On ‘Rolf Neslund Day,’ a quirky donation to the Log House Museum
Today is a major date on the West Seattle calendar – the anniversary of the day that paved the way for the current West Seattle Bridge, June 11, 1978, when a freighter piloted by Rolf Neslund hit what was then the main West Seattle Bridge and rendered it inoperable, settling a long tussle over replacing it. For a variety of reasons, Neslund has since become the subject of lore, and even of tributes chronicled here in recent years. The Southwest Seattle Historical Society is now the home of what remains of one of them – here’s the announcement: The Southwest Seattle Historical Society is pleased to announce a unique donation from West Seattle resident Rose Feliciano . (SWSHS photo: Executive director Elizabeth Rudrud, donor Rose Feliciano, Mike Shaughnessy of WSHS board) The Rolf Neslund Memorial Shrine bust was placed by the West Seattle bridge by an anonymous artist who identified themselves as Lars Fujikawa in September 2020. The original bust was placed with ...