Harbor Island is the heart of Seattle’s working waterfront.
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Harbor Island is also one of the most toxic Superfund sites
in the state of Washington.
Contaminated with an alphabet soup of chemicals.
People still fish in the river and waterway, and eat what they catch.
I personally have seen all manner of deformed fish caught by the longshoremen,
and would never eat anything caught here.
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I worked for both the Port of Seattle
and SSA (Stevedoring Services of America) at the Terminals you see here.
Terminal 18 is furthest away
and Terminal 20 closest to the bottom of the image.
The ship under the SSA gantry crane at the top of the image is a Hapag-Lloyd vessel
and the one closest is a Hansa Shipping Line vessel.
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You can see downtown Seattle beyond the gantry cranes, and our sports stadiums.
The white one is CenturyLink Field,
home to the Seattle Seahawks, Super Bowl Champions of 2014.
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Built by dredging in 1909,
Harbor Island was the largest man-made island (350 acres),
used primarily over this last century for industry
and shipping.
Because the island is built on fill,
we used to tease our bosses that in the event of a really strong earthquake
they needed to issue life vests
so we could swim
to safety.
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‘WEEKLY TOP SHOT’ #122
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Wow…that’s cool, Madge.
Fascinating post and great photo ~thanks,
carol and artmusedog
http://www.acreativeharbor.com
What a fantastic shot! Great cityscape.
Love your photo Madge… the weight of the colorful cargo containers at the bottom, the slightly denser clouds midway and fluffy clouds with space at the top… beautiful!
Wow, that is a busy and BIG place! It’s hard to believe people actually eat the fish from the harbor! Blech!!
Teased your bosses??? I would be dead serious in that request for vests!!!…:)JP
Madge,
I really like the color and lighting of this photo. It sure looks busy down there.
So much going on there and how vast the landscape, I would feel so lost amidst all that.
I just found this meme and would love to join up, but not sure what link to use for a linkback to Weekly Top Shot. I don’t use badges but am happy to link back. What should I use? Also, I’m in the Seattle area! Thanks, Sara
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Hi Madge, I have not been here for a long time. I love the picture. It looks wonderful even if there is some contamination. We are not nearly as toxic as some other countries! All your pictures make everything look photogenic and incredible. Hope to visit the area one day. cheers.
That’s quite a busy place–there’s so much going on!
Such a visual shot.
It’s a greatful shot!
Have a nice sunday
As toxic as it may be, the shot of the port is magnificent! I can totally relate to this. Here in New Jersey we have Secaucus which is where most of the East Coast action takes place. I worked for the Export Division of J&J for 11 years and we had a ‘class trip’ to the port one year. It was fascinating…especially when we got to climb onto one of those massive freighters, view the engine room, and take a look at the surroundings from the bridge. The area is also known for its many natural gas refineries. Needless to say, you can smell the area as you drive up the NJ Turnpike toward Newark Liberty Airport well before you see it!
You can barely see the water! A great shots with all those colourful containers.
There’s a lot going on there. Great shot!
Love all the color in this photo! Nice shot.
What a fantastic capture of the harbor Madge and all the business it offers. Sad though whats happening to our oceans though…
It looks like a Lego creation. Very interesting. Such a shame to think it’s so polluted.
That harbor almost looks like a childrens LEGO bricks. :) Interesting.