Favorite Amazing Public Spaces

Chambers Creek Regional Park

Location: Tacoma/University PlaceAddress: 6320 Grandview Dr. W.Acreage: 930

This amazing park just south of Tacoma makes for a fantastic year-round outing. My favorite time to visit is on a clear winter or spring day when the Puget Sound seems to sparkle in the sunlight.

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North Transfer Station

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 […]

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Harborside Fountain Park

June 25, 2014
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Location: Bremerton
Address: 251 1st. St., Bremerton
Acreage: 2.21

Looking for a great summer day trip that features a visit to an amazing and little-known urban park?

Walk on the Bremerton Ferry from downtown Seattle and enjoy a gorgeous one-hour ride to Bremerton. Hop off […]

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Hiram M. Chittenden Locks

February 26, 2014
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Location: Northwest Seattle/Ballard
Address:  3015 N.W. 54th St.
Acreage: 10+

Known more casually as the Ballard Locks, this is one of the coolest public spaces in Seattle. And, amazingly, many long-time residents have never visited the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks to discover how the level […]

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