West Seattle film-crew sighting: Lawn bowling in Belvidere

Thanks to Serena and Holly for the tips about a film/video crew at work in the east Admiral area, near Belvidere and Stevens. They wondered what was up; we went over to check. The crew tells us it’s a commercial for REI – fitting location since the outdoor-merchandise giant was founded in West Seattle, and until recently was led by West Seattleite Sally Jewell, now U.S. Interior Secretary. The setting appears to be lawn bowling (as our photo shows), with a sign noticed by one of our tipsters reading “Seattle Lawn Party.” West Seattle is a fairly frequent setting for commercials, given the peninsula’s great views and varied environments, from beach to forest. P.S. Just for fun, we searched REI’s website for “bowling,” and got back only this not-exactly-lawn-size set involving zombies.

1 Reply to "West Seattle film-crew sighting: Lawn bowling in Belvidere"

  • WestSide45 September 9, 2013 (7:47 pm)

    Six pin bowling? Maybe this was the second ball—the first knocking out the 7-10 pins? I wouldn’t expect REI to know much about bowling, anyhow.

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