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Renton Western Wear building nominated for historical status BY BRIAN BECKLEY, bbeckley@rentonreporter.com
The Renton Western Wear building on Third Street South is being reviewed this week for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. The building is a former F.W. Woolworth’s building built in the mid-1950s and, according to the nomination documents is historically significant to Renton because of its role in helping downtown
Renton grow and develop. It also is considered a “representative example” of the type of building used in the “waning years of the International Style.” According to the documents, the International Style includes a rejection of historical styles, a machine aesthetic, a rejection of ornament and a simplification of form and unnecessary detail. “The store represents a last gasp effort of Woolworth’s to change the retail face
of downtowns in rural America before the shift occurred to suburban shopping centers,” the documents read. Among the design techniques highlighted by the nomination papers are the use of glass only when necessary, the large awning, which also provided a platform for signage and a focus on the horizontal form of the building. Construction of the store began in 1953 [ more HISTORICAL page 14 ]
A walk into autumn The changing leaves along the Cedar River Trail provide a beautiful backdrop for a group of dog-walkers Tuesday. This weekend should bring us at least one day of sunshine to get out and see the leaves for yourself before they’re gone for the year! BRIAN BECKLEY, Renton Reporter
General election ballots mailed out this week BY DEAN A. RADFORD
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The ballots are in the mail for the Nov. 3 general election filled with local elections, including one contested race for the Renton City Council. Mayor Denis Law is running opposed for a third four-year term. Ryan McIrvin and Monique Taylor-Swan are running for council Position 4, left open when incumbent Greg Taylor decided not to seek a third term. Carol Ann Witschi is running for council Position 3, but while incumbent Marice Palmer’s name is still on the ballot, she announced this summer that she changed [ more BALLOTS page 4 ]
County installs flashing school zone signs at Carriage Crest hsanders@kentreporter.com
Getting to school will soon become safer for students and their families at Carriage Crest Elementary. The King County Department of Transportation last week installed two flashing speed limit signs in the school zone, just north and south of the Kent School District elementary, 18235 140th Ave. SE in Renton, which is between Southeast 192nd Street and Southeast Petrovitsky Road near Fairwood. The signs, which will flash when children are present to warn motorist of the 20-mile-per-hour speed limit, should be operational in the next couple of weeks, said Jeff Switzer, spokesman for the King County Department of Transportation. Previously the school zone was marked with
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smaller signs indicating the school zone speed limit, but were not equipped with flashing lights. The speed limit on the five-lane road is 40 miles per hour when students aren’t present. Carriage Crest Principal Susanne Wick, who has been at the school for 13 years, said cars speeding past the school has always been a problem but has become more of a concern over the past few years as more students have started walking to school along 140th. “With the increase of traffic on the road it has become more apparent that there is a problem,” Wick said. Wick said she and parents had been talking to the county about the need for the signs for more than a year, and Carriage Crest was 13th on the county’s list to get the signage. [ more LIGHTS page 4 ]
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