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Hutchinson Playground

May 24, 2010
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Location: South Seattle
Address: S. Norfolk St. and 59th Ave. S
Acreage: 4.4

If you’re wondering if the esteemed cancer research center has a connection to this south Seattle playground, you’re right! Fred Hutchinson was a famous baseball player who played with the Seattle Rainiers […]

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Lakeridge Park

May 24, 2010
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Location: South Seattle
Address: Rainier Ave. S. and 68th St. S.
Acreage: 35.8

According to former Parks Historian Don Sherwood, this area used to be known as Dead Horse Canyon. The strange story follows that a homesteader in 1909 was upset after a local horse got dehydrated […]

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Lakeridge Playground

May 24, 2010
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Location: South Seattle
Address: 10145 Rainier Ave. S.
Acreage: 3.9

Located in south Seattle off Rainier Ave., Lakeridge Playground connects to the larger, forested Lakeridge Park. Despite looking a little tired, this park has a full basketball court, ball fields and a cheerfully painted playground.

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Benefit Playground

May 24, 2010
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Location: South Seattle
Address: 9320 38th Ave. S.
Acreage: 2.2

Head south from the small commercial district on Beacon Ave. and you’ll run into Benefit Playground. Among its many benefits–okay, assets!–are a fun playground and some paths.

On the day I visited, seven 13 […]

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