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Capitol Lake pics

Submitted by emmettoconnell on Wed, 06/21/2006 - 8:42pm.

I just noticed the above and another pic over on the flikr feed. Two really nice photos that I've never seen before featuring the building of Capitol Lake. Really nice. I can imagine those two guys in the background, one saying to the other "Dam... that's some nice sand and gravel you got there."

Maybe a caption contest?

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Ned leaned over to Will and said:

Submitted by Rick on Wed, 06/21/2006 - 8:51pm.

"This ought to fix them caimans REAL good."

Outsource this, baby!

Submitted by Mike on Wed, 06/21/2006 - 9:01pm.

Outsource this, baby!

not fix, create a home

Submitted by emmettoconnell on Thu, 06/22/2006 - 5:31am.

The caimans built Capital Lake, don't you know?

My Dad drove truck for

Submitted by stevenl on Wed, 06/21/2006 - 9:02pm.

My Dad drove truck for Olympia Sand and Gravel in the late 1950s. I have very fond memories of accompanying him on jobs and watching the hydraulic lift on the dump truck. I thought he had the greatest job in the world. But by then the Fetid Lake of Doom was already almost a decade old. So I can cheerfully plead innocent in taking part on the creation of the caiman breeding ground. I suppose during the winter they hang close to the steam plant to keep warm.

Cozy Caimans

Submitted by Sarah on Wed, 06/21/2006 - 10:44pm.

I have it on good authority that not only do caimans keep close to the steam plant to stay warm during the winter, they put their opposable thumbs to good use and knit stocking caps, mittens, and mufflers. Some caimans are lazy and instead of knitting, steal winter gear from humans. Always keep track of your mittens when visiting the Fetid Lake of Doom during the cold season. There is nothing quite so chilling as seeing a caiman wearing your own mittens, cap, and muffler.

If you ever hear "knit one, purl two" emanating from the lake....run.

And some of those clothing

Submitted by stevenl on Thu, 06/22/2006 - 5:48am.

And some of those clothing items are no doubt lined with nutria fur. Isn't it interesting that we have a major caiman problem right under the noses of State officials, yet no state of emergency has been declared?

Ahem.

Submitted by Norm on Wed, 06/21/2006 - 9:30pm.

Holy Cow Ernest! Did you see the size of that bird? I can't believe it filled this whole thing up!

In the background of that

Submitted by stevenl on Wed, 06/21/2006 - 9:40pm.

In the background of that photo, along the horizon line, the tallest building is the Hotel Governor, now long gone. They had a barber shop at street level where my brother and I visited every two weeks to have our heads shaved. There was a lobby thick with cigar smoke, where old guys with fedoras were sunk into big chairs and portraits of Washington governors lined the walls. A restaurant with a Polynesian motif and dim lighting occupied the SE corner. I watched the 1965 Lakefair parade from across the street, and when a very young Dan Evans rode by as a guest of honor, several teenage girls hung out the windows of the Hotel and screamed as if they were seeing a rock star.

The tall building on the right of the photo was the Olympia Post Office when I was a kid. Today it still stands as a government building.

Ah Evans

Submitted by emmettoconnell on Thu, 06/22/2006 - 6:02am.

Where have you gone? Our city turns its lonley eyes to you.

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