Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Gas Works Park


Gas Works Park, located on the North end of Lake Union, was originally used as a site to make gas from coal between the years 1906 to 1965. The city of Seattle purchased it during the mid 60's and opened a public park in1975. With great views of Lake Union and the Seattle’s skyline this is definitely on my list of top 5 best parks in the city.

It was at one time touted as one of the”strangest parks in the world.” Strange or not, this park is worth the visit! Where else can children climb on old machinery from the plant? There’s a children’s barn (inside the former exhauster-compressor building) where they so kindly painted the old parts bright colors to make them appealing for children(see picture to the right).


In addition to the children’s play area, there’s a great hill for flying kites and lots of green space. The sundial atop the hill is another unique feature to the park.

Here are the views we captured from atop the hill





Here's the best one for last!

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