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Finale: Ravenna Woods

December 13, 2013
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Location: North Seattle/Ravenna/University District
Address: 4633 Ravenna Ave. N.E.
Acreage: 1.15

On a very cold morning a couple of weeks ago, I set out to visit the last Seattle Parks Department park on my list. Crunching along this path alone in the crisp, sunny […]

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N.E. 60th St. Park

September 26, 2012
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Location: Green Lake/Ravenna
Address: 5th Ave. N.E. and N.E. 60th St.
Acreage: 0.33

Hugging I-5 close to Green Lake, N.E. 60th St. Park is really just an expansion of the sidewalk, providing grass and tall trees for shade as you walk. The […]

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Beck Place

July 20, 2012
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Location: North Seattle/Ravenna
Address: 15th Ave. N.E. and Cowen Pl. N.E.
Acreage: 0.14

Beck Place is named for William and Louise Beck who in the late 1800s dreamed of and invested in creating a large park in north Seattle (which now encompasses beautiful Ravenna […]

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Park Home Circle

July 18, 2012
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Location: North Seattle/Ravenna
Address: Park Rd. N.E. and N.E. Park Rd.
Acreage: 0.06

I feel like I’m betraying the kids that live close to Park Home Circle if I reveal the secret that makes this small park cool. So, instead I will just […]

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