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This two-and-a-half-mile strip of sandy beach is one of the most popular beaches in the area, and it was also where Seattle's firs#t non-Native American settlers spent their first winter. In warm weather, Alki Beach is crowded with sunbathers, swimmers and families. For athletic types, there are volleyball games. The beach is also lined with a path, great for walking, jogging, biking and skating. Across the street there are several cafes and restaurants where you can stop in for a bite after a day in the sea air.
History
Alki Beach is the site of the landing of the first white settlers in Seattle on a cold, stormy day in November of 1851. Chief Seattle and his tribe greeted them and helped them build their cabin to stave off the cold, wet winter.
The beach enjoys minus tides that reveal a wide expanse of sandy beach. Partly protected by a seawall, Alki Beach is a summer park destination. The park begins at Alki Point and extends 2.5 miles to Duwamish Head, the mouth of the Duwamish River. ("Duwamish" comes from a Chinook word "duwampsh," meaning "many-colored river," and was one of the first names proposed for the city that is now Seattle.)
By 1902 the beach was so popular that it became the destination of the new electric street railway line, "all the way from Seattle."
To add attraction to the beach, Chas. Looff built an elaborate amusement park on pilings at Duwamish Head (you can still see the pilings at low tide!), and called it Luna Park after its Coney Island, NY namesake. The park, completed in 1907, included the "Powers Natatorium and Bathhouse" with several heated saltwater pools, a huge German carousel, a Ferris wheel, a roller coaster, a restaurant, and a boat chute into a "tub" of water.
In 1910 this section of beach became the first part of the park, and was also the first municipal saltwater beach on the west coast. The Alki Bathhouse, built in 1911, was the first of its kind.
In 1908 L. G. Mecklem flew Seattle's first flight: an air balloon ride from Luna Park to the Meadows Race Track in Georgetown. A fire razed Luna Park in 1931. In 1945 the City acquired the site, and in 1954 filled it in.
The Statue of Liberty, a small replica of the original "Liberty Enlightening the World" in New York City, was a gift from Reginald H. Parsons and the Seattle Council of the Boy Scouts of America in 1952. The statue has become such a symbol of liberty and courage that it became a place to mourn, to reflect, and to leave mementos after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Since 1973, a marker has commemorated the 45 lives lost when in 1906 the steamer Dix collided with the steamer Jeanie off Duwamish Head, a somber reminder of the power of the sea.
Time Code
00:00 Presentation
00:12 Preview
02:31 Duke's Seafood West Seattle | 58th Ave SW And Alki Ave SW
03:23 Alki Beach Volleyball Courts
04:02 Alki Beach
10:25 Alki Beach Park
12:00 Alki Beach Bathhouse Public Restrooms
13:17 Statue of Liberty Plaza - Seattle
19:15 Alki Trail
20:44 Alki Ave SW
25:25 Beach Drive SW
28:00 Charles Richey Sr Viewpoint
34:13 Constellation Park
35:42 Beachcomber Apts.
36:47 Harbor Wes Condominium complex
37:18 Sandpiper Chicks Running .
38:46 63rd Ave SW And SW Wilton Ct
39:10 SW Marguerite Ct And 63rd Ave SW
40:12 63rd Ave SW and SW Hinds ST
42:41 63rd Ave SW and SW Admiral Wy
43:46 SW Admiral Wy and 61st Ave SW
45:12 SW Admiral Wy And 60th Ave SW
47:13 ALKI place Apartments | 3018 60th Ave SW
47:26 60th Ave SW and SW Stevens St
49:42 Harry's Beach House | 2676 Alki Ave SW and 60th Ave SW
50:06 Alki Spud Fish & Chips
50:52 Alki Playground Pickleball and Tennis Courts | 59th Ave SW and SW Lander St
56:13 Seattle Early Learning Center Llc | 2634 Alki Ave SW, Seattle
56:23 Alki Trail
59:07:33 Love lock park
1:08:11 City view Park
1:15:53 Marination Ma Kai
1:16:27 West Seattle Water Taxi Pier
1:19:31 Great Blue Heron on the Pier
1:20:36 The End | Thanks for Watching

[@SeattlesWalker]

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[@poentang]

What a beautiful place! Thanks for sharing your wonderful walking tour, my friend! 👍

[@SeattlesWalker]

It is many pleasure @Poentang to share, but thanks to you for taking your time and watch, and supporting me with your great comments. Have a awesome Wednesday my friend.😊😊😊😊😊

[@user-es7bj4rb8v]

Me encanta el sonido del agua además de la sensación relajante que me brinda y de alegría. Gracias por eso.

[@TRAVELLINGUKANDTHEWORLD]

Nice beach great filming 😊

[@SeattlesWalker]

Thank you my friend, really is, I like it, this park and beach is a nice please, for all kinds of activities you could see in this video, Relaxing place.

[@walkingNJ]

Wow❤Very beautiful sharing ❤️👍👍👍Really enjoyed watching ❤️ Keep up the good work☀️🌺

[@SeattlesWalker]

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[@user-gy7zr1rk3i]

Beautiful. Thank you very much :) beautiful and relaxing. where I live all ways make me wanna be in the on the beach :) like that. Wow. Congrats you make an awesome video.

[@babymonster206]

Great 👍🏿 video, love Alki

[@SeattlesWalker]

Hey baby monster, thanks friend, I was already missing you, there is a mandatory visit from time to time. I will be there making more videos every time the panorama changes and looks different. Thankd for continuing watching. great weekeng for you.

[@Soundwayz]

Great video 😊

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[@migawkizpolski]

A wonderful walk. It is very nice to see that there are cities that make sure that their residents have many recreational areas. Thank you very much for this trip my friend! 🤗👍

[@SeattlesWalker]

West Seattle residents are very lucky to live in this area, it is very busy beach and parks, it is also quiet and very beautiful. thanks @migawkizpolski for your comment and visit, I appreciate it. Have a nice week my friend.

[@migawkizpolski]

@@SeattlesWalker All the best to you my friend.