The olmsted brothers landscape architecture firm designed the majority of seattles parks. Seattle washington history and cartograph 1884 youtube. Burke museum of natural history and culture seattle all. Turner, thomas moran, jan brueghel the younger and canaletto at seattle art museum seattle, seattle art museum 0 first avenue feb 16th may 23rd 2017.
We hope you, your family and your friends enjoy this free park that embodies all that is great about the northwest. Gas works parks is a really interesting park to visit. The park was designed by seattle landscape architect richard haag. May 15, 2000 the former sand point naval air station gate now serves visitors to magnuson park, 2000. In other cases, the city reacted to an eras events and challenges, whether by encouraging or celebrating growth in good times, or responding to the consequences of harder times such as wars, depressions, natural disasters. On the shores of lake union opposite downtown seattle, gas works park was built on the location of a former coal gasification plant. Gas works park contains remnants of the sole remaining coal gasification plant in the united states. Gas works park is one of the best known and beloved postindustrial landscape projects in north america. He reshaped the field of landscape architecture as a designer, teacher, and activist. Jul 16, 2014 this is a vintage map of seattle washington produced in 1884. The museum of history and industry is dedicated to exhibits featuring seattle s rich history and experience, with a variety of exhibitions and opportunities for learning. Little is known about this plant, because its records burned in the great seattle fire of 1889. The history of seattle city government parallels seattle s greater history.
The history of seattle city government parallels seattles greater history. 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. But they also offer a glimpse into seattles rich history, along with lessons. A brief overview of the history of gas works park sara. Page 421 and when the last red man shall have perished, and the memory of my tribe shall have become a myth among the white men, these shores will swarm with the invisible dead of my tribe, and when your childrens children think themselves alone in the field, the store, the shop, upon the highway, or in the silence of the pathless woods, they will not be alone. Nisbet will read june 9 at the seattle public library and. Seattle art museums olympic sculpture park downtown seattles green space for art and people. Rates anonymous entry anonymous entry is available at all hours. Way, who studied haag and his work in her 2015 book the landscape. Gas works park, seattle, washington a piece of the. The opportunity to interact with history and the modern world at the same time.
Learning more about seattles history and working with an engaged citizenry to preserve it. Seattles strangest park has an equally weird history. In september, author diana james is set to lead her thrice soldout north capitol hill apartments tour with historic seattle. Read on to learn more about diana, including what inspired her book shared walls. Seattle apartment buildings, 19001939 as well as a perhaps littleknown fact about the history of apartment buildings. This is a vintage map of seattle washington produced in 1884.
Gas works park was once a major synthetic gas manufacturing plant. This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park. Nice view of lake union with a bit of history tripadvisor. From modern space to urban ecological design university of washington press. Dvds about artists, exhibitions, and individual works of art. It used to be a gasification park, and instead of tearing everything down they turned it into a park. The park was added to the national register of historic places on january 2, 20, more than a decade after being nominated. A piece of the statue of liberty comes to gasworks park for 4th of july. Seattle parks and recreation patano studio architecture harrison design gas works park comfort station and east entry landmarks preservation board 11 1872 1961 a brief history of gas works in seattle a study of form the early structures use simple roof shapes, mainly gable roofs and dutch hip roofs ca. Seattle s gas works park is haags bestknown victory for innovative urban design. Jan 26, 2007 there is some where in downtown seattle a bookstore which specializes in architectural books. Seattle art museum, june 29 december 10, 1978 charles cowles, sarah clark, seattle art museum snippet view 1978 common terms and phrases.
If landscape architect richard haag had stopped with gas works park and bloedel reserve in seattle, washington, these two projects alone would have assured his place in american landscape architectural history, marc treib asserts in the forward to the. The park was added to the national register of historic places on january 2, 20, more than a decade. The seminal project of landscape architect richard haags career, this iconic park was awarded the asla presidential award for design excellence. Haag fought for an urban park that reflected its history and was to. The site was once an important transit hub for getting to the east side of lake washington by ferry and for day trips. Special park features include a sundial, and a beautiful view of seattle. Access to lake union is restricted at gas works park, as the lake sediment contains hazardous substances. The museum offers free admittance at least one day per month, and kids up to age 14 are free every day excluding school groups. In addition to its early history, the impact of gas works park on land. In less than a century, seattle went from pioneer settlement to regional metropolis. Seattlebased landscape architect richard haag has reshaped his city and his profession as a designer, teacher, and activist. In 1964, haag founded the landscape architecture department at the university of washington. Many of the various neighborhoods in the northeast seattle area became annexed to the city between 1945 and the early 1950s, although ravenna was annexed much earlier in 1907.
In native seattle, coll thrush explodes the commonly accepted notion that indians in traditional scholarship, native americans have been conspicuously absent from urban history. Indians appear at the time of contact, are involved in fighting or treaties, and then seem to vanish, usually onto reservations. Seattle works trains nearly 200 people every year on the basics of board services through our widely recognized, interactive training the bridge. Histories from the crossingover place by coll thrush, shaping seattle architecture.
Board training and we couldnt do it without the skills, experiences and expertise of our volunteer faculty. A brief history of a seattle landmark university of. Seattle layers nature and infrastructure part 1 the dirt. Gas works park has a play area with a large play barn, and big hill popular for flying kites. Sometimes, as with the regrading of downtown, the city created history itself. The olmsted brothers landscape architecture firm designed the majority of seattle s parks.
Find books on topics such as art history and criticism, photography, architecture, and gardens. In other cases, the city reacted to an eras events and challenges, whether by encouraging or celebrating growth in good times, or responding to the consequences of harder times such as wars, depressions, natural disasters, and social upheaval. Volunteer park, seattle jared green seattle has been about human intervention in the natural landscape, setting heavy engineering in a bucolic setting, said john owen, partner with makers architecture and urban design, during a tour organized by the american planning association apa for their conference in this northwest city. Gas works park, located on a promontory extending from the north shore of lake. University of washington press book the landscape architecture of. Apr 15, 2015 seattle based landscape architect richard haag has reshaped his city and his profession as a designer, teacher, and activist. Gas works park is the work of its designer, richard haag, a prominent seattle landscape architect.
The former sand point naval air station gate now serves visitors to magnuson park, 2000. For seattleites, its another quirky dot on the map that is our city. Many regard the angular, highly contemporary seattle central library fourth ave as the finest example of modern architecture in the pacific northwest. Richard haag is best known for his rehabilitation of gas works park in seattle and for a series of remarkable gardens at the bloedel reserve on bainbridge island. In 1989, a motivated group of twentysomethings formed an organization dedicated to involving their generation in the seattle community. Its a new kind of museumand a whole new way to experience our world. From modern space to urban ecological design, thaisa way deftly guides readers through haags major influences, design philosophy, and his numerous works, both public and. If any place would know of of a seattle building history the owner there would.
The following text is excerpted by the permission of university of washington press and jeffrey karl ochsner from the book shaping seattle architecture. The classic story of the private pleasure ground purchased by the city, briefly used as a cemetery, picked clean of corpses and tombstones, renamed from colman park to lake view park to city park to volunteer park to honor soldiers in the spanish. Gas works park opened in 1975 and soon thereafter it was award aslas professional design of excellence award. John charles olmsted 18521920, the stepson of frederick law olmsted 18221903, who designed new york citys central park, was the firms principal designer in seattle. Chief seattle and the town that took his name is a foundational work for anyone who wants to understand the city and the roots from which it grows. If landscape architect richard haag had stopped with gas works park and bloedel reserve in seattle, washington, these two projects alone would have assured his place in american landscape architectural history, marc treib asserts in the forward to the new book, the. From fundraising to volunteer events, they launched the effort that is now seattle works. In the new book, the landscape architecture of richard haag. Seattles gas works park is haags bestknown victory for innovative urban design.
Tucked along the shores of lake union in the heart of seattle, gas works park features the typical array of joggers, bikers, and even the occasional sunbather. Jack nisbets new essay collection, ancient places, showcases the breadth and depth of his knowledge of the pacific northwest. From discovering great works of art and a variety of native plants to dipping your toes in the water, biking along the. A brief history of a seattle landmark seattlebased landscape architect richard haag has reshaped his city and his profession as a designer, teacher, and activist. Richard haag, who founded the uw department of landscape architecture in 1964, designed and reinvented the wallingford peninsula we now know as gas works park. Richard haag is best known for his rehabilitation of gas works park in seattle and for. Located on the northwest corner of university of washington campus in seattle. The seattle art museum commonly known as sam is an art museum located in seattle, washington.
Haag has received international acclaim for his design of gas works park. Gas works park seattle, washington industrial archeology. From modern space to urban ecological design, thaisa way deftly guides readers through haags major influences, design philosophy, and his numerous works, both public and private. For a city that was founded as late as 1851, seattle has a wealth of history. Books on seattles history seattleites librarything. Boldmere house, faraday avenue, hams hall distribution park, coleshill, birmingham. Gas works park, seattle, washington a piece of the statue of. The museum of history and industry is dedicated to exhibits featuring seattles rich history and experience, with a variety of exhibitions and opportunities for learning.
The seattle gas light company became the seattle gas company in 1930. Having lost almost all of its downtown buildings in the devastating fire of 1889, it took every bit of the citys famous seattle spirit to rebuild and start again. In 1939 the city of seattle created the seattle housing authority as the local agency to carry out the new deals federally funded public housing programs. Bridging three generations and shaped by distinctive historic events, the largescale tableaux of robert colescott, kerry james marshall, and mickalene thomas open compelling. Robert colescott, kerry james marshall, mickalene thomas brings together the works of three singular american artists whose work redefines history painting in a contemporary context. Gas works changed the way we do parks, said uw assistant landscape architecture professor thaisa way. University of washington press in association with aia seattle, 1994. The seattle gas light company was established in 1873 by a consortium including seattle founders arthur denny and dexter horton above.
Registered in england 06557400, company vat number 5 5978 79. The crown jewel of seattles olmsteddesigned park system. Haag is the only person to twice receive the american society of landscape architects award for design excellence, one of the awards given for his design of gas works park. Clarke publishing company collection newyorkpubliclibrary.
Former naval quarters at sand point are slated for academic uses and lowincome housing, 2000. Knute berger, crosscut and seattle magazine columnist the man known to so many as chief seattle has deserved a proper biography for a long, long time. For newcomers to seattle, its unlike any place theyve ever seen. As the awards jury noted, haags gas works park is a remarkably original and attractive example of how to reclaim a seemingly hopeless and obsolete industrial installation. The plant operated from 1906 to 1956 and was bought by the city of seattle for park purposes in 1962. There is some where in downtown seattle a bookstore which specializes in architectural books. They built their first plant on a tide flat near the present location of union station.
The museum offers free admittance at least one day per month, and kids up to age. Follow montlake boulevard north through the university of. History, madison park, seattle history madison park today is a beach that is packed body to body with swimmers in summer from the densly populated neighborhoods to the west. Discovering history and nature in the city want to order the book directly from me and pay by check, please send me a note, via my contact page.
Jun 05, 2015 jack nisbets new essay collection, ancient places, showcases the breadth and depth of his knowledge of the pacific northwest. Northeast seattles wedgwood neighborhood is home to the oldest and largest ppatch in seattle, which was founded on the picardo farm in the mid1960s. Burke museum of natural history and culture seattle. For example, ellsworth storey was selected to design several projects at moran state park on orcas island, producing some of his best known works. Its 20 acres of idyllic grassy hills and towering evergreens includes a play structure and plenty of picnic tables.
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