Here are some shots from our trip today.
We saw City Hall Park from the bus. Cannonballs from the battleship Decatur shooting at natives in the mid 1800's have been uncovered as recently as 1995.
We learned that Kinnear Park was sold to Seattle for $1.00.
We listened to Chief Seattle's address to the Department of the Interior and realized we were walking on the ashes of many ancestors.
We visited a machine shop on Elliot Avenue. A sign says, "If you have a complaint, ask Mr. White." I asked, "Who is Mr. White?" They said, "We're all Mr. White." It has been in the same family for three generations. They showed us old photos of Elliot Avenue. First it was water, then it was a wooden logging road. We visited a chicken coop behind the shop!
We saw herons, a seagull swallowing a starfish, smelled a rose that reminded us of Scotch Tape, spotted a gribble in driftwood, listened to waves, learned about the importance of intertidal environments in the reconstruction of the seawall, saw a totem pole with a bear and mosquito, and saw sculpture titled "Adjacent, Against, Upon," and had lunch at Anthony's Fish and Chips. It was Joshua's first ever fish and chips.
We learned that Myrtle Edwards was a musician and open minded advocate for public parks.
Cary Moon and Katey Bean helped us understand what important issues we need to confront in our waterfront design.
We spotted fish, starfish, and crabs in the water.
We saw a mime on Alaskan Way. He mirrored Joshua and Quinn.
And we took the bus back to school.
Stay tuned for part 2 next Friday!
