The Strangest Place I Ever Lived in Seattle

Nothing like a refurbished chicken coop to make your studio apartment feel extra roomy.by Jake UittiThe Monarch about five years ago, before it was re-painted. That was my door below the stairs on the right. JU
If you’re like me, you’ve imagined Seattle’s future as one giant homogeneous apartment complex. The Showbox is long gone. All those quirky little neighborhood homes—they’re gone too, as is that rickety old powder-blue rooming house dubbed the Monarch, where I