tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319071356402932434.post1819110928572188191..comments2023-09-15T20:40:51.814-07:00Comments on Douglas Park Cooperative: Group offers guidance on future of Lake City. One suggestion: Find our identityDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05671490281559594922noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319071356402932434.post-50356046654468897062013-03-31T10:09:25.163-07:002013-03-31T10:09:25.163-07:00We are the last suburb of Seattle. It is 1950s re...We are the last suburb of Seattle. It is 1950s retro, Leave it to Beaver land. Land of backyard barbecues, tall trees, wood shops, garage bands; do-it-yourself: gardens, remodels, art projects, chickens; it is know-your-neighbors, chats over the fence, on casual walks, at community meetings, or run-ins at the stores and shops; it is large-dog friendly; it is quiet, private, a place to read, write, away from the madding crowd; it is the last affordable space for individual creativity; it is refreshingly unpretentious, and correspondingly unattractive to the self-consiously fashionable; it is what it is, and trying to call it this or that won't change it or outsiders' impressions. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319071356402932434.post-29940354487003772762013-03-27T13:05:01.090-07:002013-03-27T13:05:01.090-07:00It seems to me that a unique identity of Lake City...It seems to me that a unique identity of Lake City is it's "north end/northern entrance" to the city location. The Mexibar El Norte recognized this; also think of another nearby area, North City, that has successfully embraced this theme. Even the Lake City Pioneer Days could be tied into this -- we are kind of out in the sticks, but we could embrace it; we are pioneers, we're in the part of the city with big trees, big yards, and big hopes. By using these themes as an identity, it would at least help people to know where we are, as well as what we are. Lake City, the "Northern Gateway" or "North Hub" perhaps?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com