Exhibits
Currently Online:
How one man’s vision and determination turned an infamous eyesore into one of the most unusual and celebrated parks in the world.
Witness the transformation of Lake Union from a pristine wilderness to an urban lake during the lives of its last ancient Duwamish inhabitants.
Learn how Lake Union’s houseboat colonies transformed from floating shantytowns to some of Seattle’s most cherished homes.
Boeing Aircraft Company got its start making seaplanes here on Lake Union. Today seaplanes share the lake with sailboats, canoes and Canadian geese.
BACKGROUND IMAGE
“Bird’s eye view of Seattle and vicinity,” By Seattle Map Company, 1904. University of Washington Libraries Special Collections Division
©2008 Vaun S. Raymond vaun@u.washington.edu
Click on the boxes below to enter different exhibits in the virtual museum. Each exhibit begins with a short movie, hosted by a local expert on the topic. If you want to learn more, some exhibits have additional pages of stories, pictures and oral history. Come back to this page to select other exhibits.
Click on the boxes below to enter different exhibits in the virtual museum. Each exhibit begins with a short movie, hosted by a local expert on the topic. If you want to learn more, some exhibits have additional pages of stories, pictures and oral history. Come back to this page to select other exhibits.
With gondola rides, fireworks and life saving demonstrations, Lake Union played an exciting role in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909.
