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Bike rack brings back Googie

Posted by Geeky Swedes on July 12th, 2008

Sustainable Ballard is holding a bike rack design contest, and the winner will be announced during the Ballard Seafood Fest later this month. Take a look at this entry. “This rack design serves to enshrine the memory of an old Googie icon in the new Ballard,” writes Crosscut’s Knute Berger. “Suggested location: 15th Avenue Northwest and Northwest Market Street.”

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  • CaffinatorX
    That is unbelievably funny... and actually quite attractive. One vote YES!
    CX
  • silver
    Tee hee! Awesome!
  • Suthii
    Love it!
  • M
    I love it! YES vote!
  • boardbrown
    As cute and architecturally relevant as it may be, it's not a very practical bike rack. Too much useless space in the middle. Add some vertical members.

    But I get it...so kudos.
  • rowbot
    Haha! They should do it!
  • MRG
    I see this design being another failed attempt at art because someone forgot to look at it from every angle.

    Rotate the structure in your head...
  • rowbot
    They should use the decorative structure for the ends (so two of those) with the bike tire slots win between. Metal, thinner, and not as wide. Just sort of a hint of googie.

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