Somewhere in West Seattle (29): "A Cry of Grace"

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  • #598720

    DP
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    Brought to you by WSB member JayDee.

    Bonus Hint: These words are all belonged to the same man. Going by the man’s last name, we might expect him to have been a devout follower of the Easter Bunny.

    #723091

    JanS
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    looks like something on a plaque down by the benches along Alki…but I’m just whistling in the wind…I really have no clue :)

    #723092

    DP
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    It is something on a plaque. It is near the water.

    #723093

    HunterG
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    It looks like it may have been photoshopped, do you have any esplaining to do, Lucy?

    #723094

    Cait
    Participant

    The “time capsule” plaque across from Cactus?

    #723095

    jwws
    Participant

    Something near the Duwamish?

    #723096

    DP
    Member

    Cait: You’re closing in, but one egg still eludes you, I think.

    (To the Batmobile, Robin!)

    HunterG: Not guilty! —Unless cropping a photo counts as Photoshopping.

    In the meantime, there’s this:

    #723097

    celeste17
    Participant

    Is it a plaque on the Statue of Liberty at Alki?

    #723098

    DP
    Member

    Nuh-uh.

    The plaque at the Alki Statue of Liberty says: “In tribute to those who have served and sacrificed to secure for us all the blessings of liberty.”

    (I know that only because I read The Blog.)

    I think there’s another plaque there also that has something about the Boy Scouts. Or maybe that was the old plaque.

    #723099

    JayDee
    Participant

    Well, one can imagine it is in an inspirational spot. Not near Cactus. And there are none of the typical view benches immediately adjacent to the plaque just to be clear on that point.

    #723100

    jwws
    Participant

    Weather Watch Park perhaps?

    #723101

    Gina
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    #723102

    Gina
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    http://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/dspace/bitstream/1808/5335/1/Murphy_ku_0099D_10101_DATA_1.pdf

    for more info about the writer, Jaune Quick-to-see Smith.

    And thus, those following the Easter Bunny would be wise to follow J.Q.T.S.S. on the West Seattle Cultural Trail.

    P.S. Jaune is a woman, and her words can be seen on the ground plaques by the “ghost viewers” near Anchor Park.

    #723103

    DP
    Member

    Weather Watch Park taint it.

    Anchor Park taint it.

    Taint a park ‘tall, fur ez I no, but yer closin’ in.

    Thanks for the info about Juane, Gina. I’ll study up on her. However, she was not the author of the words on this particular plaque.

    And to think JayDee was worried that this wasn’t going to be challenging enough. Guess you could say this fellow is hiding in plain sight.

    Peek-a-boo!

    #723104

    jwws
    Participant

    Alki northeast of the beach – near the old Luna Park some where…

    #723105

    JoB
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    JayDee…

    thanks for bringing our attention to this body of work..

    i confess.. i have seen some of the plaques and pondered some of the art along the West Seattle Cultural trail without giving it much subsequent thought…

    Gina..

    thank you for the context..

    both of the artist and the work…

    DP..

    thanks for being the medium for the massage :)

    #723106

    maude
    Participant

    West Seattle Cultural trail? Where? What?

    #723107

    Gina
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    #723108

    celeste17
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    I know this place as Anchor park. When I was growing up there was a big anchor in this place it jets out into alki (near the tip of West Seattle Alki.

    #723109

    maude
    Participant

    Well I’ll be darned!

    Too bad I have no idea where the plaque is. But I’m keeping my eyes peeled.

    #723110

    MargeC
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    I believe the plaque is a little west of Anchor Park across from the 1100 block on Alki Ave.

    Found a photo of it taken in 2006 on Flicker: http://www.flickr.com/photos/brewbooks/178836226/

    Plaque is in memory of Jon R Eggers 1950-1977 – the poem is dated 1972.

    #723111

    JayDee
    Participant

    jwws and Marge C:

    Close enough if somewhat directionally challenged — East of Anchor/Luna Park, just north of Don Armeni’s boat ramp. True, there is the Flickr feature but the geographic reference was broad enough to encourage me to submit it to SWiWS. I am sure there is more to the plaque’s story…perhaps someone will chime in. RIP Mr. Eggers.

    #723112

    DP
    Member

    It appears that the jig is up!

    Livin’ Large: http://tinyurl.com/SWiWS-29-livin-large

    I didn’t call this Anchor Park because it’s not really close enough to where the actual anchor is today. I call that Luna Park.

    (All photos by WSB member JayDee.)

    #723113

    jwws
    Participant

    Not much in Google searches for Jon R Eggers – would love to know the story…..maybe something WS Blog can dig up!

    As always, nearsighted, oblivious and directionally challenged!

    #1044773

    mikegeorge
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    It is on a plaque just North of the Don Armeni Boat Launch in West Seattle, just north of end of parking lot, next to little fishing pier. I was curious who he was ?

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