Location: Downtown Seattle Address: 2112 6th Ave. Acreage: Approx. 0.02 Dogs, you have it good if your owner works for Amazon. In addition to Amazon’s employee-only dog park inside the spheres, there’s a small off-leash area in the outdoor plaza that’s open to all dogs and their workers. The space is part of the private… Continue reading Amazon Spheres Dog Park
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901 5th Avenue Plaza
Location: Downtown Seattle Address: 901 5th Ave. Acreage: Approx. 0.5 One of the best secret public plazas in downtown Seattle is accessed from a paved pathway off 5th Ave. Bright green ferns and other native plants burst from their planters, making this feel like a true Northwest oasis. A striking wall of iridescent blue, orange… Continue reading 901 5th Avenue Plaza
WaMu Tower Plaza
Location: Downtown Seattle Address: 2nd Ave. and Seneca St. Acreage: Approx. 0.4 I’m on a quest to find all the best public plazas in downtown Seattle. Most are tucked between or behind relatively new office or residential towers. Some are on public land but have spaces that are open to the public. On the west… Continue reading WaMu Tower Plaza
9th and University
Location: First Hill/Downtown Seattle Address: 9th Ave. and University St. Acreage: 0.03 Do we need to buy land to create a new park or is there another way? Pavement to Parks is a concept started in San Francisco that’s being tested out now in Seattle as well as other places around the world. The idea… Continue reading 9th and University
Harbor Steps
Location: Downtown Seattle Address: 1st Ave. and University St. Acreage: 0.37 A lot of the new condo and office developments in downtown Seattle and South Lake Union have fun little public spaces like courtyards or quaint seating areas. But, it’s easy to forget that Harbor Steps in the heart of downtown was one of the… Continue reading Harbor Steps
Plymouth Pillars Dog Park
Location: Downtown Seattle Address: 1500 Boren Ave. Acreage: 0.2 There aren’t many places to take your dog to run around off-leash in downtown Seattle, so I bet dog owners were happy when a dog park was added as part of a renovation of Plymouth Pillars Park a few years ago. What’s confusing is the location… Continue reading Plymouth Pillars Dog Park
Jack Perry Memorial Park
Location: Downtown/SODO Address: 1700 East Marginal Way S. Acreage: 1.1 Follow all the truck traffic along East Marginal Way on the edge of SODO and take a turn toward the water when you spot the Shoreline Public Access sign. At the end of this driveway, surrounded by maritime activity, you’ll find Jack Perry Memorial Park.… Continue reading Jack Perry Memorial Park
Waterfall Garden Park
Location: Downtown Seattle/Pioneer Square Address: 219 2nd Ave. S. Acreage: 0.15 Not actually a city of Seattle public park, Waterfall Garden Park is the site of the first UPS headquarters. The Annie E. Casey Foundation took over the site in 1977 and had it developed into a park, which is now a well known park… Continue reading Waterfall Garden Park