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middling meal, but awesome art
Nov. 10th, 2024 07:28 amDancer took me to Georgetown, where I insisted on dragging her into Georgetown Liquor — the relocated Highline, which was Capitol Hill's vegan punk & metal joint — for dinner. I'm sorry to say that the Highline, which closed early in the pandemic, had considerably better food. I'm glad I paid for Dancer's dinner. I can't help but wonder if GL is getting squeezed by costs, or lost key staff.
But dinner wasn't really why we were in the neighborhood, far from our homes. Equinox Studios is, these days, a big old complex of artists' work spaces on the western, still-industrial-and-not-gentrified side of Georgetown. I think I was there for a Burner party at least ten years ago when it was a fraction of its current size.
It was a maze of art! And artists! So many paintings & sculptures & mixed media pieces! Chocolates in colors I hadn't believed possible! Fancy burn barrels*! Fridge magnets**!
Oh: Dancer & I met P, who I don't know all that well, and her daughter, who I believe has some connection to Equinox. I'm glad I wasn't there alone because the place is indeed a maze; I would never have escaped alive. It reminded me of the late, lamented 619 Western building, only less crowded — we got there a little late — and with fewer stairs to climb, which is a mercy because Dancer is still recovering from knee surgery.
Let me tell you, it warms my cockles to know that a place like Equinox exists. After the demolition of 619 Western for tunnel construction, and the gentrification of the old INS building, I wondered where all those artists had gone. Now I have at least a partial and reassuring answer.
Bonus: Black Dog Forge, which used to make absolutely mind-blowing wrought iron in Belltown, did not as I'd previously feared go bust or skip town. They just moved to Georgetown. If I had unfair amounts of money I'd use some of it to buy one of their bed frames.
Icing: as we were leaving, I noticed three giant golden eggs on the roof. Keep on keepin' on, Georgetown.
Equinox does their open house every second Saturday from about six to about nine. If you're in the Seattle area, do it. Nearest bus routes: 131, 132. The artists told me that next month they'll have food trucks and bands; I'm going to propose it to the Wendling.
*The Burner vibes were so strong I was resonating.
**Hey, mayunn, I needed a strong fridge magnet. They had a stegosaurus, my favorite dinosaur.
But dinner wasn't really why we were in the neighborhood, far from our homes. Equinox Studios is, these days, a big old complex of artists' work spaces on the western, still-industrial-and-not-gentrified side of Georgetown. I think I was there for a Burner party at least ten years ago when it was a fraction of its current size.
It was a maze of art! And artists! So many paintings & sculptures & mixed media pieces! Chocolates in colors I hadn't believed possible! Fancy burn barrels*! Fridge magnets**!
Oh: Dancer & I met P, who I don't know all that well, and her daughter, who I believe has some connection to Equinox. I'm glad I wasn't there alone because the place is indeed a maze; I would never have escaped alive. It reminded me of the late, lamented 619 Western building, only less crowded — we got there a little late — and with fewer stairs to climb, which is a mercy because Dancer is still recovering from knee surgery.
Let me tell you, it warms my cockles to know that a place like Equinox exists. After the demolition of 619 Western for tunnel construction, and the gentrification of the old INS building, I wondered where all those artists had gone. Now I have at least a partial and reassuring answer.
Bonus: Black Dog Forge, which used to make absolutely mind-blowing wrought iron in Belltown, did not as I'd previously feared go bust or skip town. They just moved to Georgetown. If I had unfair amounts of money I'd use some of it to buy one of their bed frames.
Icing: as we were leaving, I noticed three giant golden eggs on the roof. Keep on keepin' on, Georgetown.
Equinox does their open house every second Saturday from about six to about nine. If you're in the Seattle area, do it. Nearest bus routes: 131, 132. The artists told me that next month they'll have food trucks and bands; I'm going to propose it to the Wendling.
*The Burner vibes were so strong I was resonating.
**Hey, mayunn, I needed a strong fridge magnet. They had a stegosaurus, my favorite dinosaur.
