Georgetown Steam Plant in Seattle
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This village has a population 4330, is the seat of Brown County seat and the boyhood home to President Ulysses S. Grant. Rural farming community about 40 miles southeast of Cincinnati.
Was, anyway. Sits directly across the street from the building in the previous photo.
Georgetown, Colorado
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.
Taken off the rickety jetty at Chew Weld, Georgetown, Penang. This wobbly structure and the old fishing village on stilts that surrounds it, sits incongrously alongside the modern structures of downtown Penang.
The Georgetown Steam Plant was originally constructed in 1906 for the purpose of powering the Seattle Streetcar system. It has been retired since 1953. The plant is now a museum and is open to the public the second Saturday of each month.
This little barn was constructed with the boards laid flat instead of vertically, which is a feature I have seen on granaries to add extra strength. Since this has a door and a boarded up window, maybe this was used as a granary with multiple bins inside. I like the location wth the Preuss Range in the background, including Meade Peak on the right, which is the highest mountain in Bear Lake County, Idaho.
Cover photo, Rural Scenery with Permanent Manmade Structures, December 10, 2025
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.
It's potato delivery day at the old Georgetown General Store in South Australia's mid-north. The old farmer has gone in to rustle up some crates to load them in while another hopeful local is looking to do a deal and get them straight from truck to trunk!
This is one of those wonderful old country town general stores where you could buy almost anything, and still appears to be in business today.
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A forced perspective of the old store as a backdrop for two 1/24th scale models - A 1948 FX Holden (48-215) and a 1953 Chevrolet 3100 pickup truck.
Scale model potatoes courtesy of the breakfast cereal cupboard and a little cocoa powder for soil!
(If this looks familiar to my regular followers, that is because I have tried it a few times in the past, but keep trying to do better. The lighting on previous ones has left room for improvement.)
Constructed in 1906 by the Seattle Electric Company the steam plant was powered by coal. Within a few years, hydropower eclipsed coal powered electricity and the plant gradually fell into disuse. It was last actively used in 1953 but was fired up occasionally for testing until the early 1970's.
Seattle City Light owns the steam plant but leases it to the Steam Plant Museum. The museum opens the building for tours once a month.
The Georgetown Steamplant was orginally constructed in 1906 to power streetcars in Seattle. As hydropower developed, the plant received less use. It last producted electricity in 1953. This scene is lit by old fashioned lightbulbs and natural light.
Selected for Flickr Explore, February 26, 2013.
Also, appeared in DCist Morning Roundup, February 26, 2013:
dcist.com/2013/02/morning_roundup_768.php
© 2013 William Coyle
Ilford Hp5 Plus developed in Kodak D-76. Minolta SRT 101 with 135mm lens. Bell tower in downtown Georgetown Colorado October 2020.
No, the photo isn't crooked; the train is climbing a steep hill, as you can tell by looking at the smoke stack.