Today was the grand opening of the Cascade Bicycle Club’s new home, called the Cascade Bicycle Center. I got a preview during construction in early October, and it was amazing to see the final result of a lot of tenacious hard work. The idea was the brainchild of Ron Scher who rallied a group of generous donors and contractors, most of whom donated their labor or more to make it happen.
Executive Director Elizabeth Kiker leading a tour of the new facility while it was under construction in early October.
The Cascade Bicycle Center is at the north end of Magnuson Park, north of The Mountaineers, and just south of Sail Sand Point:
Executive Director Elizabeth Kiker doing a final review with one of the contractors involved in the project.Overflowing bike racks and a long line for coffee outside the new facility.Members of Team Group Health chatting it up in the lobby area.Seattle’s emeritus cyclist, Jerry Baker, cruising the facility’s new auditorium space in stocking feet.Executive Director Elizabeth Kiker honored the development and construction team that rallied to build out the new space.
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