Location: Central Seattle Address: 156 Boren Ave. Acreage: 0.28 I visited Horiuchi Park in the miserable pouring rain. The little path running through this small park off busy Boren Ave. had turned into a muddy stream, not inviting a lot of lingering. I did pause to see if I could catch sight of a view… Continue reading Horiuchi Park
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Harborview Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 779 Alder St. Acreage: 3.63 Patients seeking solace will find a stunning view of downtown Seattle and Elliott Bay from Harborview Park. It’s easy to miss if you’re not actually a patient, visitor or employee at Harborview Medical Center on Seattle’s First Hill. From the Emergency Room entrance, cross the street… Continue reading Harborview Park
Boren Place
Location: Central Seattle Address: Boren Ave. and Terrace St. Acreage: 0.03 Boren Place, not to be mistaken with the lovely Boren Park, is a patch of grass with a bench and a drinking fountain at the very busy intersection of Boren and Terrace near Harborview and Swedish Medical Centers. There is not much solace to… Continue reading Boren Place
Harvard-Miller Roanoke Annex
Location: Central Seattle Address: 2351 Broadway Ave. E. Acreage: 0.15 Well, Harvard-Miller Roanoke Annex is a fancy name for a square of grass. In fact, since it’s surrounded by gorgeous old homes on the northern end of Capitol Hill, it looks like it is someone’s lawn. I suspect this plot of grass is mostly used… Continue reading Harvard-Miller Roanoke Annex
I-5 Colonnade
Location: Central Seattle/Eastlake Address: I-5 and E. Howe St. Acreage: 7.5 How many cities have urban parks specifically designed for extreme mountain biking? Check out I-5 Colonnade Park, and you’ll be pleased to see how well Seattle builds parks to meet the diverse interests of its residents. The first phase of this interesting park, which… Continue reading I-5 Colonnade
Williams Place
Location: Central Seattle/Capitol Hill Address: 15th Ave. E. and E. John St. Acreage: 0.13 I’ve driven past Williams Place so many times trying to take a short cut through Capitol Hill. When I walked there today I was surprised I had never noticed this sweet little park. This small plot of grass and trees at… Continue reading Williams Place
Volunteer Park Conservatory
Location: Central Seattle/Capitol Hill Address: 1400 E. Galer St. Acreage: approx. 0.4 Completed in 1912, the Volunteer Park Conservatory houses hundreds of varieties of unusual plants and flowers. The beautiful glass building is divided into five “houses” with different temperatures and themes: Palms, Ferns, Cacti, Seasonals and Bromeliads. It’s fun to wander the rooms and… Continue reading Volunteer Park Conservatory
Volunteer Park
Location: Central Seattle/Capitol Hill Address: 1247 15th Ave. E. Acreage: 48.3 Looking for someplace to take out-of-towners that’s free and has views almost as good as the Space Needle? Volunteer Park’s water tower on Capitol Hill provides great vistas of Seattle and the only cost is the workout it takes to get up the 106… Continue reading Volunteer Park