Gas Works Park - Seattle
by Greg Sigrist
Title
Gas Works Park - Seattle
Artist
Greg Sigrist
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Photograph
Description
The title of this image is "Gas Works Park", and it depicts the gasification plant that was operational in Seattle, Washington.
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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November 26th, 2016
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Comments (7)
Christopher McKenzie
I agree...sometimes that low autumn sunlight gives unique perspectives to places that otherwise lose drama in higher illumination.
Christopher McKenzie
Very interesting.
Greg Sigrist replied:
Thanks. It was taken in November and this is the usual cloud cover and light you have to work with. The low in the sky sun was showing through behind me and the clouds behind the gasworks structure is what makes this a great and somewhat unusual shot.
Joy McAdams
Congratulations Greg! This marvellous Seattle photo has been chosen as a feature in the "Pacific Northwest Artists" group on Fine Art America! You are invited to post "Gas Works Park- Seattle" to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after it is no longer on the group home page.
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