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Alki Beach Park is a 135.9-acre (55.0 ha) park located in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle, Washington that consists of the Elliott Bay beach between Alki Point and Duwamish Head. [2] It has a 0.5 miles (0.80 km) of beachfront, and was the first public salt-water bathing beach on the west coast of the United States.
The Alki neighborhood extends along the shore from the point, both southeast and northeast. To the northeast it continues past Alki Beach roughly to Duwamish Head, the northernmost point of West Seattle. Alki Point also marks the southern extent of Elliott Bay; a line drawn northwest to West Point marks the division between bay and sound.
Today, Alki Beach Park extends southwestward from Duwamish Head to Alki Point; [5] the area at the head is sometimes called "Anchor Park" due to the 5,000-pound (2,300 kg) anchor at the site. On June 19, 2020, two teens utilizing the app Randonautica [6] reported finding a suitcase along the shoreline, emitting a foul odor.
University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections, Set 72157624208591447, ID 4724938460, Original title Alki bathing beach, West Seattle: File usage.
The vessel was only capable of traveling 8 knots, but the slow speeds proved popular with both commuters and tourists. The ferry quickly became a popular tourist attraction due to the view of the Seattle skyline as the vessel crosses Elliott Bay, the short walk to Alki Beach and the restaurants in West Seattle. [8]
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Alki (ælkaɪ) is a Chinook word meaning by and by and is the unofficial state motto of Washington. It may also refer to: Alki Point, Seattle, a geographic feature Alki Point Light, a lighthouse an Alki Point; Alki Beach Park, a park at Alki Point; Alki Larnaca FC, a Cypriot football team that played from 1948 to 2014
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