Uncle Bob's Place Balcony Rail
International District, Seattle
Installed 2022 

Uncle Bob’s Place is InterIm CDA’s newest affordable housing building, located in the heart of Chinatown-ID on the corner of 7th Ave. S. and S. King St. 

Uncle Bob’s Place is named for beloved and legendary community leader, Bob Santos, who passed away in 2016, and was affectionately known as Uncle Bob to just about everyone. Our hope is that Uncle Bob’s Place will contribute to the CID’s ongoing sense of community, self-determination, stability, and vibrancy.

Twelve local artists were selected from submissions of art proposals to design 12 different balcony railings. Each artist grounded their design with a theme chosen from a list of human rights issues that Bob was passionate about.

The completed metalwork balconies feature designs depicting the following themes:

• Intergenerational relationships
• Bob’s advocacy work
• Worker’s rights
• Cross-community relationship building, heritage, international struggles, expression
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