Olympic Sunset

This Olympic Sunset was taken at the end of Summer in 2010. It is taken from Golden Gardens Park in Seattle Washington. The mountains in the background are the Olympic mountains on the west side of Puget Sound.

Olympic Sunset

Golden Gardens Park was developed by Harry W. Treat in 1907 as an destination attraction at the end of an electric train line. Realtors built the train to so that people would visit the secluded wooded park and beach would be introduced to available real estate along the line. The bathhouse in the park was built in the 1930s, and designated as a historic landmark in 2005 by the City of Seattle.

In 1967, six bands played at “Be-in” at Golden Gardens. The stage was a flatbed truck with power provided by a portable generator. 2000 people from all walks of life saw the show. The bands were “Brick,” “Karma,” “The Daily Flash,” “The Time Machine,” “Pappa Beat’s Medicine Show,” and lastly, “The Grateful Dead.”

Can you imagine this Olympic Sunset during that show?

More information:
Seattle Municipal Archives