How Pretty is Our Downtown...

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The beautiful first glimpse of

downtown Olympia,

approaching from the east

coming down State Avenue

                                   

State Avenue, main thoroughfare into the capitol city.

Notice the attention to road upkeep.

This is a common feature throughout the city...

And looming above the gracious skyline on prominent display, the Olympia Beer billboard...

Founded in 1896, Olympia beer has not been brewed here since 1983. A company from Wisconsin bought the brand - and the brewery, which will be featured in a later post, stands as a mouldering and abandoned eyesore in Tumwater

A long-time feature at the gateway to Olympia is this chain-link-fence bordered abandoned lot. For years it has sat as testimony to Olympia's prosperity and planning...