Students at Hazen wanted to show some school spirit on the new water reservoir next to thei campus. They went through channels, approached the city, and offered to pay the thousands of dollars necessary to have an “H” added to the project. Considering the city had already named this the “Hazen” reservoir on our project paperwork, it was not too much of a leap for city officials (including us on council) to allow the students to proceed in negotiating the “H” with our contractor. Here is more background on this project in an earlier journal entry.
why wasn’t this monstrosity painted a color that would blend in rather than stand out?
I think the gray/white color was chosen so that it would blend in with our Seattle sky. The color was not changed by Hazen…only the “H” was added to the original color plan.
With the “H” on there you might be able to see the tower on a foggy morning.