Seattle annexed West Seattle in 1907, two days after Luna Park opened, but it did little good. Feeling that drunks would overrun their community, West Seattle petitioned to be annexed into the City of Seattle in the hope that its conservative mayor, William Hickman Moore, would address this and other concerns. The park boasted the longest and best-stocked bar on Elliott Bay, a venue that angered the citizens around Alki. Other of Luna Park's nighttime attractions weren't as popular among the moral community of West Seattle. Mecklem housed his aircraft at Luna Park for a short time afterward, charging visitors ten cents each to view it. A much-heralded event, Mecklem beat the automobiles with two minutes to spare. Guy Mecklem launched his airship from the park, racing two automobiles a distance of ten miles to the Meadows Racetrack in Georgetown. On July 4, 1908, Luna Park became the site of Seattle's first manned flight. One of the park's most prominent structures was its Natatorium, which housed heated saltwater and freshwater swimming pools. The park was also host to a variety of concessions and games of chance, such as shooting galleries and ball tosses. The park featured a live bear pit, as well as several transitory exhibits, such as Baby Incubators. Īdditionally, Luna Park hosted daily acts, including the clown Uncle Hiram, Don Carlo's Trained Monkey and Dog Circus, and the Original Human Ostrich.
With vaudeville enjoying immense popularity at the time, Luna Park also housed two theaters, the Dreamland Theater and the Trocadero, with the latter performing a new play each week. The carousel is currently located at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco. The carousel was originally intended for an amusement park in San Francisco, but the earthquake of 1906 disrupted the city's plans and the carousel was installed in Seattle instead. Looff's hand-carved carousel, the Great Figure Eight Roller Coaster, the Giant Whirl, Shoot the Chutes, the Canals of Venice, and the Cave of Mystery. Luna Park's main attractions were Charles I. Looff's hand-carved carousel Luna Park, showing visitors swimming off the pier Because of its extravagant lighting scheme the park could be seen for miles and was billed as a safe nighttime destination for women and children. During evening hours the park was brilliantly illuminated, with each building and ride outlined in bulbs. Luna Park was accessible by the West Seattle ferry or the Seattle Municipal Railway's Luna Park Line. Built on pilings, the expansive boardwalk extended over Elliott Bay and was called the Greatest Amusement Park on the West Coast. Construction started in 1906, headed by Charles I.
The 12-acre (4.9 ha) park was constructed near the Duwamish Head on the northern tip of Alki Point in West Seattle.
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