If you’re a boat person and a history buff, listen up: The Center for Wooden Boats (CWB) is opening a new photography exhibit that looks at the history of boats and industry in Seattle. The exhibit opens tonight, Feb. 3, at 6 p.m. at the CWB (1010 Valley Street).
Photo courtesy of the CWB
The exhibit is titled “Persistent Work: Images of Industry on Lake Union and Salmon Bay.” The CWB says it, “combines historic pictures of Jenson Motor Boat Company, Pacific Fishermen’s Shipyard, and the George Broom & Son building with new images of the buildings using high density large format photography.”
Photographer Abby Inpanbutr and curator Shelly Leavens have gathered stories and images representing the significance of the buildings’ past and present uses. It shows our region’s maritime industrial heritage, and shows that it is still alive and continues to provide jobs and the tools that men and women use daily on our waterfront.
The photography exhibit is free, and is open to the public through July 2012.
I would love to visit this awesome exhibit. As an owner of Long Island used boats, I love learning about any boat's history.