Lake Union Seattle
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Union's proximity to and scenic views of Seattle make it a popular recreational
spot.
Seaplanes land on and take off from the lake several times a day during
the summer.
Pleasure boats from Lake Washington pass through on their way to Puget
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Lake Union Seattle Parks
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Gas Works Park is the largest park on Lake Union and the most popular for
Seattleites and visitors. It is the venue for summer concerts and one of the two
major Fourth of July fireworks shows in Seattle.
Other parks ring the lake, clockwise around the compass from Gas Works which is
nearly due north: North Passage Point Park, South Passage Point Park, Fairview
Park, Terry Pettus Park, and South Lake Union Park.
Floating homes line the east and west sides of
Lake Union. In Sleepless in Seattle, the character played by Tom Hanks lived
on one of these homes.
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Lake Union Seattle Location
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Three major streets are named in relation to the lake: Westlake Avenue, which
runs along its western shore from
Downtown to the Fremont Bridge; Eastlake Avenue, which runs along its
eastern shore from Cascade to the University District, and Northlake Way, which
runs along its northern shore from the
University District past Gas
Works Park to the edge of Fremont. There is no Southlake Avenue or Way.
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Lake Union Seattle
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Part of the Lake Washington Ship Canal system,
water flows into the lake from Lake Washington through the Montlake Cut, and out
via the Fremont Cut on its way to Puget Sound.
Before construction of the canal, Lake Union emptied into Salmon Bay via a creek
which followed roughly the same course as the Fremont Cut does today.
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Lake Union Seattle Map
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