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« on: January 14, 2010, 11:13:15 AM »
I've been in Seattle for 5 years now and Ballard is still my favorite neighborhood to live in... I liked the Central district but had the fucking worst slum lord of all time. Yes, Ballard has its downside too. All the gentrification and empty condos are fucking depressing... but that's happening all over the city... It's only been in the past couple of years that the overlords have been hitting Ballard mega tough. When they stripped down the old Sunset Bowling Alley I almost lost my shit! Still, it's got the best bars, good record stores like Sonic Boom and Bop Street( the largest store in the NW), and if you skate there's the Ballard Bowl and Lower Woodland Park. Ballard doesn't have and street parking zoning laws, which really takes a load off if you drive a car.... or live in an RV, ha. The Sunset Tavern is a rad place to play and see shows. Golden gardens is a great beach to take the dog out and drink beer by the sound. It's choice.
Oh yeah. Pete Bagge, Hate Comics, lives like 4 blocks from me. He based a lot of Hate off of living in Ballard through the 90's.