Home is Where the Blue Lights Are
I know some people think we’re nuts to live in the Rainier Beach area. In fact, I sometimes refer to our place as “near Seward Park,” which is technically correct but a bit misleading. We’re in sort of the DMZ between the slightly rough and seedy Rainer Avenue corridor and the ritzy places along Lake Washington Boulevard near Seward Park.
But in general we really like being in a place like this. We’re not intimidated by the colorful aspects of commuting up and down Rainier Avenue, and frankly we find that a lot more interesting than the pretty mansions along the lakefront.
Last night, after yet another long day at work, I came home to find blue lights flashing outside the kitchen window. A car was pulled over on Seward Park Drive, just 20 feet from our kitchen, with two patrol cars involved. Probably just a traffic stop, but it was fun to have a little excitement in the neighborhood.
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