central seattle

Summit Place

April 18, 2011
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Location: Central Seattle/Capitol Hill
Address: Bellevue Place E. and Belmont Ave. E.
Acreage: 0.02

A beautiful old oak (I think) tree is all you’ll find at Summit Place, one of dozens of Seattle’s tiny triangle parks.

But, this spot on Capitol Hill is close […]

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Summit Slope Park

April 14, 2011
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Location: Central Seattle
Address: 200 Summit Ave. E.
Acreage: 0.21

Volunteers were putting finishing touches on the p-patch on the sunny day I visited Summit Slope Park. The design and landscaping of this Capitol Hill park are really nicely done with a terraced lawn and careful […]

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Nora’s Woods

March 15, 2011
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Location: Central Seattle
Address: 720 29th Ave.
Acreage: 0.35

Just about the size of a large residential lot, Nora’s Woods is a secret wooded park near the Madrona neighborhood. Nora Wood and her husband Fran lived in Madrona and owned this undeveloped lot. Years later, community […]

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Leschi-Lake Dell Natural Area

March 12, 2011
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Location: Central Seattle
Address: 3525 E Terrace St.
Acreage: 3.23

I almost decided not to visit this mouthful of a park, thinking it would be an inaccessible ravine not really intended for visitors. So, I was pretty surprised when I detoured from my walk to give it […]

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