IPHONE PHOTO MINI-ROUNDUP: GAS WORKS PARK, SEATTLE

Monday, June 23, 2014

It was a gorgeous summer day yesterday in the Pacific Northwest, and we found ourselves at the very unique and cool Gas Works Park in Seattle: From the park website:

This 20 acre point on Lake Union was cleared in 1906 to construct a plant to manufacture gas from coal - later converted to crude oil. Import of natural gas in the 1950's made the plant obsolete. The city acquired the site for a park in 1962. The park was opened to the public in 1975. The boiler house has been converted to a picnic shelter with tables, fire grills and an open area. The former exhauster-compressor building, now a children's play barn, features a maze of brightly painted machinery.
I shot just a few fonephotos and thought I would share them with you. Gas Works Park is a must-do stop on any Seattle visit, travelers!































Elvis Costello, "Hoover Factory"