Gasworks Park
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“The Gasworks on Brown’s Point.” c. 1910. University of Washington Libraries Special Collections Division SEA0559
“Seattle Gas Company Structure, 1971.” Photographer: Bob Miller, Seattle Post-Intelligencer staff. Museum of History & Industry 1986.5.53567.3
“Coal Creek Miners & Boarding House, Newcastle.” Renton Historical Society, James Toman Sr. Collection 514
“Locomotive Pulling Coal Cars, ca. 1913.” Photographer: Webster & Stevens. Museum of History & Industry 1983.10.9569
“Seattle’s downtown before the Great Fire, 1883.” Photographer: Webster & Stevens. Museum of History & Industry SHS470
“Abandoned Seattle Gas Company Plant, 1971” Photographer: Bob Miller, Seattle Post-Intelligencer staff. Museum of History & Industry 1986.5.53567.2
“Seattle Gas Company plant on Lake Union, bird’s eye view, Seattle, ca, 1951.” Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society 10231
From a place of natural beauty to an industrial wasteland - and back again - the story of Gasworks Park mirrors the story of Lake Union. Learn about the park’s gritty industrial past and how one man fought the odds to turn it into one of the most unusual parks in the world.
©2008 Vaun S. Raymond vaun@u.washington.edu
The Story of Gasworks Park with Richard Haag (3 min.)
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