Another birthday celebration Saturday: Hiawatha’s centennial

September 13, 2011 at 2:46 pm | In Fun stuff to do, West Seattle history, West Seattle news | 8 Comments

(A moment in early Hiawatha history: Kids at play in 1912)
So many big events around West Seattle this Saturday! We’ve talked about the Delridge Day/Delridge Skatepark Grand Opening festivities and Holy Rosary’s WestFest (which starts Friday night; here are the newest details) – and there’s one more festival-grade celebration: the Hiawatha Community Center/Park Centennial. You’ve probably seen the posters and signs for various events 11 am-5 pm; we just checked in with Seattle Parks to get a more-specific schedule, in case you want to do some early weekend-planning:

11 am: 5k walk/run, Olmsted Presentation, Pickleball Tournament
Noon: Class Demos, Olmsted Park Tour
12:30 pm: 3 on 3 Tournament
2 pm: Mayor McGinn will welcome the crowd; community members speak; barbecue starts; face-painting; jumpy toys; Balloon Buffoon
2:45 pm & 3:45 pm; Live music

We know Trevor Ras and Boomerang Summer are on the bill (they sent their own announcement today. So while you’re enjoying all the West Seattle festivities on Saturday, stop by and wish Hiawatha a happy birthday, too. Might even be as much fun as this:

(Another moment in early Hiawatha history: Skookum Club Stunt Night, 1913)

8 Comments

  1. Thanks for sharing these.

    This second photo (or one very similar) is hanging upstairs in the hallway, just outside the auditorium at the Hiawatha community center.

    Comment by KCH — 3:16 pm September 13, 2011 #

  2. Why is McGinn listed twice at 2PM?

    Comment by Huindekmi — 3:42 pm September 13, 2011 #

  3. Were are the wood chips :) ?

    Comment by thegodfather — 5:01 pm September 13, 2011 #

  4. Now that is when playgrounds were fun and your local kids doctors were in high demand. Ah those were the days.

    Comment by foy boy — 5:47 pm September 13, 2011 #

  5. Back in my day we couldn’t afford a whole sheet of metal for a slide! We just had a couple of poles we had to balance on and rid 15 feet to the ground!

    Comment by AJP — 9:31 pm September 13, 2011 #

  6. would be nice if vintage photos were clickable so you could view at much larger size. Maybe see some familiar faces. Modern play equipment is safe but not much fun. It’s colorful so it appeals to parents. Sand barge would make a great playground in the Duwamish.

    Comment by I. Ponder — 10:19 pm September 13, 2011 #

  7. I. – the links beneath both photos go to the Flickr pages where you can indeed see them much larger.

    Comment by WSB — 10:43 pm September 13, 2011 #

  8. Old Lafayette school on the left side way in the background.

    Comment by Gina — 3:33 am September 14, 2011 #

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