Chris W. sent us some sad news she read on the Gasworks Park Kite Shop Facebook page: We are finally announcing the closing of Gasworks Park Kite Shop. The building we are in is going to be torn down- a good reason to retire after 33 years. We are targeting July 31 as our last day. In our family, buying and flying a kite is a childhood rite of passage, and having a kite shop conveniently located next to Kite Hill made…
Every Fourth of July—around 4:00 p.m. or so—I watch as scores of drivers swoop in for one of the precious few remaining parking spaces on my street. As the hours pass, the scene changes from motorists to pedestrians, who make their way down Wallingford Avenue in a slow and steady stream. They’ve got quite a few blocks to go before they hit Gas Works Park, but this stretch of Wallingford becomes a giant block party in and of itself. The street…
DOUG. sent in these beautiful shots he took of last week's Kite Day at Gas Works, we thought you'd enjoy them, too. They remind us of snorkeling through jelly fish, except in the sky.
DOUG. tipped us off to an event going on until 8 pm tonight at Gas Works Park. From Seattle Magazine: If passing through Gas Works Park isn’t part of your normal Wednesday routine, you may want to make it so this Wednesday, 9/9. Master Kite Flyer Seth Abramson will be flying 121 elegant white kites over the park. More art installation than childhood whim, Abramson and his piece of performance art will be sure to leave you breathless.