Jeff Burger
Viva Hat 'n' Boots Casino
Seattle, WA - Georgetownians celebrate the grand opening of their lavish, new $375 million casino this November 2009. The 170,000 square-foot facility features 1,700 electronic slot machines and five restaurants and a gas station. The celebration is headlined with a concert by William "Billy Dawg" Avey and Jessica Simpson Friday night. An estimated 30,000 people could travel to the casino before Saturday morning, and the Seattle Police department is warning of huge traffic backups.
The monolithic Hat ‘n’ Boots casino was originally constructed as a Texaco gas station in 1954, comprised of steel beams, chicken wire, concrete, and plaster. Consistently painted a rich red/orange, the 44-foot tall cowboy hat and its 60-foot brim span housed the original office, and a pair of 22-foot high cowboy boots contained the separate men’s and lady’s restrooms.
The original gas station was designed by Bulford Seals. Says Seals of his bizarrely immense testaments to cowboy living, “I always like Western get ups.” Elvis was even rumored to have stopped at the Hat ‘n’ Boots in 1962, presumably while filming “It Happened at the World’s Fair”.
The Hat ‘n’ Boots Casino rests upon Georgetown’s Oxbow Park, located on the 6400 block between Carleton Avenue South and Corson Ave South, Georgetown, WA.
Photo illustration, parody / dramatization.
Olympus C5060. Photoshop CS4 and collage.
All Rights Reserved ©2009 JB Studio / Jeff Bürger
Viva Hat 'n' Boots Casino
Seattle, WA - Georgetownians celebrate the grand opening of their lavish, new $375 million casino this November 2009. The 170,000 square-foot facility features 1,700 electronic slot machines and five restaurants and a gas station. The celebration is headlined with a concert by William "Billy Dawg" Avey and Jessica Simpson Friday night. An estimated 30,000 people could travel to the casino before Saturday morning, and the Seattle Police department is warning of huge traffic backups.
The monolithic Hat ‘n’ Boots casino was originally constructed as a Texaco gas station in 1954, comprised of steel beams, chicken wire, concrete, and plaster. Consistently painted a rich red/orange, the 44-foot tall cowboy hat and its 60-foot brim span housed the original office, and a pair of 22-foot high cowboy boots contained the separate men’s and lady’s restrooms.
The original gas station was designed by Bulford Seals. Says Seals of his bizarrely immense testaments to cowboy living, “I always like Western get ups.” Elvis was even rumored to have stopped at the Hat ‘n’ Boots in 1962, presumably while filming “It Happened at the World’s Fair”.
The Hat ‘n’ Boots Casino rests upon Georgetown’s Oxbow Park, located on the 6400 block between Carleton Avenue South and Corson Ave South, Georgetown, WA.
Photo illustration, parody / dramatization.
Olympus C5060. Photoshop CS4 and collage.
All Rights Reserved ©2009 JB Studio / Jeff Bürger