The Georgetown Steam Plant was originally constructed in 1906 to power Seattle streetcars. As hydropower developed, this plant was used less and less. It last produced electricity in 1953. The building became a National Historic Landmark in 1983.

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A seemingly endless maze of pipes and handles in the closed Georgetown Steam Plant that is now a museum open to the public once a month. The instructions are on a large pipe on the middle right.

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This is looking up at one of the Curtis turbines at the Georgetown Steam Plant. The plant last produced electricity in 1953 and is now a museum open on the second Saturday of the month.

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Originally constructed in 1906 to power Seattle streetcars. Powered by coal it was displaced by hydropower. It has not produced electricity since 1953. The plant is now a museum.

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An abandoned elevator car sits in the shadows at the Georgetown Steam Plant. The plant was originally constructed in 1906 and was powered by coal. It produced power for Seattle's streetcar system. The Steam Plant last produced electricity in 1953 and is now a museum open on one Saturday a month.

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