A few weekends ago we gathered with tens of thousands of fellow Seattleites to say goodbye to that old Seattle landmark, the Alaskan Way Viaduct. It had been closed already for several weeks, but before they started tearing it all down they invited the city out to walk along the roads, take pictures, and celebrate this concrete behemoth with the most gorgeous views. We walked down from Queen Anne and arrived just as the sun was setting to masses of people walking up and down the Seneca street ramp. It felt so strange to be up walking on this road I've driven a thousand times - taking in the views of both the water and downtown at a much slower pace than driving really made you appreciate how cool this structure really is. We stayed about an hour, taking pictures, reminiscing, and really taking in the scene that you can't get anywhere else, and when it was time to say our final goodbyes, I was so happy we had taken the time to walk out there and really appreciate this truly unique piece of Seattle history.
stephanie marie
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