In 1953, Seattle artist Lewis Nasmyth was hired to design for a western-style gas station in Georgetown close to the heart of Seattle. Now turned into a park, the 44ft wide cowboy hat still stands, occasionally turned into a renegade half pipe. Steven Bafus wrangles out of the brim. Red Bull Illume top 250 finalist image from the 2013 image quest.
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In 1953, Seattle artist Lewis Nasmyth was hired to design for a western-style gas station in Georgetown close to the heart of Seattle. Now turned into a park, the 44ft wide cowboy hat still stands, occasionally turned into a renegade half pipe. Steven Bafus wrangles out of the brim. Red Bull Illume top 250 finalist image from the 2013 image quest.
40 Comments
  • 133 2
 Hat trick?
  • 7 72
flag richierocket (Nov 12, 2013 at 0:24) (Below Threshold)
 Hats he doing that?
  • 37 3
 Well this is a nice pic to cap my day off!
  • 18 9
 Whats with half the picture just being a cloudy sky though
  • 24 11
 bro... art, bro.
  • 44 1
 no no you say... Art, bro.... art
  • 16 3
 Bro... it's early, bro.
  • 11 0
 bro.... shh
  • 15 1
 Bro.
  • 30 0
 "Oversized hat, its funny. It's funny cause its bigger than a normal hat."
  • 8 0
 i lived near seattle for 16 years and never seen that once... how could i possibly miss that?
  • 3 0
 gombo8, It's in Georgetown at a small little park in a neighborhood. I doubt many people have heard or seen of it.
  • 6 0
 Pretty solid brim-job if I do say so myself
  • 1 0
 in four years this will be an Olympic event
  • 1 0
 Love this shot Paris. IMO better than the Minnaar shot in POY, but what can you do. One of the best photos I've ever seen, was great in Illume, still great now.
  • 2 0
 Thanks Max! Comments like that always make my day.
  • 1 0
 I believe this hat was in Thrasher skate mag when it was still next to a gas station
  • 56 0
 Hats off to him.
  • 38 0
 Brimming with potential. ..
  • 27 0
 I think I'll just let him go on ahead...
  • 17 1
 Nice pic. But you could have taken the ladder down before shooting. really takes away from the "mystique" of the rider location.
  • 1 0
 agreed,
  • 10 3
 Hats a risky trick
  • 3 0
 I grew up a mile and a half away from the old "Hat & Boots" to the right of the hat were two giant cowboy boots that were restrooms, and the hat part of the gas station if I remember correctly.
  • 7 4
 You'd have to be as mad as a hatter to do that
  • 3 0
 This is a famous skate spot
  • 2 0
 ya Bafus! merican radness!
  • 2 0
 Brim Job!
  • 3 2
 Fortunately no smiling Brits with racid teeth or Bolivians eating rats.
  • 3 3
 Better than seeing some Lard arse Yank holding a stars and stripes with day-glo teeth. It's rancid by the way not racid.
  • 2 0
 GEORGETOWN REPRESENT
  • 1 1
 heres some nice puns for you spencer
  • 1 0
 Hat stuff !
  • 2 2
 where ever he lays his hat is home
  • 9 11
 most american photo i ever seen
  • 33 2
 And you can't see the 200lbs 12 year old fat kid climbing the ladder from this angle !
  • 4 0
 That was me... Clydesdales Rule! Lol.
  • 3 1
 haha hey we're not fat we're just big boned!







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