Submitted by Andy2322 t3_zph2aq in Washington
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DevoidSauce t1_j0t07u0 wrote
Every time we'd come into the city on a field trip, we'd always beg our parent chaperone to drive by the pink elephant and the toe truck. Simpler times.
aaabsoolutely t1_j0t20m3 wrote
The toe truck is at mohai now, I was so stoked to see it, felt like when I was a kid
DevoidSauce t1_j0t2tro wrote
I didn't know it ended up there! I'll have to go down.
serendipity_stars t1_j0t6k6q wrote
I'm sad it has to be at Amazon...
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comfortable_in_chaos t1_j0taggh wrote
The larger Pink Elephant sign is also at mohai! This is the smaller one that didn’t rotate.
comfortable_in_chaos t1_j0tang6 wrote
Yeah, SLU was so much better when it was a sea of run down industrial buildings and parking lots…
nottedbundy77 t1_j0taub2 wrote
Is that Bell and 7th?
svmeatball t1_j0tmj4w wrote
Looks like Blanchard and 7th maybe?
Sir_Beardsalot t1_j0to2a8 wrote
Glad to see it up, but it just doesn’t hit the same.
nonoglorificus t1_j0tpv52 wrote
OH MY GOD ITS BACK!! Tell him I love him
time-itself t1_j0triph wrote
Can’t say I’d choose either.
strangehitman22 t1_j0trm14 wrote
Did they save the other sign?
AlienMutantRobotDog t1_j0tvria wrote
Going to be in the MOHAI
AlienMutantRobotDog t1_j0tvvhk wrote
I think it’s across the street from the Spheres
jpop19 t1_j0uesw1 wrote
Not originally from Seattle huh?
jpop19 t1_j0uexmf wrote
Seriously, it's not like those are the only 2 options.
naturalhombre t1_j0uwxbm wrote
r/Woosh
CobraPony67 t1_j0uybkw wrote
That won't be confusing to someone from out of town... /s Hey, there is a car wash sign but no car wash? weird.
punkmetalbastard t1_j0v1gu6 wrote
God SLU is so different now. I remember when it was maybe my first or second time in Seattle, I was broke. Since I was a bum, my friend told me to go “fly a sign” (panhandle) at the 99 off ramp right there on Denny and I remember thinking “what a ridiculous sign”
thelivingna t1_j0vaccy wrote
Man I remember returning a car to like a block from there in the early aughts real early on a Sunday morning and marvelling at how empty the stretch of parking lots were there. Should've bought property...
KevinCarbonara t1_j0vaih2 wrote
Do they have touchless? I haven't seen a touchless car wash in ages
dirtybeefz t1_j0vbi2l wrote
Why did they add neon to the water coming out the trunk? Looks like it’s pouring snot now..
aaabsoolutely t1_j0vmr9k wrote
It’s always had that, the lights for the water blinked like the water was pouring
Edit - at least the bigger spinning one did
Dave_N_Port t1_j0wts0n wrote
There's two, a right foot and a left foot (MOHAI). I saw the right foot on the road in Greenwood a couple of years ago.
jonnipounds t1_j0x73t2 wrote
That pink Elephant has been around forever, it's great to see that he has a new home.
nottedbundy77 t1_j0xe6n4 wrote
MaybeBlanchard and 8th? Walked past Bell and 7th today, definitely not there.
xesaie t1_j0svuxc wrote
I always have the same memory here; The time back in 85-86 where my brother got lost at Seafair and me & like 7 siblings and cousins were stuck sitting in the back of a tan '68 ford pickup (with canopy) staring at that freakin' sign for hours while all the adults scoured the city for him.
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Happy ending, they found him innocently watching the midnight parade, but that sign will be in my brain forever.