Location: North Seattle/Wallingford/Fremont Address: Woodlawn Ave. N. and N. 35th St. Acreage: ~1.1 I bet you’ve never seen a dump this fancy. The North Transfer Station, as it prefers to be known, has undergone a giant ($108 million) renovation. The building is supposedly top-of-the-line with reduced odor and more capacity. But, check out the park… Continue reading North Transfer Station
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Northlake Park
Location: North Seattle/Wallingford/U-District Address: 7th Ave. N.E. and N.E. Northlake Way Acreage: approx. 0.03 acres A slightly widened concrete sidewalk at the street end of 7th Ave. N.E. makes up Northlake Park. There is no access to the waterfront, unfortunately, but this is a nice viewpoint. Pause here on a walk and you can admire… Continue reading Northlake Park
Peace Park
Location: North Seattle Address: N.E. 40th St. and 9th Ave. N.E. Acreage: ~0.3 Peace Park is that small greenspace with an interesting sculpture that catches your eye right before you drive onto the southbound lanes of the University Bridge. The best way to reach this tricky spot is from an almost-hidden staircase leading up from… Continue reading Peace Park
Sunnyside Ave. N. Boat Ramp
Location: North Seattle Address: 2301 N.E. Northlake Way Acreage: 0.54 You’ll often spot a strange white vehicle entering and exiting Lake Union at the Sunnyside Ave. N. Boat Ramp just east of Gas Works Park. Ride the Ducks, the popular tourist attraction that every Seattle resident seems to have found themselves on at some point,… Continue reading Sunnyside Ave. N. Boat Ramp
Gas Works Park
Location: North Seattle Address: 2101 N. Northlake Way Acreage: 19.1 I chose a day with the worst weather to visit one of the city’s best parks. At least I had it mostly to myself, which is quite a contrast to a sunny summer day. Not to mention the type of crowd you’ll find here on… Continue reading Gas Works Park
Wallingford Steps
Location: North Seattle Address: 3300 Wallingford Ave. N. Acreage: 0.2 When a steep hillside dense with blackberries was developed into a staircase about 10 years ago, walkers and runners got a convenient shortcut between Wallingford Ave. and Gas Works Park. This also makes it much easier for swarms of people to get in and out… Continue reading Wallingford Steps
Corliss Place & Keystone Place
Location: North Seattle Address: 50th St. and Keystone Pl. N. and 57th St. and Keystone Pl. N. Acreage: 0.15 and 0.22 Bored with the tired, crowded Green Lake loop? Here’s another walking option just a few blocks away that doesn’t have the lake views, but it passes through one of north Seattle’s cutest neighborhoods. Start… Continue reading Corliss Place & Keystone Place
Woodland Park Rose Garden
Location: North Seattle Address: 750 N. 50th St. Acreage: 2.5 The Woodland Park Rose Garden is a very special place for me. First, it’s where I met my husband, and then a couple of years later, it’s where I got engaged. I love to go back around this time of year to do a little… Continue reading Woodland Park Rose Garden