 He wanted the property so that he could cut down the tall evergreen trees that grew out at the end, obstructing his view of Lake Washington.Around 1900, the property was taken over by Puget Sound National Bank and sold to a group of Seattle men who used it as a family retreat for Sunday picnics and summer camping.Before the creation of the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge and Interstate 90 floating bridges across Lake Washington, residents commuted to Seattle via the "Gazelle", one of several ferries on Lake Washington.