The Fun Forest carny operation is being demolished in stages. Boo! But a done deal, alas.

Now, the Space Needle’s private owners (principally the Howard S. Wright family) have announced what they’d like to see in place of the Fun Forest’soutdoor rides and indoor arcade—a huge Dale Chihuly glass art exhibit, most of which would be behind paid-admission gates.

Don’t do it, Seattle Center!

Getting rid of the last amusement park within the city limits is one thing. It would be even worse to replace it with one more world class-esque monument to the Dictatorship of the Upscale.

Let’s have more visual arts in the Center. But let’s have lots more different kinds of visual arts.