Location: Montlake/Central Seattle Address: Boyer Ave. E. and E. Shelby St. Acreage: approx. <1.0 Descend the cement stairs where E. Shelby Street ends in the Montlake area and you’ll find a very private beachfront mini park. This hidden spot sports a tidy lawn ringed with shrubs. A narrow spot gives you access to the water… Continue reading E. Shelby Street End
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E. Hamlin Street End
Location: Montlake/Central Seattle Address: Boyer Ave. E. and E. Hamlin St. Acreage: approx. <1.0 A secret spot sits at the end of E. Hamlin St. in the Montlake neighborhood. Almost completely hidden by trees and bushes is a small stepping stone path leading to the water. Beautiful trees and plants surround the small patch of… Continue reading E. Hamlin Street End
E. Edgar Street End
Location: Montlake/Central Seattle Address: Boyer Ave. E. and E. Edgar St. Acreage: approx. <1.0 You can spend a whole day exploring more than a dozen waterfront street ends between the Montlake and Eastlake neighborhoods. I took a walk beginning at the Montlake Playfield (which has a beautiful waterfront path and a fabulous new playground). Follow… Continue reading E. Edgar Street End
Streissguth Gardens
Location: Central Seattle/Eastlake Address: 10th Ave. E. and E. Blaine St. Acreage: approx. 1.0 A visit to the lovely Streissguth Gardens becomes even sweeter when you learn about its origin. This north Capitol Hill park was privately owned and maintained for many years by Ann and Dan Streissguth. Nearly 50 years ago they lived independently… Continue reading Streissguth Gardens
Bagley Viewpoint
Location: Central Seattle Address: 2548 Delmar Dr. E. Acreage: 0.1 Bagley Viewpoint sits just off Delmar Dr., the road that crosses Highway 520 connecting the Eastlake and Montlake neighborhoods. It takes a quick maneuver to pull into the tiny parking lot in front of this park. Not much more than a viewpoint, it looks out… Continue reading Bagley Viewpoint
Roanoke Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: 950 E. Roanoke St. Acreage: 2.2 A park can say a lot about the neighborhood that surrounds it. Roanoke Park is clean, beautifully maintained and features old, elegant trees that line its four sides. The homes around this park are gorgeous, statuesque structures that must date back a century. They are… Continue reading Roanoke Park
Fairview Walkway
Location: Central Seattle Address: Fairview Ave. E. and E. Galer St. Acreage: 0.5 Fairview Walkway is a small triangle of land at the busy intersection of Eastlake Ave., E. Galer and Fairview Ave. E. It is mostly a grass lawn with a few plants and small trees. It would be easy to miss this park… Continue reading Fairview Walkway
Roanoke Street Mini Park
Location: Central Seattle Address: E. Roanoke St. and Fairview Ave. E. Acreage: 0.25 Four young boys and their dads were setting off fireworks next to Roanoke Street Mini Park when I visited today. They must have either had leftovers from New Year’s Eve or they were getting a really early start practicing for their own… Continue reading Roanoke Street Mini Park