Location: North Seattle
Address: 602 N. 87th St.
Acreage: 2.22
This immaculately maintained park is hidden from its nearby streets in the Greenwood neighborhood. Follow one of the perfect curving paths to the new play structures and sand box, where kids will want to stop and play.
History buffs will like the old station stop at the north end of the park, representing a stop for electronic trolleys on the Seattle-Everett Interurban Railway in the early 1900s. This is the second time visiting parks recently when I’ve been despaired to learn about the cool public transportation options Seattle residents used to have that have since been torn down. Imagine taking a trolley ride to every neighborhood in the city!
You can read more about the park’s rich (and troubling) history on placards at the southwest corner of the park.
A p-patch is also in the works for this much-deserving neighborhood, which has a very active group of volunteers who are obviously helping to keep this park looking so pristine.
#287 (Visited 5/27/11)