northwest seattle

Ballard Playground

March 24, 2010
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Location: Northwest Seattle
Address: 2644 N.W. 60th St.
Acreage: 3.4

A ship half sunken into the ground invites kids to play at Ballard Playground, a large neighborhood park next to the Ballard Community Center. There’s also a small play structure for little kiddos.

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Thyme Patch Park

March 24, 2010
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Location: Northwest Seattle
Address: 2853 N.W. 58th St.
Acreage: 0.11

Sitting between two older homes in Ballard, from the sidewalk Thyme Patch Park looks like someone’s front yard. Take the winding, fully accessible path into the park and you’ll find a neighborhood P-Patch […]

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Marvin’s Garden

March 24, 2010
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Location: Northwest Seattle
Address: 22nd Ave. N.W. and Ballard Ave. N.W.
Acreage: 0.1

Named after the unofficial “Mayor” of Ballard who passed away in 1989, Marvin’s Garden is situated in the center of this Seattle neighborhood off the popular Ballard Ave.

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Bergen Place

March 24, 2010
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Location: Northwest Seattle
Address: 5420 22nd Ave. N.W.
Acreage: 0.2

Bergen Place, at the main intersection of Seattle’s Scandinavian-influenced Ballard neighborhood, opened in 1975 to honor Seattle’s sister city in Norway. The King of Norway himself visited that year to dedicate the park […]

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