Well, it used to be a gas conversion plant. Made gas from coal in the early part of the 20th century for Seattle, WA. Closed in the '50's, bought by the city and turned into a park in the early '60's. Kind of a neat place. They built a kite flying mound with a sundial where you are the... whatchacallit? The blade that casts the shadow. Didn't get a decent pic of it this trip though. Maybe next time.
As usual, clicking the pics will get you a slightly larger version.
Upon entering the park at the northwest corner you are greeted by this finely decorated fire hydrant.
A view of the remaining part of the plant from the kite flying mound.
And a wider view of same.
Shot from about half way up the hill.
Part of the seawall at the south end of the park. And the sign sez: "Do not enter the water. Do not launch or land boats. No swimming. No fishing. No wading. The lake sediment contains hazardous substances." As in like the byproducts of reducing coal to gas.
And the flip side of the sign.
And a shot down the seawall.
Part of one of the stacks, taken from the seawall area. Artfully framed by the tree I might add!
Same end of the plant, taken from the hill between the plant and the seawall.
A close up shot of the pipes/stairs/rails etc. Oh, and the Magic Graffiti, which appears even though there's a 10 foot high chain link fence around this and prominent "No Trespassing" signs. Has to be magic, right? Surely no one would break the law to deface city property!
Couple of big stack blowers.
And a place to rest your seat. Or "the agony of defeet!" Or something. Thoughtfully provided by Mr. & Mrs. Lee. This is in front of a bench on the south side (facing the lake) of the hill.
And upon exiting the park the same way you came in you are presented with this inadvertent modern art sculpture created by slicing a hole in the wall for a foot path. No idea why the wall is shaped like that. Looked kinda cool though, so I shot it.
I only spent about an hour in the park. Had Momma with me & I always feel guilty making her wait while I shoot 100 pics. Next time I'll go by myself so I can hang out longer. And on a sunny day. The light was perfect for shooting flowers, but it totally sucked for shooting anything else as you may have noticed. I'll also get a shot of one of the many sea planes that uses Lake Union as a runway.
There's also a children's play area in one of the buildings where they painted the machinery bright colors and let the kids clamber over it. Probably great fun, have to wait til next time. Oh, BTW- if you go visit wear old shoes. There's goose crap everywhere.
As usual, clicking the pics will get you a slightly larger version.
Upon entering the park at the northwest corner you are greeted by this finely decorated fire hydrant.
A view of the remaining part of the plant from the kite flying mound.
And a wider view of same.
Shot from about half way up the hill.
Part of the seawall at the south end of the park. And the sign sez: "Do not enter the water. Do not launch or land boats. No swimming. No fishing. No wading. The lake sediment contains hazardous substances." As in like the byproducts of reducing coal to gas.
And the flip side of the sign.
And a shot down the seawall.
Part of one of the stacks, taken from the seawall area. Artfully framed by the tree I might add!
Same end of the plant, taken from the hill between the plant and the seawall.
A close up shot of the pipes/stairs/rails etc. Oh, and the Magic Graffiti, which appears even though there's a 10 foot high chain link fence around this and prominent "No Trespassing" signs. Has to be magic, right? Surely no one would break the law to deface city property!
Couple of big stack blowers.
And a place to rest your seat. Or "the agony of defeet!" Or something. Thoughtfully provided by Mr. & Mrs. Lee. This is in front of a bench on the south side (facing the lake) of the hill.
And upon exiting the park the same way you came in you are presented with this inadvertent modern art sculpture created by slicing a hole in the wall for a foot path. No idea why the wall is shaped like that. Looked kinda cool though, so I shot it.
I only spent about an hour in the park. Had Momma with me & I always feel guilty making her wait while I shoot 100 pics. Next time I'll go by myself so I can hang out longer. And on a sunny day. The light was perfect for shooting flowers, but it totally sucked for shooting anything else as you may have noticed. I'll also get a shot of one of the many sea planes that uses Lake Union as a runway.
There's also a children's play area in one of the buildings where they painted the machinery bright colors and let the kids clamber over it. Probably great fun, have to wait til next time. Oh, BTW- if you go visit wear old shoes. There's goose crap everywhere.
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