OUR
OUR WEBSITE, KING5.COM. >>> SEATTLE OVER THE PAST FIVE
YEARS, THE NATION'S SECOND
FASTEST GROWING CITY HAS BECOME
THE CRANE CAPITAL OF AMERICA
AND HOME TO THE THIRD LARGEST
HOMELESS POPULATION.
HOMELESS POPULATION. IT'S EASY TO SEE WHO WAS AT THE
TOP AND AT THE BOTTOM.
I WANTED TO FIND THE PEOPLE IN
THE MIDDLE TO SEE HOW THEY ARE
HANGING ON AND TRYING TO AVOID
BEING PRICED
WE
WE ARE
WE ARE IN
WE ARE IN FRONT OF MY HOME WITH STAINED-GLASS WINDOWS THAT MY
FATHER MADE.
FATHER MADE. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE AND THE
AMERICAN DREAM.
AMERICAN DREAM. IT'S WHAT EVERYONE WANTS AND
YOU CAN GET THAT IN SEATTLE.
I HAVE IT,
>>
>> I
>> I AM
>> I AM IN NEED MARIE DOUGLAS AND I AM AN ARTIST. THIS IS THE
LETTERPRESS STUDIO IN DOWNTOWN
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE. I GET TO PLAY WITH LETTERS AND
PLAY WITH INC.
AND GET MY HANDS DIRTY AND FEEL
THE THINGS THAT I CREATE.
TECHNOLOGY THAT IS 100 YEARS
OLD IS CLINGING TO LIFE HERE.
THE THINGS IN THIS ROOM,
BECAUSE OF THE EQUIPMENT AND
THE AGE AND THE WHERE AND THE
TEAR -- WEAR AND TEAR, IT'S
MUCH LIKE THE CITY AND WHAT IT
IS GOING THROUGH.
THERE IS CHARACTER HERE AND
THERE IS CHARACTER IN SEATTLE,
THEY SEATTLE THAT I GREW UP WHEN
-- I GREW UP IN.
THE CAPE COD'S AND THOSE KINDS
OF THINGS.
OF THINGS. WE ARE GETTING ALL THE GRAY
BOXES AND THEY LOOK EXACTLY THE
SAME.
SAME.
SAME. YOU
SAME. YOU KEEP THE CHARACTER AT THIS
-- OF THE CITY AT ITS CORE HAS
CHANGED?
CHANGED?
CHANGED? >> DEFINITELY, I DO AND SEATTLE
NATIVES WOULD AGREE.
THAT IS NOT TO PLACE BLAME ON
NEW PEOPLE COMING HERE THAT
JUST HAVE NOT ADJUSTED TO WHAT
SEATTLE IS.
SEATTLE IS. I JUST THINK THAT THERE IS A
LOT OF PRESSURE THAT COMES WITH
LIVING HERE.
LIVING HERE. WE ARE ALSO STRESSED AT HOW
THIS HAS CHANGED SO
BECAUSE
BECAUSE I
BECAUSE I AM A CONTRACTOR, I DO NOT HAVE BENEFITS AND I DO NOT
HAVE HEALTHCARE AND HONESTLY, I
MAKE A GOOD LIVING DOING WHAT I
DO BUT I DO NOT MAKE ENOUGH TO
PAY FOR MY OWN HEALTH CARE AND
PAY THE MORTGAGE AND GAS AND
ELECTRICITY AND CAR PAYMENTS.
>> A RENTER WOULD LOOK AT YOU
AND SAY SHE IS SO LUCKY THAT
SHE OWNS HER HOUSE.
IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE, RIGHT?
>> IT'S NOT THAT
>>
>> I
>> I KNOW
>> I KNOW YOU HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT SELLING IT.
>> IF I SOLD IT, I FEEL LIKE
ONCE I SELL IT, I CAN NEVER
LOOK BACK OR COME BACK TO
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE.
SEATTLE. I DON'T THINK I WOULD BE ABLE
TO AFFORD TO.
>> YOU CANNOT GET BACK INTO THE
MARKET HERE OR AFFORD RENT?
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. >>
>> NO. >> HOW MUCH OF YOUR IDENTITY IS
WRAPPED UP IN BEING A SATELLITE
-- SEATTLEITE?
-- SEATTLEITE? >> I AM VERY MUCH SO THAT BUT I
JUST WANT TO REMEMBER THE PLACE
AS IT WAS.
THIS IS AT GREEN LAKE IN SEATTLE
. EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS PLACE
IS UNIQUE AND IT IS FUNKY AND
TINY AND IT WAS A GREAT FAMILY
PLACE AND WE WILL LOSE THIS
ICON AND ARCHITECTURE FOR
ANOTHER LARGE BOX WITH
EFFICIENCY UNITS. THIS USED TO
BE THE FOOD GIANT AND TODAY IT
IS THE WALLINGFORD GROCERY
STORE.
STORE.
STORE. IT
STORE. IT WAS A NEIGHBORHOOD PLACE AND
YOU CAN FOCUS ON DOING SMALL-
TOWN THINGS WHEN IT USED TO BE
A SMALL TOWN HERE IN SEATTLE.
THIS IS WHAT IT IS NOW.
THERE ARE MAGICAL MOMENTS AND
SOME OF THOSE PLACES THAT NO
LONGER EXIST.
LONGER EXIST. MY MEMORIES WILL BE TOTALLY
DIFFERENT THAN SOMEONE ELSE'S
BUT WHEN THE ART CAN BRING TWO
DIFFERENT PEOPLE TOGETHER AND
TELL DIFFERENT STORIES, YOU ARE
FORMING A RELATIONSHIP WITH
SOMEONE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE
NEVER MET
>>
>> HOW
>> HOW DOES YOUR STORY AND -- END?
END?
END? >>
END? >> THAT IS A GOOD ONE.
I THINK IF I AM BEING
REALISTIC, IT ENDS WITH ME
GOING ELSEWHERE.
GOING ELSEWHERE. I HAVE TO MAKE A MOVE TO THE
TOWN THAT IS RIGHT FOR ME.
I CANNOT AFFORD TO STAY.
I WOULD COMPROMISE TOO MANY
THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO ME
. TO FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT AND
STRUGGLE THROUGH
>>
>> THAT
>> THAT IS AMY'S STORY AND NOW IT'S YOUR TURN.
DO YOU FEEL PRICED OUT?
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.
DOZENS OF YOU HAVE ALREADY
SPOKEN.
SPOKEN.
SPOKEN. MY STORY WILL CONTINUE NEXT