Location: Central Seattle Address: Martin Luther King Jr. Way and E. Cherry St. Acreage: 0.16 Gerber Park stretches alongside Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Seattle’s Central District and catches the eye of passing drivers with its interesting mosaic pillars. Local kids built the eight structures in 2002, sometimes called urban totems, that each stand… Continue reading Gerber Park
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Flo Ware Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 28th Ave. S. and S. Jackson St. Acreage: 0.5 A lot of community love went into turning Flo Ware Park into what it is today. Thanks to that great energy and some Pro Parks funds, this park was reopened in 2004 with lots of great amenities and a pleasing design. The… Continue reading Flo Ware Park
Bay View Playground
Location: Magnolia Address: 2614 24th Ave. W. Acreage: 4.6 If you are going to be spending your upcoming Saturdays watching Little League games, I hope you’ll be planting your camp chair at Bay View Playground. Parents/Super Fans sit on a narrow berm above the ball fields at this Magnolia park. It’s easy to get distracted… Continue reading Bay View Playground
Ella Bailey Park
Location: Magnolia Address: 2601 W. Smith St. Acreage: 0.12 I’ve come across, undoubtedly, Seattle’s best playground with a view. I almost let go of the stroller as I came down Smith St. in Magnolia and caught sight of the Seattle skyline and Elliott Bay. Ella Bailey Park is designed for kids with a great playground,… Continue reading Ella Bailey Park
Condonway Centerstrip
Location: Magnolia Address: Condon Way W., from W. McGraw St. to W. Blaine St. Acreage: 14.1 After the underwhelming Eastmont Place, I was not looking forward to visiting a centerstrip. But, I have to say this is the perfect time of year to walk or drive by this park. The centerstrip is a long strip… Continue reading Condonway Centerstrip
Eastmont Place
Location: Magnolia Address: Eastmont Way W. and Westmont Way W. Acreage: 0.03 This tiny circle of grass is all you’ll find at Eastmont Place. The city’s site calls it a 10-foot public walkway. I guess that’s a good description, but most people passing by probably think it’s an extension of someone’s lawn. Seattle has some… Continue reading Eastmont Place
Carleton Center
Location: Magnolia Address: Rosemont Pl. W. and Montavista Pl. Acreage: 0.09 Like Parkmont Place, Carleton Center is a small park between residential streets. On the sunny day I visited, a bench cast cool shadows onto the ground. This is a nice place to pause on a walk and enjoy the view. #158 (Visited 4/11/10)
Parkmont Place
Location: Magnolia Address: Magnolia Blvd. W. and W. Parkmont Pl. Acreage: 0.21 There’s a bus stop at Parkmont Place that has to be one of the prettiest places in Seattle to wait for a ride. This park has a few tall trees and a long, sloped grass lawn that divides the two sides of a… Continue reading Parkmont Place