The conventional wisdom is that #violent #crime in an area leads to #urbandecay.
Yet in the #Seattle neighborhood of #Belltown, it seems like there's a #shooting every few months.
But Belltown hasn't become a dilapidated area of urban decay. It's still considered an upscale, hip, popular part of town, with plenty of trendy restaurants and nightclubs and shops and pricey apartments.
Why? Is it b/c the #demographics? Is it b/c the amount of #investment?
It's certainly not the #violence.
#violent #crime #urbandecay #seattle #belltown #shooting #demographics #investment #violence
Another building being born. This time a dual tower 40 story apartment building at 6th and Bell in Belltown downtown Seattle. #Seattle #BellTown #UrbanPhotography #iPhonePhotography #downtownseattle #SpaceNeedle
#seattle #belltown #urbanphotography #iphonephotography #downtownseattle #spaceneedle
Saw the re-emergence of the Elephant Car Wash sign in front of Amazon at South Lake Union. I guess itβs good to preserve some heritage of the neighborhood? #SLU #UrbanPhotography #Seattle #photography #Amazon #BellTown
#slu #urbanphotography #seattle #photography #amazon #belltown
Random bike pic from my Google Photo album.
#seabikes #belltown #BikeTooter
If you were in Seattle in the early 2000s, you might enjoy this Robyn Hitchcock song, Belltown Ramble. It's a hyper-specific song about a walk through the Belltown neighborhood with mentions of the Crocodile and Roq La Rue. If I remember, it was a walk from his hotel to Peter Buck's place. #Seattle #belltown
https://robynhitchcock.bandcamp.com/track/belltown-ramble