capitol hill

Belmont Place

June 21, 2012
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Location: Central Seattle/Capitol Hill
Address: Belmont Pl. E. and Belmont Ave. E.
Acreage: 0.02

I’ve talked about some strange Seattle parks, but this is definitely one of the oddest ones. This triangle of grass sports a beautiful old tree, but it is nearly impossible to […]

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St. Marks Greenbelt

June 18, 2012
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Location: Central Seattle/Capitol Hill
Address: 1500 Lakeview Blvd. E.
Acreage: 2.9

Behind the looming St. Marks Cathedral begins a narrow little trail that takes you deep into this greenbelt. This small forested park is a gem in the densely urban Capitol Hill neighborhood. There’s also […]

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Spring Street Mini Park

July 11, 2011
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Location: Central Seattle
Address: E. Spring St. and 15th Ave.
Acreage: 0.3

Spring Street Mini Park is the setting for a movie in the making by some local junior high kids on the cloudy day I visited. I watched one of them playfully boss around the main […]

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Seven Hills Park

July 6, 2011
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Location: Central Seattle
Address: 1514 E. Howell St.
Acreage: 0.39

Less than a year ago the Capitol Hill neighborhood got a nice new park out of what used to be a parking lot. They’ve managed to pack in a lot of features into this little urban […]

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