Location: Downtown Seattle Address: 2112 6th Ave. Acreage: Approx. 0.02 Dogs, you have it good if your owner works for Amazon. In addition to Amazon’s employee-only dog park inside the spheres, there’s a small off-leash area in the outdoor plaza that’s open to all dogs and their workers. The space is part of the private… Continue reading Amazon Spheres Dog Park
Tag: Favorite Small Public Spaces
Arcade Plaza
Location: Capitol Hill Address: Summit Ave. E. and E. Olive Way Acreage: approx. 0.05 Turn back time to the 1980s as you enjoy Arcade Park, a tiny but worthy park that opened in 2017. You can also turn yourself into PacMan and gobble yellow dots as you wind your way through the painted maze that… Continue reading Arcade Plaza
901 5th Avenue Plaza
Location: Downtown Seattle Address: 901 5th Ave. Acreage: Approx. 0.5 One of the best secret public plazas in downtown Seattle is accessed from a paved pathway off 5th Ave. Bright green ferns and other native plants burst from their planters, making this feel like a true Northwest oasis. A striking wall of iridescent blue, orange… Continue reading 901 5th Avenue Plaza
Harbor Steps
Location: Downtown Seattle Address: 1st Ave. and University St. Acreage: 0.37 A lot of the new condo and office developments in downtown Seattle and South Lake Union have fun little public spaces like courtyards or quaint seating areas. But, it’s easy to forget that Harbor Steps in the heart of downtown was one of the… Continue reading Harbor Steps
Troll’s Knoll
Location: Fremont/North Seattle Address: 860 N. 36th St. Acreage: 0.56 Fremont’s beloved troll has a new park to play in next door to his hiding spot under the Aurora Bridge. What was once an overgrown, weed-filled hillside is now a beautiful green space with a paved path perfect for strolling. It’s also a convenient passage… Continue reading Troll’s Knoll
Broadway Hill Park
Location: Capitol Hill/Central Seattle Address: 500 Federal Ave. E. Acreage: 0.27 Opened in June 2016, this neighborhood park close to bustling Broadway street is a great use of public space. The corner lot is fabulously accessible with a paved path reachable from both streets that makes it easy for wheelchairs and strollers to use all… Continue reading Broadway Hill Park
Tilikum Place
Location: Downtown/Belltown Address: 5th Ave. and Denny Way Acreage: 0.1 On the edge of Belltown across the street from Seattle Center and almost underneath the Monorail is where you’ll find the very pleasant Tilikum Place. The statue by James A. Wehn of Chief Sealth draws you in first. Dedicated in 1912, this was Seattle’s first… Continue reading Tilikum Place
Counterbalance Park: An Urban Oasis
Location: Central Seattle Address: Queen Anne Ave. N. and Roy St. Acreage: 0.28 No, I did not add a personal opinion to the title of this post. The park’s quirky name is actually Counterbalance Park: An Urban Oasis. In 2008 the city opened this park on what used to be the site of a gas… Continue reading Counterbalance Park: An Urban Oasis