Tubs Sun Salon, nka "Tubs", is a former private spa turned three dimensional street-art canvas that has taken up residence in the U-District since 1982. As the name suggests, it was a public hot-tub spa (and I won't go any further than that) and tanning salon. It closed in 2007 and has remained since a creative space of expression, continually being re-touched with images and words that speak to the character of the city. Since my days in Seattle are numbered, I decided I'd take stock of this peculiar neighborhood icon over the next six months to chronicle its transformation. I will update these regularly and I hope to capture the rapidity of the changes that take place. Seattle rarely stands still for more than a moment so the next six months should prove to be revolutionary to this little wall.
2/24/13
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| All photography by the author's husband |
2/28/13
3/3/13
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| On a dry day, chalk art can be identified. |
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There isn't a large amount of refuse left in this empty lot although from time to time a mattress will show up.
{edit 4.22.13-A few days after publishing this blog, a pair of dump trucks barricaded the front of this building and enclosed the whole area in chair-link fencing. Since that time, however, the trucks have not moved and no demolition has commenced. |
