The sun finally appeared after a weekend of rain and so we headed to Gas Works Park. It was kind of chilly to actually be "swimming" in Lake Union, but it was just nice to be outside. We only found out later that wading/swimming isn't allowed. OOpps!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
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.
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