273) It’s Fun Fact time! In the mid/late 1990s I worked for a dot-com that also employed a software engineer who, many years later, founded successful ecommerce retailer Zulily. And today, there’s a mailbox in front of their office. My life has come full circle!
258) Observant readers know that I always title my post with the neighborhood in which the current box resides. It’s usually pretty easy to make this designation, but sometimes… sometimes it’s not so clear. Take today’s mailbox, for example. According to the maps, it lives on the very outer edge of Queen Anne, but any reasonable person would say that’s quite a stretch. I tried to ask the box which neighborhood it aligns with, but it just hissed at me and went back to sleep.
242) I’m just going to come right out and say it — this is probably the most boring mailbox photo so far in this entire series. Really, look at it. A drab wall, a lifeless shirt, and a totally aloof attitude from the box itself. I’m really sorry about this… you deserve so much better.
XXX) It’s time for my least favorite game… The Box of Disappointment! For some odd reason, I had been looking forward to visiting the mailbox at the Alaskan Way ferry terminal. There was something about this box that seemed so… so… so Seattle to me. Can you dig it? When the time finally came to pay it a visit, I could hardly contain myself as I darted across Alaskan and started scanning for it… and coming up empty. It was gone. No more would it receive the postcards written by ferry passengers on trip from Bainbridge Island. As you can see, I decided to just stand around and pout for a while. Shut up, you would have done the same.
123) I’ve been staring at this photo trying to figure out how to make some sort of “between a rock and a hard place” joke. It’s outside of El Gaucho, so maybe something like: Here I am, stuck between a box and a steak place! No, that’s not very good.
113) Let’s face it, Seattle is not exactly known for its mass transit. Things are slowly getting better, but right now we really lag behind what other cities have to offer. Whenever I can’t work the bus or light rail into my commute, I usually just end up hopping on the first available mailbox and riding it to my destination. It’s not the most comfortable way to travel, but you’ll get there eventually.
98) There was so much to capture in this photo that I’m almost lost in the background. We have not one, but TWO green relay boxes trapping our scared blue box, and then a pair of scary lions standing guard across the sidewalk. I really didn’t feel like I had much to offer, so I just drifted to the back and hoped for the best.
91) It doesn’t get more “Mailboxes of Seattle” than this, does it? Seriously, this box on Broad Street at 3rd Ave might be the most Seattley box of them all.
85) What can I say about this downtown mailbox that almost certainly has not already been said? I’m sure many other people strolling along 5th Ave at Lenora Street have remarked about its proximity to the lovely brick facade and those summery planter boxes. I’m sure many others have also looked deep into the box and fallen victim to its enchanting ways. It’s best that I simply say nothing more.
84) Check this out! While strolling through Belltown I found this great public exercising area! The equipment is set up perfectly to get in a quick set of box dips as you go about your downtown-ish business. You can find this urban gym on 2nd Ave, just south of Broad Street.