities, the doors aren't square. Doesn't make a lot of sense to me. I think something happened to the photo. I took a quick look in Photoshop and found among other oddities, the doors aren’t square. Doesn’t make a lot of sense to me.

]]> By: Erik http://www.vintageseattle.org/2009/09/16/seattles-state-liquor-store-1971/comment-page-1/#comment-68775 Erik Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:37:15 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=2608#comment-68775 Cool pic - you can see trees in the reflection in the windows, and that could be my dad's pale yellow 1970 VW bug in the parking lot... At first I thought the photo was just bent causing the building to look 'settled' - but I think you are right - that one post, 2nd from the left, has sunk. I am not sure this is the Aurora location - wouldn't the retail, including this liquor store, be on the other side of the screen? (Maybe I am wrong, my memory is fuzzy...) Cool pic – you can see trees in the reflection in the windows, and that could be my dad’s pale yellow 1970 VW bug in the parking lot… At first I thought the photo was just bent causing the building to look ‘settled’ – but I think you are right – that one post, 2nd from the left, has sunk. I am not sure this is the Aurora location – wouldn’t the retail, including this liquor store, be on the other side of the screen? (Maybe I am wrong, my memory is fuzzy…)

]]> By: TomK http://www.vintageseattle.org/2009/09/16/seattles-state-liquor-store-1971/comment-page-1/#comment-68752 TomK Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:02:37 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=2608#comment-68752 Well, since the Aurora Drive-in was the only drive-in within the city limits, my guess is this liquor store was on Aurora between about N 135th and 137th Streets Well, since the Aurora Drive-in was the only drive-in within the city limits, my guess is this liquor store was on Aurora between about N 135th and 137th Streets

]]> By: RPH http://www.vintageseattle.org/2009/09/16/seattles-state-liquor-store-1971/comment-page-1/#comment-68699 RPH Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:10:56 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=2608#comment-68699 I wonder if the building was built out of level, with the right side higher, or if settling on the left tweaked it out of level? I wonder if the building was built out of level, with the right side higher, or if settling on the left tweaked it out of level?

]]> By: Shannon http://www.vintageseattle.org/2009/09/16/seattles-state-liquor-store-1971/comment-page-1/#comment-68642 Shannon Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:25:23 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=2608#comment-68642 Wow, not even a street number on that building for a clue! But here is a list of both open and closed drive-in theaters in Western Washington throughout the decades. The game is afoot! http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/pavillion/2216/driveins.html Wow, not even a street number on that building for a clue! But here is a list of both open and closed drive-in theaters in Western Washington throughout the decades. The game is afoot!

http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/pavillion/2216/driveins.html

]]> By: Colin http://www.vintageseattle.org/2009/09/16/seattles-state-liquor-store-1971/comment-page-1/#comment-68575 Colin Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:06:46 +0000 http://www.vintageseattle.org/?p=2608#comment-68575 Note the drive-in Theater screen in the background. Any ideas where that was? Note the drive-in Theater screen in the background. Any ideas where that was?

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