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( www.henryart.org ; cnr 15th Ave NE & NE 41st St; adult/child $10/6, Thu free; 11am-4pm Wed,
Sat & Sun, to 8pm Thu & Fri; 70) This sophisticated space centers on a remarkable per-
manent exhibit by light-manipulating sculptor James Turrell, featuring various temporary
and touring collections. Expos here are modern, provocative and occasionally head-
scratching. Think of replayed black-and-white home movies, twittering bird noises and
loose piles of bricks.
Suzzallo Library LANDMARK
Those architecturally minded will be interested in the University of Washington's Suzza-
llo Library. Designed by Carl Gould around 1926, this bibliophile's dream was inspired
by Henry Suzzallo, UW's president at the time. Suzzallo wanted the building to look like
a cathedral, because 'the library is the soul of the university.' Unfortunately for him, his
bosses disagreed; on reviewing the building, they deemed it too expensive and fired
Suzzallo for his extravagance.
However, the dream was partially realized in the grand neogothic entrance lobby and
the truly beguiling reading room with its massive cathedral-like windows that, on fine
days, cast filtered sunlight onto the long reading pews.
Fremont, Wallingford & Green Lake
These three residential neighborhoods are all fun to explore for a sense of everyday
Seattle life. Green Lake is centered on a lake-filled park circumnavigated daily by hun-
dreds of walkers, bladers, cyclists and strollers. Wallingford is a quiet little neighborhood
that branches out from NE 45th St. And Fremont, about 2 miles north of Seattle Center,
is known for its lefty vibe, farmers market and wacky public sculpture, including a rocket
sticking out of a building and a statue of Lenin shipped over from Slovakia.
Gas Works Park PARK
(Meridian Ave, at N Northlake Way; ; 26) Urban reclamation has no greater
monument in Seattle than Gas Works Park. The former power station here produced gas
for heating and lighting from 1906 to 1956, but the works were thereafter considered an
eyesore and an environmental menace. However, the beautiful location - with stellar
views of downtown over Lake Union, sailboats and yachts sliding to and from the ship-
ping canal - induced the city government to convert the site into a park in 1975.
Rather than tear down the factory, landscape architects preserved much of the old
plant. Painted black and now highlighted with rather joyful graffiti, it looks like some
odd remnant from a former civilization. It also makes a great location for shooting rock