{"product_id":"9781538006832","title":"Seattle's Lake Union: The Public Face of Prosperity","description":"Photographer Marques Vickers has captured over 160 stunning images from thirty-five commercial development projects that shape the nucleus of Seattle's Lake Union district. \u003cp\u003eThe heightening of the downtown Seattle skyline mirrors the prosperity and expansion of the business core. This change in complexion is most evident along the shoreline of Lake Union, a freshwater passage contained entirely within Seattle's city limits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLake Union was originally formed by the melting of the Vashon Glacier waters and officially named by Seattle pioneer Thomas Mercer in 1854. Mercer correctly forecasted that with effective damming and canals, the eventual union of Lake Washington and Puget Sound could be completed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe shoreline for decades remained principally shipyards, wharfs, sawmills and diminutive restaurant and retail outlets. The high technology industry has completely altered the commercials emphasis. The chronic Seattle housing shortage has accentuated a similar boom for elevated residential properties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStaggering glass monoliths have continued to proliferate amongst the welcoming neighborhoods of South Lake Union and periphery sections on the eastern and western shores. Proponents of contemporary progress have welcomed the expansion of mixed-use commercial office, retail, hotel accommodations and permanent living spaces. Assuming that the ambitious pace continues, South Lake Union will consolidate its gateway status towards the historic downtown core. In the process, the construction is eliminating generations of low-rise buildings and structural eyesores of modest or no local architectural significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Lake Union shoreline has become forever changed. Most of the completed high-rise buildings featured iare less than ten years old. Numerous more are anticipated and currently in diverse stages of planning and completion. This edition's images visually portray the changes in the present tense. Seattle is oriented towards an increasing vertical expansion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NOOK Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048996618480,"sku":"9781538006832","price":14.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781538006832_p0.jpg?v=1763744109","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781538006832","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}