[citation needed] The 12-acre (4.9 ha) park was constructed near the Duwamish Head on the northern tip of Alki Point in West Seattle.

[1] Built on pilings, the expansive boardwalk extended over Elliott Bay[1] and was called the Greatest Amusement Park on the West Coast.

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.

[citation needed] Luna Park's main attractions were Charles I. D. 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.

[citation needed] Additionally, Luna Park hosted daily acts, including the clown Uncle Hiram, Don Carlo's Trained Monkey and Dog Circus, and the Original Human Ostrich.

L. Guy Mecklem launched his airship from the park, racing two automobiles a distance of ten miles to the Meadows Racetrack in Georgetown.

Mecklem housed his aircraft at Luna Park for a short time afterward, charging visitors ten cents each to view it.

[citation needed] Other of Luna Park's nighttime attractions weren't as popular among the moral community of West Seattle.

The park boasted the longest and best-stocked bar on Elliott Bay, a venue that angered the citizens around Alki.

The Forces of Decency, an activist group consisting of prohibitionists and newly enfranchised female voters, pushed for a recall election and Hi Gill was voted out of office.

The fire was suspicious, with many believing that the culprit was the same arsonist, Robert Driscoll, who had destroyed a number of other Seattle landmarks.

Today all that remains of the Greatest Amusement Park on the West Coast are the original pilings, which are visible during extremely low tide.