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Volunteer Park

Location: Central Seattle/Capitol Hill
Address: 1247 15th Ave. E.
Acreage: 48.3

Looking for someplace to take out-of-towners that’s free and has views almost as good as the Space Needle? Volunteer Park’s water tower on Capitol Hill provides great vistas of Seattle and […]

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Cal Anderson Park

November 4, 2009
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Location: Central Seattle/Capitol Hill
Address: 1635 11th Ave.
Acreage: 7.37

I often talk about certain parks serving as hubs for their communities. I can’t help thinking it’s true about Cal Anderson park, too. Like its Capitol Hill neighborhood, this park buzzes with activity year […]

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Washington Park Arboretum

Location: Central Seattle
Address: 2300 Arboretum Drive E.
Acreage: 193.9

It’s picture day at the Arboretum. And there are two breeds of photographers to observe.

In one camp are the serious, slightly cranky, amateur nature photographers. This is prime season for this group as they strategically […]

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Wallingford Playfield

October 13, 2009
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Location: North Seattle/Wallingford
Address: 4219 Wallingford Ave. N.
Acreage: 4.5

Another hub of the Wallingford neighborhood is the Wallingford Playfield. School is letting out for the day as I arrived and a group of 20 kids are carrying what looks like band equipment into the park […]

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