(uptempo jazz music)
[CYNTHIA BROTHERS] This is the Vanishing Seattle exhibit
that's part of the Seattle Art Fair.
And we are taking this 12,000-square-foot warehouse space and filled it
with old Seattle signage from businesses
both past and present.
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The artistry of the signs, like they are works of art
in and of themselves, and all of the love and effort and skill and craftsmanship
that went into a lot of these signs just really blows my mind.
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I'm really excited that
we have an area that has historic gay bars.
The Double Header, which dates back to the thirties
and was the oldest gay bar in the country when it closed in 2015.
And the Mocambo, which was in Pioneer Square in the ‘70s and ’80s,
and then Thumpers, which was one of the first out gay bars on Capitol Hill.
I do have
Post-its around and encouraging people to write down their stories
or memories or other places and for people to be able to read
what other people wrote and, you know, see the many layers and connections there.
So I hope it's something that people can feel a connection
to and feel that they can be a part of as they walk through the space.