King Street Station - WOW

[susandennis]

They did such an amazing job.  Yes, it took for-freakin' ever but wow. It is really wow.

When I walked in this morning, I was instantly surrounded by beautiful white marble and heard a marching band. So perfect.  The band was a wonderful group of mostly really old musicians many of whom were in their high school uniforms!!  They were magnificent.  I even got video with sound.  I am pretty sure howeird will want to hear.

I didn't get great pictures but there were enough photogs there - the internets will be full of great pix.  The strip below is linked to the ones I did get.



One note is that I peeked into the ladies room (which is really very small for the space) and they have the Dyson Hand Blowers!!!  I love those things!  Now I can just pop over to the train station whenever I want a blow job!! (I used to have to drive a mile to Costco.)

Comments

[fyremaven.livejournal.com]

Kings Street Station is gorgeous...love the little band as well. They did a super job, love all the marble but I'll be it was full of marble before also, right?

[susandennis]

I think it was originally but in the 50's they came along and covered it all up. In the 70's they just closed off the room you see now. In the 80's they started the first of a long line of restorations until finally today... It's a showpiece!

[notdefined.livejournal.com]

My GAWD, that station is beautiful.

[susandennis]

It is and I didn't capture half of it. It's like walking inside a giant marble sculpture. It's a block from here and I am looking forward to going back again and again.

[notdefined.livejournal.com]

Lordie, I would love to sing there.

[susandennis]

Oh, what a thought! I wonder if they will consider having concerts there... it was wonderful to hear that marching band.

[howeird]

Thanks for the pix & clips! I would have bet real cash dollars it would not be finished until 2016 from the mess it was in last February. And the February before that. And before that....

I wonder where they found the musicians. Normally, this is something the UW alumni band would love to do, but I know a lot of them and don't see any familiar faces in any of your photos, or the ones the SDOT posted.

Nice to see the wooden pews back in place, too. San Jose and Portland also have lovely stations, but this beats them by a lot.

[susandennis]

My neighbor, Ann, said the band was from Ballard.