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Off the Beaten Path in Fremont

the Foundry - Fremont
the Foundry
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Local Time 9:48 pm Thursday, September 4, 2008
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Gasworks park
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  • Gasworks Park in Seattle - Fremont
    Gasworks Park in Seattle
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    Got a hazardous waste site in the middle of a city that you don't know what to do with? Turn it into a family park! This is the short history of Gasworks park. Gasworks is an incredible juxtaposition of rusting industrial infrastructure and an incredibly beautiful view of Lake Union and downtown. Relax on kite hill and watch the kayaks, sailboats and seaplanes plying the waters of Lake Union. Or come in the evening to see the city twinkle. But don't forget, "Don't eat the dirt!"

    Get there by tavelling east on the Burke Gilman trail.

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    ride an electric bike
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  • Our local hills can be somewhat daunting even to hardened Seattle cyclists. If you'd like to see how they can be 'flattened' you should test ride an electric bike at Electric Vehicles Northwest. It's quite a thrill to feel suddenly like Lance Armstrong charging up the Pyrenees.

    And you'll have a chance to engage the owners in conversations about the mystical experience of riding a bike. Co-owner Eric Sundin is writing a book titled Out from Under the Car and is quite eloquent about the need for human transportation.

    The address is 110 N 36th.

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  • Website: http://www.electricvehiclesnw.com/
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    public library
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  • Fremont is blessed with a 1921 Mediterranean style Carnegie library. Inside you can relax in a comfy chair while reading a newspaper or magazine or just stare up at the lovely, wood paneled ceiling. Other amenities include a very helpful staff, Internet access and clean public restrooms.

    The reason it's all so nice is because Seattlites love their libaries! In 1996 we passed a $196.4 million bond measure to upgrade our library facilities and infrastructure. Sometimes it seems like we've all read John Kenneth Galbraith's "The Affluent Society" and got the message.

    The address is 731 N. 35th St.

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    the Foundry
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  • The Fremont Fine Arts Foundry isn't commercial and certainly isn't a typical tourist destination but it still represents the artistic soul of Fremont. Here you'll find an art gallery, apartments and workspace for several Fremont artists in a semi-abandoned industrial setting reminiscent of the early 70's Fremont that attracted them. If you meet someone there you should ask if you might have a look at the foundry itself. Watching bronze being cast is quite spectacular!

    The address is 154 N 35th St.

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    industrial Fremont
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  • If you've had enough of the glitz and glamour of what Fremont has become you should stroll West on the Burke Gilman to gett a better idea of what Fremont has been. Out beyond the pagan fire ring you'll walk past an asphalt plant, shipyards, old rail line, cement trucks and other remnants of industrial Seattle.

    After this half mile trek you'll find yourself right next to a more recent industrial addition: Hale's Brewery

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