The fancy Victorian store fronts on Port Townsend’s Water Street are beautiful. Ever wonder what the back of the buildings looks like? Every one of those multi-story brick showpieces has a seedy backside with patched walls, mold on walls and clutter around the bases. Then there are the stairs. Some are of wood but as [...]
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If you have a lot of recycling, this is where you take it. Yes, we do have curbside pickup in Port Townsend, but in the county that luxury entails hiring a private service, and they won’t pick up the whole pickup full of cardboard I just dumped off. Moving requires lots of boxes, which I’ve [...]
Yesterday dawned dark and wet. An hour after sunrise it hardly looked like the sun was going to make an entrance all day. Puddles filled the streets as a steady rain blanketed the morning. Then around 5 pm, when it looked like the whole day would stay gray, the clouds broke and the town glowed [...]
This is what lurks on the back side of the classic Victorian buildings on Water Street.
The Upstage Restaurant is Port Townsend’s closest thing to a nightclub. The owner brings in some top quality jazz and blues groups and soloists. Some are local, some on national tours. The food is reasonably priced and covers vary, but are also reasonable. PT Cyclery is in at least its third location since I’ve been [...]
I have a fascination with this restored waterfront building. Originally it was a cannery, as its name suggests. Now the Clam Cannery houses condos hotel and event rooms. Many thanks to Galadriel Nichols for the correction.
