Cascade
Cascade

This area once played a big role in moving cargo from Elliot Bay and Downtown across Lake Washington. Most of the residents were people who worked in these important jobs. Once the city’s population began to grow, nicer homes were built for more wealthy dwellers, though they probably didn’t enjoy the nearby power plant’s seven smokestacks.

It’s amazing to think that the first houseboats were more like “floating shanties” for migrant workers who helped to build the Lake Washington Ship Canal. Today, the residences are still small, but vary from modest to opulent.

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