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Harbor Steps

June 5, 2017
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Location: Downtown Seattle
Address: 1st Ave. and University St.
Acreage: 0.37

A lot of the new condo and office developments in downtown Seattle and South Lake Union have fun little public spaces like courtyards or quaint seating areas. But, it’s easy to forget that Harbor Steps […]

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Plymouth Pillars Dog Park

October 1, 2015
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Location: Downtown Seattle
Address: 1500 Boren Ave.
Acreage: 0.2

There aren’t many places to take your dog to run around off-leash in downtown Seattle, so I bet dog owners were happy when a dog park was added as part of a renovation of Plymouth Pillars […]

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Jack Perry Memorial Park

March 20, 2014
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Location: Downtown/SODO
Address: 1700 East Marginal Way S.
Acreage: 1.1

Follow all the truck traffic along East Marginal Way on the edge of SODO and take a turn toward the water when you spot the Shoreline Public Access sign. At the end of this driveway, surrounded […]

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Waterfall Garden Park

November 1, 2013
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Location: Downtown Seattle/Pioneer Square
Address: 219 2nd Ave. S.
Acreage: 0.15

Not actually a city of Seattle public park, Waterfall Garden Park is the site of the first UPS headquarters. The Annie E. Casey Foundation took over the site in 1977 and had it developed into […]

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