northeast seattle

Pinehurst Playfield

February 20, 2010
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Location: North Seattle
Address: 12029 14th Ave. N.E.
Acreage: 1.3

Pinehurst Playfield is sports central for the Northgate neighborhood. As I checked out the amenities, which include ball fields for baseball/softball and soccer and a basketball court, a vanful of 10-year-olds bounded out […]

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Victory Heights Playground

February 20, 2010
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Location: North Seattle/Northgate
Address: 1737 N.E. 106th St.
Acreage: 3.0

Where 106th and 19th meet in north Seattle you’ll find Victory Heights Playground. Tennis courts, a play area and a big open field make up this park’s main features. Several mature trees line […]

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Victory Creek Park

February 20, 2010
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Location: North Seattle/Northgate
Address: 1059 Northgate Way
Acreage: 0.2

To get to Victory Creek Park by car I found myself in a QFC parking lot. But, good parks make use of unusual spaces, and that’s true for this park.

Victory Creek is a calm, quiet […]

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Burke-Gilman Trail

Location and Address: Ballard to Bothell
Acreage: 88.03

There are so many great segments of this popular biking and walking trail, but one of my favorite parts of the Burke-Gilman Trail is the piece that runs from the University of Washington to Fremont.

It features some […]

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