Seattle to protect Showbox from redevelopment for at least 6 more months
Seattle will protect the Showbox from redevelopment for at least six additional months , the City Council decided Monday, voting to prolong the music venue's temporary inclusion in the Pike Place Market Historic District. The council initially brought the Showbox property into the historic district last August to shield the 80-year-old club from being bulldozed and replaced with a new apartment tower. The temporary measure was supposed to last until July 23 and allow the city time to study whether the First Avenue property should be permanently included in the historic district. But the Department of Neighborhoods didn't have the budget to get started right away and isn't done yet. The plan was for the department to complete its work by April, enabling the council to vote in July. The department now instead hopes to issue a preliminary recommendation by the end of June. Were the department to recommend permanently including the Showbox building in the historic...
