Summer took its sweet time this year, but is now here in full force… bringing along scorching 88 degree heat today.
In fact, the National Weather Service is carrying a warning of “hot temperatures and stagnant conditions” through Saturday. Stagnant conditions? Sounds like it may be a good weekend to hang out under a shady tree at one of Seattle’s parks. Perhaps a trip to
Ravenna/Cowen Park is in order, but you won’t find quite as much
old growth as years past.
Scope this 1909 postcard showing Cowen Park.
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| W – 33 View in Cowen Park, Seattle, Washington. |
Lovely! Do you know how old? I wonder if this is the NW corner….
Looks like 1909. Here’s what I think is the original, un-tinted version:
link to Municipal Archives
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