Lindy Caine plays with her newly adopted daughter Tatiana on the deck of her houseboat on Lake Union. Caine has lived on the houseboat for 15 years.

The bohemian houseboat spirit lives in Eastlake, but it is dissipating as expensive condos and homes attract newcomers.

Makeda Ebube of Otunoba African Dance Theater performs for students at TOPS Seward school, a popular alternative program in Eastlake.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship Rainier is docked on Lake Union in Eastlake with a view of downtown Seattle in the background.

Louise and Michael Mooney stand outside their bakery in Eastlake. "The place is really kind of a neighborhood meeting place," says Michael, who also founded and ran Pacific Desserts for 14 years.

Lisa Kröber says, "When I first go in (to a customer's yard), it's 'my space,' but then I teach them what to, and how to, and they get it back."

Jimmy LeMert ties a fishing fly in his Eastlake shop, Patrick's Fly Shop, founded in 1946 by the late Roy Patrick.