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I <br />CHAPTER 3 <br />Figure 13. The Colby/Hewitt Avenue <br />intersection is the node or focal point of <br />downtown. <br />Figure 14 maps out downtown's urban design elements, including sub -districts, <br />nodes, gateways, edges, landmarks, and arterials. The Colby/Hewitt Avenue <br />intersection clearly is the focal point of downtown, the center of the retail district <br />and sitting on one of the topographical high points of downtown. Colby Avenue <br />features the greatest concentration of retail and pedestrian activity. The <br />Snohomish County governmental campus, shaded in gray, is a major component <br />of the visual structure of downtown and a generator of significant activity in the <br />downtown core with its large employment base and the seat of government <br />services for the entire county. <br />The large Everett Events Center immediately became downtown's biggest and <br />most identifiable landmark when it was completed in 2003. Downtown features <br />several other landmarks, including distinctive older buildings such as the Monte <br />Cristo Hotel, and some larger newer buildings such as the Everett Mutual Tower. <br />Figure 14. Downtown visual structure. <br />16 MAKERS architecture and urban design <br />0509_rpt_draft.doc - 6/29/06 <br />Wbon OOslpn elf",^ <br />Q.n �WFwnn.r Ax• <br />■ •e.y Nr• <br />its <br />w+�im+vn <br />p <br />1. <br />Figure 14. Downtown visual structure. <br />16 MAKERS architecture and urban design <br />0509_rpt_draft.doc - 6/29/06 <br />