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OlyTrivia: Capital Apartments
Here are the once prestigious apartments being demolished in the early 1960s.
Where were they and why are they being destroyed?
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Capitol Way again
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Quite right
at 14th on the east side of Cap. The Old Olympia High School was on the same side of the Cap Way. The decision to remove blocks and blocks of fine of old homes was made during the Rosellini administration, but went into high gear during the Evans years. This was one of the major factors in killing downtown Oly in the 1970s.
Ironically, and I know this statement will drive right-wing TESC haters crazy, it was the Evergroove community that helped save capitalism in your fair city.
Exact location
Imagine where the tunnel comes up from underneath the whatever you call that place. Right over to the right.That link is a detail of this, from the state archives.
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Could have been worse..
So true
and what a bummer for that historic and important town. Today Tumwater has no real core and is sort of a surreal crazy quilt. I currently work there (but am not a resident) and find their situation interesting. I suspect more of us work there than live in Tumwater. Of the Tri Oly-Lacey-Tumwater municipal governments, the latter has the most unusual geographic divisions. This presents a challenge for city planners.
The death of the brewery was a major blow. I would suggest the City of Tumwater purchase the brewery property and make it a shopping mall, with stalls available for local small businesspeople at reasonable rates. Just brainstorming.
The Olympia Brewery didn't die
self inflicted (and Evergreen saving the show)
The difference between Tumwater and Olympia is that Tumwater's injury was self inflicted. They lobbied to have I-5 brought through their town. If my memory of reading Tumwater history is correct, they assumed the new commercial area around the Gateway (including the old Tyee) would replace the downtown they lost.
In terms of Evergreen saving Olympia, the low rents downtown after Evans destroyed the nearby neighborhood and the building of Capital and South Sound malls ensured artists and non-traditional businesses and artists kept downtown alive.
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