Save the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Globe

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Author: SEABlogger

Started: March 10, 2009, 10:06:50 pm

Target: The Hearst Corporation

Category: Uncategorized

Supporters:

329

Goal:

100,000

Goal Progress:

Status

Closed

We the undersigned believe that the Seattle Post-Intelligencer globe, which sits atop the PI headquarters at 101 Eliot Ave W, Seattle, WA 98119, represents an important and priceless artifact of Seattle and its people. We respectfully request that the globe remain intact and on display here in the City of Seattle.

Should the PI close its doors and cease publishing a newspaper in any form, we respectfully request The Hearst Corporation donate the globe to a nonprofit here in Seattle capable of providing adequate care of the globe to ensure its long-term existence.

The 30-foot steel globe was manufactured by Pacific Car and Foundry and Electrical Products Consolidated and placed atop the old PI location at Sixth Avenue and Wall Street in 1948. The globe moved to its current location in 1986.

Local artist Clair Colquitt built the base for the globe when it moved and the globes power outages over the years are a symbol of the difficult times Seattle citizens have faced.

In closing, the globe has become a familiar and vital part of Seattle life. Its absence would do harm to the psyche of the city and would be a loss to future generations of Seattlites who may not learn about the PI's contributions spanning 146 years.

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Added by SEABlogger @ March 11, 2009, 9:36 am
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Added by SEABlogger @ March 16, 2009, 8:21 pm
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The Associated Press reports that Seattle Post-Intelligencer managing editor David McCumber has said the globe will stay put at its current location for at least a couple more years until the PI's lease expires. The PI plans to run its web-only version from the site.

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Added by SEABlogger @ March 25, 2009, 9:19 pm
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You voted at www.SeattleBlogger.com to close this petition. This petition will be closed and mailed to the Hearst Corp. A big thank you to all of you who signed the petition. To stay updated about the P-I globe or for Seattle news and opinion, visit www.SeattleBlogger.com!