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Most viewed - Seattle Gas Works Park |
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Nick and Jane on Kite Hill9 viewsI caught Nick and Jane as they were climbing Kite Hill and shot them against the background of the Aurora Avenue Bridge.
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Capitol Hill9 viewsTo the left (east) of downtown is the Capitol Hill district, a hilly, densely populated area which is a center of entertainment and nightlife, and also of Seattle's LGBTQ community.
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Seattle Gas Works8 viewsThe Seattle Gas LIght company built this plant in 1906 and operated it until 1956, using coal and oil gasification technology..
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City of Waterways7 viewsThis busy waterway is a part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal known as the Fremont Cut. The Canal enables water transport from Puget Sound to (surprise!) Lake Washington, via Lake Union..
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Downtown Seattle7 viewsAs seen across Lake Union from the Gas Works Park. On the shoreline, in the center, is the Museum of History and Industry (Mohai).
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Eastlake District7 viewsA view of the eastern shore of Lake Union from Kite Hill. The large white structure at center near the top of the hill, is St Mark's Episcopal Cathedral.
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Canada Geese6 viewsThese geese are the same ones who show up on the golf course near our house in the fall and spring. The one in front is George, the next one is Georgia, the third is Geoff, then Glenda, and so on.
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Reclamation5 viewsBy the time the Gas Works shut down in 1956, this site was a toxic hellhole. Advanced bioremediation methods were used to clean it up and turn it into a public park, which opened in 1973. The gas plant was left intact as a museum piece.
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Space Needle5 viewsJust to the left of center in the picture you can see the Needle, which proudly towers over the southern section of the Queen Anne District.
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Aurora Avenue Bridge4 viewsAurora Avenue is Highway US 99, which also passes very near our B&B in Edmonds away to the north.
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Dominant Species4 viewsThe geese ignore the humans, whom they clearly regard as an inferior species, unworthy of their attention.
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Queen Anne Hill3 viewsThe hill is 456 feet high, the second highest point in Seattle, and contains a number of steep streets and pedestrian staircases; it also hosts 3 TV towers..
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