Gasworks Park, Seattle, WA
by Greg Sigrist
Title
Gasworks Park, Seattle, WA
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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December 11th, 2016
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