2101 N Northlake Way
Seattle, WA 98103
TAR 3 ended their season at Gas Works Park. What was once a gas light company is now a big park that is popular with families. Much of the old plant still remains and therefore has a more interesting look to it than most other parks. Aside from the industrial leftovers, the park is huge with wide open spaces perfect for sunning, kiting or whatever makes you happy. As I'm researching a little more about Gas Works Park, I realize there are so many little quirks that I just completely MISSED! It had just started raining when we were there so we weren't very motivated to go exploring. According to Wikipedia, the main boiler house is converted into a picnic shelter with tables and grills whereas the exhauster-compressor building is now a children's play barn, with mazes of "brightly painted machinery". How fun! And the coolest thing I missed would prolly have to be the "elaborately sculptured sundial".
TAR 3 also had a stop at Lincoln Park but it was a bit out of the way for us. That was where their Roadblock took place. During TAR 10, the race actually STARTED at Gas Works Park. Man! Seattle is so lucky! They got a TAR visit TWICE!
You can't tell by looking at the photos below but it was actually raining. Thus, you have the dreariness that is the sky.
Seattle, WA 98103
TAR 3 ended their season at Gas Works Park. What was once a gas light company is now a big park that is popular with families. Much of the old plant still remains and therefore has a more interesting look to it than most other parks. Aside from the industrial leftovers, the park is huge with wide open spaces perfect for sunning, kiting or whatever makes you happy. As I'm researching a little more about Gas Works Park, I realize there are so many little quirks that I just completely MISSED! It had just started raining when we were there so we weren't very motivated to go exploring. According to Wikipedia, the main boiler house is converted into a picnic shelter with tables and grills whereas the exhauster-compressor building is now a children's play barn, with mazes of "brightly painted machinery". How fun! And the coolest thing I missed would prolly have to be the "elaborately sculptured sundial".
TAR 3 also had a stop at Lincoln Park but it was a bit out of the way for us. That was where their Roadblock took place. During TAR 10, the race actually STARTED at Gas Works Park. Man! Seattle is so lucky! They got a TAR visit TWICE!
You can't tell by looking at the photos below but it was actually raining. Thus, you have the dreariness that is the sky.
Here is a much better aerial photo that I found of this gorgeous park that overlooks Lake Union.
*photo courtesy of cityofseattle.net*
This is what that super cool looking sundial looks like on a nice sunny day. That should have been ME standing there! But it was cloudy and rainy so I wouldn't have been able to determine the time from it anyway.
*photo courtesy of zombiezodiac.com*
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