Interim Uses for Vacant Lots
Baumgartner and Gray are developing “On the Fence” installation at the future Avalon Ballard and former Sunset Bowl site at 1400 N.W. Market St., which has sat vacant since the former bowling alley was torn down in January.
- 05/26/2010 Artists turning vacant lot into Ballard collage (web)
- On the fence (blog)
KING5 News reported on the Seattle’s Design Commissions competition and new uses for the vacant site on 15th and Ballard. ”There are between 30 and 50 vacant lots around downtown Seattle and Ballard. They are spots where old buildings were torn down, but when the economy turned sour, plans for new construction were put on hold indefinitely:”
- 05/10/2010 Seattle looking for ideas on city’s vacant lots (video)
Commission chair and architect Mary Johnston joins KUOW’s “The Conversation” to discuss ideas for vacant lots:
- 04/05/2010 The Future of Vacant Lots (audio)