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Gas Works Park is a park located in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is a 19.1-acre (77,000 m 2) public park on the site of the former Seattle Gas Light Company gasification plant, located on the north shore of Lake Union at the south end of the Wallingford neighborhood.
Mar 19, 2020 · From 1981 to 1984, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the University of Washington conducted the first major investigations related to soil, volatile gas, and lake sediment at Gas Works Park. In 1984, the city issued a warning not to swim, fish, or wade in Lake Union.
Most Seattleites are familiar with the iconic industrial remnants that give Gas Works Park its name. But did you know that the structures we see today, perched on the north end of Lake Union, were part of an operation that literally fueled the city in the 19th century?
Oct 1, 2023 · Once the site of a major coal gasification plant, Gas Works’ Kite Hill, aka the Great Mound, opened to the public Aug. 31, 1973, after landscape architect Richard Haag championed a controversial...
Ever wonder why Seattle has a park called Gas Works Park? Here’s your answer. After 50 years of operation, the Seattle Gas Light Company’s gasification plant began its conversion into one of the most iconic, quirkiest public parks in the country in 1956.
Sep 29, 2023 · Gas Works has been a part of the Seattle public parks system for 50 years, and from the day of its dedication, the 21-acre park has served as Seattle’s unofficial backyard — a place to hang...
Apr 29, 2014 · Gas Works Park was formerly known under the Seattle Gas Light Company and soon changing its name to the “Seattle Gas Company” in 1930 up until 1956 when it was disbanded. As for the plant itself that was integral in giving large amounts of power for lighting, heating and other various uses through its “coal-to-gas” machinery.
