Hold Out

13 Responses to "Hold Out"

1. Me Said :

   Does anyone know what city this house is in?

2. mitch Said :

   does this remind anybody of the disney pixar movie 'up' ?

3. NAB Said :

   This is in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, WA. The women who owned this house refused to leave no matter how much the developers offered her.

4. Colleen Said :

   mitch - that's the first thing i thought of too! i'm glad to see that somebody else has the same thinking that i do!

5. Chantelle Said :

   http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/us/28edith.html

6. pinoyskull Said :

   definitely the real "UP" hehehe

7. Gail Said :

   @Chantelle: Thanks for that NY Times Link. What a fascinating back story!

8. abby Said :

   Holding out can pay off. There was a little bar in Madison, WI that supposedly sold for over $6 million when Target was coming to town.

9. Anilika Said :

   The same can be found in Dnipropetrovk (Ukrain) - a large shopping center gave place synagogue!))

10. Emily Said :

    I was going to say that this reminded me of the movie "Up" but someone already stole that idea lol.

11. Jim Said :

    Reminds me of Death of a Salesman.... and UP.

12. mike r baker Said :

    Yes. It was used to promote UP as well.
    http://antikewl.com/daily/2009/06/27/life-imitates-pixar-up-in-seattle/

13. Mr. Unknown Said :

    heej is that the same house like in that song of dido - thank you?
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TO48Cnl66w

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