Comments on: Loving Life on Aurora Avenue, Seattle’s Mother Road

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 03:39:00 +0000

Wait – did you just say “great place to get a donut” and “Krispy Kreme” in the same breath? God no, I’d rather let a buffalo with leprosy take a dump into my mouth than eat a Krispy Kreme. Surely there must be a top pot on Aurora or something!

By: Oldest First

Oldest First — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:06:00 +0000

The economy goes down, these less well-off areas will go down with it. Every city has an Aurora Avenue. Anyone who’s lived long enough or has been aware long enough realizes that certain places are inhabited by certain types of folks. That doesn’t make them less human, it just is what it is. A drug addict can travel from here to Pittsburg and end up on a street just like Aurora Avenue in that city. Why? Because it is a segment of the population that creates these pockets, it is not the street, it’s every-town usa. Some bad habits go well hidden in wealth and some are out there to see. This will become more obvious as these areas sink lower as the economic tide goes out.

By: RVO

RVO — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:39:00 +0000

Astrophoria, thanks for reading the article. There is truth to what you say about Aurora at night, unfortunately, you could say the exact same about downtown, the U district, South Lake Union, Belltown, Broadway and so many other neighborhoods. Dealing with nightcrawlers is also, unfortunately, part of city life. As to hanging out, there are wonderful places on Aurora to hang out, and others far less so, still others no way. Again, many city neighborhoods are the same. What Aurora is to me, and what the article says is that Aurora is something vital to this community and what it represents at its best, men and woman working small businesses that matter, is quickly vanishing due to rising land values and when it’s gone, warts and all, it will make life here less livable. So, can the city find a way to police the nightlife and preserve the good? I bet people in Belltown, another great neighborhood hardened by nightcrawler violence, are asking the same. And I paid $12.99 for a Burger at a posh SLU burger joint yesterday and it was a salty, greasy mess that turned my stomach. I’ll take a delicious Burgermaster any day at a third the price. To each his or her own.

By: Astrophoria

Astrophoria — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:48:00 +0000

i disagree. the author of this may have alot of fun driving and shopping on aurora during the day, but remove the car, remove the money in your wallet, make it dark outside and put back all the drunks, gang-bangers (police included), schizophrenic hobos and sleazy heroin dealers and it might not seem like such a picnic. i don’t see how the fact that there are businesses with low profit margins makes it a fun place to hang out. how often do you go to furniture stores for fun? ok, great, so you can save a buck (if you have one), and the cemetery is a peaceful place, if you like that sort of thing… oh and just because your burger is hanging on a tray on your car window doesn’t make it good food. the point here seems to be that aurora is cheap… exactly, that’s why people shop there, but try living there.