Location: South Seattle Address: S. Norfolk St. and 59th Ave. S Acreage: 4.4 If you’re wondering if the esteemed cancer research center has a connection to this south Seattle playground, you’re right! Fred Hutchinson was a famous baseball player who played with the Seattle Rainiers and Detroit Tigers and grew up playing ball on this… Continue reading Hutchinson Playground
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Lakeridge Park
Location: South Seattle Address: Rainier Ave. S. and 68th St. S. Acreage: 35.8 According to former Parks Historian Don Sherwood, this area used to be known as Dead Horse Canyon. The strange story follows that a homesteader in 1909 was upset after a local horse got dehydrated and died. Talk about a morbid name. And,… Continue reading Lakeridge Park
Lakeridge Playground
Location: South Seattle Address: 10145 Rainier Ave. S. Acreage: 3.9 Located in south Seattle off Rainier Ave., Lakeridge Playground connects to the larger, forested Lakeridge Park. Despite looking a little tired, this park has a full basketball court, ball fields and a cheerfully painted playground. #181 (Visited 5/24/10)
Benefit Playground
Location: South Seattle Address: 9320 38th Ave. S. Acreage: 2.2 Head south from the small commercial district on Beacon Ave. and you’ll run into Benefit Playground. Among its many benefits–okay, assets!–are a fun playground and some paths. On the day I visited, seven 13-something boys were gleefully turning the basketball court into a skate park.… Continue reading Benefit Playground
Georgetown Playfield
Location: South Seattle Address: 750 S. Homer St. Acreage: 5.3 Half a soccer team is holding an informal practice session practically under the overpass that runs adjacent to one side of Georgetown Playfield. These fields were recently resurfaced and make for a great place to hold recreation soccer games. You’ll also find baseball/softball fields, a… Continue reading Georgetown Playfield
Oxbow Park
Location: South Seattle Address: 6430 Corson Ave. S. Acreage: 0.81 A gigantic cowboy hat and boots greet visitors to Oxbow Park in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood. “Hat ‘N’ Boots” was rescued from a Texaco gas station where they were icons in the 1950s. They’re now designated as a Seattle landmark after many residents protested their destruction… Continue reading Oxbow Park
Atlantic Street Park
Location: South Seattle Address: S. Atlantic St. and 21st Ave. S. Acreage: 0.74 I have found the solution for busy parents who want to stay fit, but don’t have the time to go to the gym. It’s called Atlantic Street Park. I don’t know why nobody thought of this before. Take a neighborhood park. Put… Continue reading Atlantic Street Park
Daejeon Park
Location: South Seattle/Beacon Hill Address: 1144 Sturgus Ave. S. Acreage: 2.0 When the city recently took down the sign that called this park Taejon and replaced it with one titled Daejeon, people thought Seattle had made a huge sister-city snafu. For 14 years people had enjoyed Taejon park on Beacon Hill named after its sister… Continue reading Daejeon Park