from frozen fish to Ivar’s tanks and Namu the orca

from frozen fish to Ivar’s tanks and Namu the orca

Source: seattletimes

10/28/2022

Credit: Courtesy Museum of History & Industry

WHEN IT OPENED in 1977, Seattle Aquarium was far from the first venue in the city to display marine life.

One of the earliest was the three-masted clipper ship St. Paul, retrofitted as a floating museum with four saltwater fish tanks. It opened in 1934 near the Ballard Locks, featuring Alaska stickleback, pipe fish, yellow-banded perch, blennies and cultus cod, according to HistoryLink.

Another early — and very odd — attraction was the Port of Seattle’s Frozen Fish Museum. Located on the Spokane Street wharf (now Terminal 30), it was apparently well-stocked with flash-frozen specimens of all sizes.

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