SEAFAIR: Torchlight Parade’s West Seattle offshoot

Harbor Avenue is lined with no-parking signs on both sides south/east of SW Florida because of another returning-from-pandemic-hiatus tradition, the Seafair Torchlight Parade. No, the parade’s not happening here – it’s downtown as usual on Saturday night. But as we’ve reported in past years, some visiting floats get stored on Port of Seattle land on the south side of Terminal 5; the southbound side of the street is posted for no parking 2 am-10 am tomorrow for the floats’ rollout – which in some past years has happened as a convoy – and 7 pm-2 am on the northbound side for the post-parade return. (No West Seattle community float in the parade, since Hi-Yu disbanded five years ago.)

WSEARES July 29, 2022 (1:50 pm)

I wonder if this means they will finally be towing the RV’s along Harbor Ave SW then or if they are exempt from abiding by the no parking signs / rules still?

TJ July 29, 2022 (2:05 pm)

Those are folks homesteads. It’s like the frontier west again. Folks can just stake a right to property and set up roots.

ButWhatAbout July 29, 2022 (2:07 pm)

Yes, the RV’s and the new tarp-covered apartments attached to the RV’s.

bikerep July 29, 2022 (3:35 pm)

rode past there earlier today. one camper has a shelter built outside his RV with a weed grow going on. LAND OF THE FREE!

alki_2008 July 29, 2022 (7:00 pm)

Yes, that one has been working on their pot garden for a couple weeks. They had it on the other side of the bike path for a while, before the weather got too hot.One of those RV’s (might’ve been the one that caught on fire) had a small dog that nipped at at least 2 bicyclists riding on the bike path. At least it’s a small dog, and not a bigger one like the ones that mauled a woman over on Eastlake a while back.The two RV’s on the other side of the street, the west side, seem to have finished their construction project. They had stacks of pallets, which they then disassembled, and then dragged into the foliage to work on “something” back there.Guess it’s just the Nucor mess moving locations.
- Mike July 30, 2022 (6:48 am)
  
  And yes it’s legal so instead of complaining VOTE AGAINST WEED!!!!!
Karen July 29, 2022 (7:04 pm)
1. Please report this on FIND It FIX it and on line SPD report located at 2645 Harbor Ave SW, next to black burned wrecked RV that has been there for months, with trash, debris, drug paraphernalia into street, and parking lanes, sidewalks and grassy area.
2. Hazardous and dangerous to community.
- Sky July 29, 2022 (11:46 pm)
  
  I have reported it (for the mess). But I’ve gotta say, based off your photo; That looks like some soon to be dank weed right there!! But in all seriousness, I too wonder if the no-parking signs will lead to another sweep?
  - Mike July 30, 2022 (6:49 am)
    
    I moved from there it’s easy if your vehicle runs 🏃‍♀️ 😉
Side Note July 30, 2022 (2:25 pm)

Too bad there isn’t a find it hotline for all the obnoxiously nosy Karen’s and Ken’s in times of crisis with too much time lack of self control in a life they either lost or have yet to find. And for the record this land the water and energy was never intended to be sold or taxed not until the pale faces came and soiled this land with blood and disease the deceit and the hugest scam of all time THE USA not a Country but a CORPORATION designed to keep common folk in poverty wage slaving til we are too old to enjoy life while they stay wealthy beyond just greed but ridiculous showboating taking way more than just a share while they claim multi million dollar homes sky scrapers resorts too big to occupy too many to count while billions go hungry out in the elements cold without a pot to piss in or a person to give af. And here you all go making their struggles that much more impossible. Food for thought a fed person is a content person. A man who knows how to catch fish stays fed and a roof over one’s head keeps them off the street trying to make ends meet with not even two Penny’s to rub together Take all that away and you got a hostile hungry human who will take risk to survive and seek self medication to quiet the conscience for the hood like mentality it takes just to feed themselves. When all u got is your freedom to barter with committing felonies is just part of the wager. What would you do in their shoes RAISE YOUR BET A LITTLE GO ALL IN OR FOLD?MOST OF U WOULDNT EVEN LAST A WEEK. Fold and lose your life or raise your bet to live another day? THE ISSUE ISNT WITH THEM ITS WITH THE ADMINISTRATION! Try looking outside the box and u might find some compassion not through relation or hardship but research and reaching out with a helping hand. Quit bitching and snitching take some accountability for adding to the nuisance cause complaining all the time while pointing fingers in every direction like you something of perfection! Wake tf Up!!!!!!!