Image SeattleDiscoveryPark 05.jpg thumb 190px Looking across the south meadow to Puget Sound . Image ... DiscoveryPark is a 534 acre 2.2 km park in the peninsular Magnolia, Seattle, Washington Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle, Washington . It is the city s largest public park and contains 11.81 miles of walking trails. United Indians of All Tribes Daybreak Star Cultural Center is within the park ... title Black bear reported near DiscoveryPark newspaper The Seattle Times location Seattle url http ... Parks in Seattle, Washington fr DiscoveryParkSeattle ... and the lighthouse are on the National Register of Historic Places . Ambience Image SeattleDiscovery ... in the park and nearby waters. ref cite web title Birds of DiscoveryPark, a Checklist url http www.cityofseattle.net ... a large percentage of the tree cover in the park. ref cite web title DiscoveryPark. Final Vegetation ... Cultural Center DiscoveryPark is a relatively recent creation, having been created in the early 1970s ... of the land was surplused in 1971, given to the city in 1972, and dedicated as DiscoveryPark in 1973 ... for their hit single Hunger Strike song Hunger Strike on the shores of DiscoveryPark. Issues Image ... regarding the DiscoveryPark is what to do with former military property acquired in and around the park .... ref cite news last Pian Chan first Sharon title City will demolish housing at DiscoveryPark newspaper .... ref cite news last Bhatt first Sanjay title City will demolish housing at DiscoveryPark newspaper ... Park, already released into the wild newspaper The Seattle Times location Seattle url http seattletimes.nwsource.com ... http www.friendsdiscoverypark.org Friends of DiscoveryPark http www.cityofseattle.net parks Environment Trails images discoverypark.pdf PDF map of DiscoveryPark http www.sealsitters.org ... entirely concealed from the marsh, beach and trail. The park is built on the historic grounds of Fort Lawton most of the Fort Lawton Historic District FLHD falls within the park although an enclave ... more details
DiscoveryPark may refer to DiscoveryParkSeattle , a park in the peninsular Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States DiscoveryPark Hong Kong , a real estate in Tsuen Wan New Town, Hong Kong, China Burnaby Mountain DiscoveryPark Burnaby , a research community in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada DiscoveryPark Arizona , a scientific research and community area in Safford, Arizona, United States DiscoveryPark Sacramento , a park in Sacramento, California, part of the American River Parkway Discovery Green , a public park in downtown Houston, Texas, United States DiscoveryPark Purdue Discovery Water Park disambiguation ... more details
Infobox Album Name Welcome to DiscoveryPark Type studio Artist Brad band Brad Cover BradDiscoveryPark.jpg Released August 13, 2002 Recorded May 2001 March 2002 at Studio Litho and Bad Animals Studio Studio X , Seattle , Washington Genre Alternative rock Length 58 20 Language English language English Label Redline Records Redline Producer Brad, Skip Drinkwater, Phil Nicolo Last album Interiors Brad album Interiors br 1997 This album Welcome to DiscoveryPark br 2002 Next album Best Friends? br 2010 Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1score rating 3 5 ref name allmusic cite web title allmusic Welcome to DiscoveryPark Review url Allmusic class album id r601028 pure url yes publisher Allmusic author Torreano, Bradley accessdate May 20, 2009 ref Automatically generated by DASHBot Welcome to DiscoveryPark is the third studio album by the American Rock music rock band Brad band Brad . It was released on August 13, 2002 through Redline Records . Overview The album s recording sessions took place from May 2001 to March 2002 at Studio Litho and Bad Animals Studio Studio X in Seattle , Washington. Studio Litho is owned by guitarist Stone Gossard . The recording of Welcome to DiscoveryPark saw contributions from Mike Berg, who had taken over as the touring bassist for Jeremy Toback. ref name Erlewine Erlewine, Stephen Thomas and Torreano, Bradley. Allmusic class artist id p37554 pure url yes Brad . Allmusic . Retrieved on January 31, 2009. ref Most of the album was produced by the band members themselves, although they also worked with producers Phil Nicolo and Skip Drinkwater. The album was mixed by Nicolo, Drinkwater, and Matt Bayles . The album s cover art was photographed by Bruce ... Outtakes from the recording sessions for Welcome to DiscoveryPark were included on the 2005 compilation ... Out In DiscoveryPark With Brad . fasterlouder.com.au. September 27, 2005. ref Track listing tracklist ... at RFI CD Mastering Seattle Audio mastering mastering Sam Hofstedt, Floyd Reitsma assistance ... more details
BBC is the DiscoveryPark Center that blends life sciences and engineering research to cultivate ..., and will provide significant research and lab space for other DiscoveryPark projects. Burton ... School of Management and Alan Rebar , executive director of DiscoveryPark and senior associate vice ...¢er 8 DiscoveryPark News 4 Mar 2010 ref See also Purdue Research Park References reflist External links http www.purdue.edu dp index.php DiscoveryPark Home Page http www.purdue.edu discoverypark ... entrepreneurship and innovation related educational programs, as well as the Discovery Learning Center ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 DiscoveryPark of America is a planned tourist attraction to be located in Union City, Tennessee . This park will sit on convert 50 acre of land off of Everett Boulevard, near the proposed Interstate 69 . Construction began in July 2008 on the 100 million project, which will feature exhibits and activities on history, nature, military history, art and science. The park is slated to open in Spring 2012. It is financed by Union City based Robert E. and Jenny D. Kirkland Foundation , which has also has earmarked 2 million a year for 20 years to cover operating costs and buy exhibits. ref name Sheffield cite news url http www.bizjournals.com memphis stories 2009 02 02 newscolumn1.html title Construction under way for 100 million DiscoveryPark last Sheffield first Michael date 2009 01 30 work Memphis Business Journal publisher American City Business Journals, Inc. accessdate 2009 05 14 ref References reflist External links http www.discoveryparkofamerica.com Official Web site coord missing Tennessee Category Visitor attractions in Tennessee Category Buildings and structures in Obion County, Tennessee Category Douglas Cardinal buildings Category Proposed museums in the United States Tennessee struct stub ... more details
Infobox protected area name Discovery Bay Coastal Park alt name iucn category V photo photo alt photo caption photo width map map alt map caption map width location South western Victoria Australia Victoria , Australia nearest city Portland, Victoria Portland and Mount Gambier, South Australia Mount Gambier lat d 38 lat m 10 lat s lat NS S long d 141 long m 14 long s long EW E coords coords ref region AU area convert 104.6 km2 established 1979 visitation num visitation year governing body Parks Victoria world heritage site url http www.parkweb.vic.gov.au 1park display.cfm?park 102 Discovery Bay Coastal Park is a 104.6 km sup 2 sup linear protected area of coastal land in western Victoria Australia Victoria , south eastern Australia . It extends along the coast of Discovery Bay Australia Discovery Bay from Cape Nelson State Park Cape Nelson north westwards for 50 km to the border ... 2010 06 18 External links http www.parkweb.vic.gov.au 1park display.cfm?park 102 Parks Victoria Discovery Bay Coastal Park Category Protected areas of Victoria Australia Category Important Bird Areas ... South West Walk passes through the park, which is listed on Australia s Register of the National ... s Land Conservation Council, the park was first included in Schedule 3 of the Victorian National Parks ... Greenling damselfly Some 320 native vascular plant species have been recorded in the park. An important ... damselfly , the Hemiphlebia mirabilis Ancient Greenling . ref Richter 2010 . ref The park forms much of the Discovery Bay to Piccaninnie Ponds Important Bird Area , identified by BirdLife ... iba.vm title IBA Discovery Bay to Piccaninnie Ponds accessdate 2011 06 18 work Birdata ... pusilla Dwarf Galaxias . Mammals found in the park include the Long nosed Potoroo , Heath ... and Bridgewater. ref name mp References Notes reflist Sources cite book title Discovery Bay Parks ... reports Hemiphlebia mirabilis 2010.pdf title Discovery of New Populations of Hemiphlebia mirabilis ... more details
DiscoveryPark zh t is a apartment residential development in Hong Kong , located at 398 Castle Peak Road , Tsuen Wan New Town Tsuen Wan in the New Territories . The whole estate including the residential flats and the shopping centre spans over convert 2700000 sqft m2 . Its developer is Hong Kong Resort Company Limited and New World Development New World Development Company Limited is responsible for the management of the shopping centre. Phases of development Phase 1 Block 1 to 4 completed in May 1997 Phase 2 Block 5 to 8 completed in January 1998 Phase 3 Block 8 to 12 completed in May 1998 There are a total of 3360 units with unit size ranged from convert 593 sqft m2 abbr on . to convert 848 sqft m2 abbr on . The development has a shopping centre, a clubhouse of convert 40000 sqft m2 abbr on ., a swimming pool of convert 8000 sqft m2 abbr on . ref cite web url http www.hkri.com.hk dpark club index.htm title Clubhouse website by the Hong Kong Resort Company Limited ref tennis courts, golf putting green, sauna rooms, carpark, etc. The price of development was considered attractive to small families, as most of the estates in the vicinity were relatively old constructions ref name centaline http www.centanet.com cmarket p960918a.htm , Centaline Holdings , September ... by the Hong Kong Resort Company Limited ref . Facilities nearby Above the DiscoveryPark bus terminus ... bus routes with stops at DiscoveryPark. Tsuen Wan DiscoveryPark Bus Terminus 42M ... DiscoveryPark bus stop Tsuen King Circuit 30 Allway Gardens Cheung Sha Wan 30X Allway Gardens Whampoa ... way, morning peak hours service DiscoveryPark bus stop Castle Peak Road 30X Allway Gardens Whampoa ... Wan MTR References reflist External links commons category DiscoveryPark http www.nwd.com.hk discover park indexe.asp Official website by New World Development Shopping centres in Hong Kong Private ... mall and park. It is considered as the first of its kind as a Shopping Park . The shopping centre ... more details
other places Wildwood Unreferenced date May 2011 Infobox zoo zoo name Wildwood DiscoveryPark logo logo caption image image caption location North east Kent , England date opened 1999 date closed coordinates Coord 51 19 52 N 1 7 9 E region GB display it area num species 50 num animals largest tank vol total tank vol annual visitors 100,000 members exhibits website http www.wildwoodtrust.org www.wildwoodtrust.org Wildwood DiscoveryPark is a woodland discoverypark in north east Kent , England . It features over fifty species of native British animals such as deer , badger s, wild boar and wolves . It is located on the main road A291 between Herne Bay, Kent Herne Bay and Canterbury . Wildwood is a Registered Charity in England, No 1093702, whose aim is to save British Wildlife from extinction and reintroduce recently made extinct animals such as European beaver , wild boar and Modern Tarpan Konik . Wildwood Trust are achieving this through operating a wildlife education project that attracts nearly 100,000 visitors each year and educating 13,000 children on organised education trips. Wildwood Trust has an active membership of about 40,000. Visitors to the park can see British animals species past and present, with the animals set in natural enclosures. History Wildwoood s history can be traced back to the 1970s when Terry Standford, Operations Director of English Woodlands, created a woodland nature reserve which grew into a small wildlife park in a woodland setting. This evolved into a small zoo called Brambles. Following major reinvestment from Terry Standford and his business partners Peter and David Rosling Wildwood Discovery Centre started life in 1999 as a visitor centre ... of the park in June 2002, and officially took over the park in December of that year. Since then has ... of Corsican pine and Western hemlock. Some timber is used in the park, while much is left to provide suitable habitat for invertebrates and small mammals. The natural wildlife in the park includes ... more details
Beer Sheva Park is a small park located on Lake Washington in the Rainier Beach, Seattle, Washington Rainier Beach neighborhood of Seattle , Washington U.S. state Washington . Dedicated in 1905 as Atlantic City Park after the subdivision, it was renamed after Beer Sheva , Israel , in 1977, to honor Seattle s new sister city. In Beer Sheva, Israel, a SeattlePark was made in honor of Seattle s gesture. External links http www.cityofseattle.net parks parkspaces beershevapark.htm Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation coord 47.5244 122.2635 type landmark region US WA display title Category Parks in Seattle, Washington KingWA geo stub he ... more details
coord 47.545088 N 122.321582 W type landmark region US display title Image Seattle Georgetown Oxbow Park 01.jpg thumb Oxbow Park, 2007 Oxbow Park is a public park in the Georgetown, Seattle, Washington Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle, Washington . It houses the landmark Hat n Boots roadside attraction, which was relocated to the park. External links commons category Oxbow Park http www.cityofseattle.net parks proparks projects oxbow.htm Park project information at Seattle Parks Dept. Category Parks in Seattle, Washington Category Article Feedback 5 ... more details
Squire Park is a district in the city of Seattle, Washington Seattle , in the US state of Washington U.S. state Washington . According to the Squire Park Community Council, it is bounded on the south by S. Jackson Street, on the west by 12th Avenue and 12th Avenue S., on the north by E. Union Street, and on the east by 23rd Avenue and 23rd Avenue S., placing it within what are commonly thought of as First Hill, Seattle, Washington First Hill and the Central District, Seattle, Washington Central District . Its main thoroughfares are E. Jefferson and Cherry Streets and E. Yesler Way east and west bound and 14th Avenue north and south bound . Swedish Medical Center s Cherry Hill, Seattle, Washington Cherry Hill campus is located here. Image Seattle from Providence Hospital pano.jpg thumb 700 px center First Hill, Seattle, Washington First Hill and Downtown, Seattle, Washington Downtown seen from Cherry Hill. Seattle neighborhoods External links commonscat Squire Park, Seattle, Washington http www.squirepark.org The official website of Seattle s Squire Park Neighborhood , operated by the Squire Park Community Council. coord missing Washington ... more details
Unreferenced date June 2008 Image Seattle Map Washington Park.png right thumb Washington Park Washington Park is a neighborhood in east central Seattle, Washington , named after the Washington ParkSeattle city park to its northwest. It is bounded on the east by 38th and 37th Avenues E. and Hillside Drive E., beyond which are Madison Park, Seattle, Washington Madison Park and Denny Blaine, Seattle, Washington Denny Blaine on the south by Lake Washington Boulevard, beyond which is Denny Blaine and Madison Valley, Seattle, Washington Madison Valley on the west by Washington Park, and on the north by the private Broadmoor, Seattle, Washington Broadmoor community and golf club. Washington Park is home to many historic homes including one from 1907 that houses the current President of the University of Washington. This house is situated on Convert 5 acre m2 looking over Lake Washington and has grounds rivaled by few homes in the city. The house and land was donated to the University with the clause that it must be occupied by the President of U.W. The neighborhood s main thoroughfares are E. Madison Street northeast and southwest bound and Lake Washington Boulevard E. northwest and southeast bound . Coord 47 27 19.7 N 122 17 46.1 W display title Seattle neighborhoods Category Neighborhoods in Seattle, Washington KingWA geo stub ... more details
Image Lincoln ParkSeattle 1.jpg thumb Lincoln Park, seen from the Fauntleroy Vashon Ferry Image Lincoln ParkSeattle 01.JPG thumb Lincoln Park waterfront walk and beach Lincoln Park is a 135 acre 546,000 m park in West Seattle, Seattle, Washington West Seattle between Fauntleroy Way S.W. and Puget Sound . One of Seattle s largest parks, attractions include the paved walkway along the beach , tennis court s, baseball field s, picnic shelters, and a heated salt water swimming pool during the summer. The park is easily accessible by automobile car , boat or Metro Transit Seattle bus and is located next to the Washington State Ferries Fauntleroy, Seattle, Washington Fauntleroy Dock maritime terminal . The park is adjacent to the Fauntleroy, Seattle Fauntleroy neighborhood. The park occupies a headland called Williams Point. The Duwamish tribe Duwamish called the area Tight Bluff Lushootseed CHuX ydoos , referring to the dense plant growth. ref cite book last Thrush first Coll title Native Seattle Histories from the Crossing Over Place year 2007 publisher University of Washington Press isbn 0 295 98700 6 page 231 ref References reflist External links Commons cat Lincoln ParkSeattle http www.cityofseattle.net parks parkspaces lincoln.htm Seattle Parks web entry http www.seattle.gov parks parkspaces lincolnPark wadingpool.htm Seattle Parks web entry http www.kingcounty.gov environment waterandland puget sound marine beaches lincoln.aspx King County park webpage http www.seattleurbannature.org resources swmaps sw 47.html Lincoln Park and vicinity map http www.kingcounty.gov environment dnrp newsroom newsreleases 2010 december 1208W Seattle CSO.aspx King County combined sewer outflows article, 2010 12 08 coord 47 31 53.1 N 122 23 42.8 W display title Category Parks in Seattle, Washington kingWA geo stub ... more details
Image Peace Park 1.JPG right thumb Sadako Sasaki statue in Peace Park Peace Park is a park located in the University District, Seattle, Washington University District of Seattle, Washington , at the corner of N.E. 40th Street and Roosevelt Way N.E. at the northern end of the University Bridge Seattle University Bridge . Built by Floyd Schmoe , winner of the 1988 Hiroshima Peace Prize , and dedicated on August 6, 1990, 45 years after the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Hiroshima atomic bombing of Hiroshima , it is home to a full size bronze statue of Sadako Sasaki sculpted by Daryl Smith sculptor Daryl Smith . After the statue was vandalized in December 2003, a number of people, including Sadako s family, requested the statue be relocated to the more heavily trafficked Green Lake ParkSeattle Green Lake Park . Ultimately the Seattle Parks Department decided the statue should remain in the Peace Park, and upon restoration was returned there in mid January 2005. External links http www.sadako.org seattlepeacepark.htm Peace Park page at World Peace Project for Children http www.cityofseattle.net parks parkspaces PeacePark.htm Seattle Peace Park , information on the official site of the City of Seattle. http www.daryl smith.com sculpture portfolio sadako.html Sadako statue on Daryl Smith s website portfolio. coord missing Washington Category Parks in Seattle, Washington ... more details
Image Seattle City Hall Park & King County Courthouse P.jpg thumb Looking across City Hall Park to the King County Courthouse . City Hall Park is a 1.3 ac 5.3 ha park located in the Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington Pioneer Square neighborhood of Seattle , Washington U.S. state Washington on a block bounded by 3rd Avenue on the southwest, Dilling Way on the southeast, 4th Avenue on the northeast, and the King County Courthouse on the northwest. It is so named because when it was laid out in 1916, the King County Courthouse was the County City Building, housing both Seattle and King County, Washington King County government. City offices moved out in 1962. External links http www.cityofseattle.net parks parkspaces cityhallpark.htm Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation coord 47.602 122.330 type landmark region US WA display title Category Parks in Seattle, Washington KingWA geo stub ... more details
Image Interlaken Park snow 2897.jpg thumb A rare snow day in Interlaken Park Interlaken Park is a convert 51.7 acre m2 sing on park in Seattle, Washington . A heavily wooded hillside and ravine, it forms the division between Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington Capitol Hill to the south and Montlake, Seattle, Washington Montlake to the north. Interlaken Drive E. runs through the park north to south, and E. Interlaken Boulevard, part of which is now closed to traffic, does so northwest to southeast. Louisa Boren Park , once part of Interlaken Park, lies directly south. External links commonscat http www.ci.seattle.wa.us parks parkspaces interlak.htm Parks Department page on Interlaken Park coord 47 38 13.7 N 122 18 33.9 W display title Category Parks in Seattle, Washington KingWA geo stub ... more details
Image Frink parkseattle 1911.gif right thumb Frink Park in 1911 Image Frink Park 1.jpg right thumb Frink Park in 2004 Frink Park is a 17.2 acre 70,000 m park in the Leschi, Seattle, Washington Leschi neighborhood of Seattle, Washington . It is a heavily wooded hillside and ravine through which flows Frink Creek . Most of the park is bounded by 31st Avenue S. in the west, 34th Avenue S. in the east, and the rights of way of S. Main Street in the north and S. King Street in the south. Lake Washington Boulevard S. and S. Frink Place are recreational drives within the park. Frink Park borders Leschi Park in its northwest corner. External links http www.cityofseattle.net parks parkspaces frinkpark.htm Parks Department page on Frink Park http www.frinkpark.org Friends of Frink coord 47.5993 122.2907 type landmark region US WA display title Category Parks in Seattle, Washington ... more details
and east. History Denny Park is Seattle s oldest park. In 1861 pioneer Denny Party David Denny donated the land to the city as Seattle Cemetery. In 1883, the graves wtere removed and the cemetery was converted to a park, the city s first. By 1904, the surrounding area had become residential, and the park ... early Seattle to join the existing statue of Mark A. Matthews . A diverse coalition of park ...Image Denny Park 1.jpg right thumb Denny Park in 2004 Denny Park is a park located in the South Lake Union, Seattle, Washington South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle, Washington . It occupies the block ... lot and a play field. The Denny School, an elementary school, stood slightly southeast of the park from 1884 to 1928. ref Nile Thompson & Carolyn Marr, Building for learning Seattle Public Schools Histories, 1862 2000 , SeattleSeattle Public Schools, 2002. http www.seattleschools.org area historybook ..., regular users of the park. Image Denny Park 03.jpg thumb left In August 2007 The park originally stood on the north slope of Denny Regrade, Seattle, Washington Denny Hill . Between 1900 and 1931, the landscape of central Seattle was reshaped by regrading in Seattle a series of regrading projects . Denny Regrade No. 1, around 1910, lowered the land to the south and west of the park by some convert 60 ft m . Some surviving Seattle pioneers successfully demanded that the park remain unchanged. The result, however, was that access to the park from the downtown side was impossible by car due to the grade. In Denny Regrade No. 2, around 1930, the park was graded flat and was once again planted in a formal style the old Denny School was destroyed in the regrade, and its cupola was placed in the park ... and Recreation building was built within the park to house this growing city department. For several ... inhabited the building. Today, Denny Park is undergoing extensive renovation. Phase 1 Play area and lighting opened on May 2, 2009. ref http www.friendsofdennypark.org Re envision Denny Park . Accessed ... more details
Image SalmonBayBridge.JPG right thumb Salmon Bay Bridge from Commodore Park Notability date December 2008 Commodore Park is an convert 3.9 acre m2 sing on public park at the south end of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in the Magnolia, Seattle, Washington Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle , Washington. Conceived in 1966, it was dedicated in 1978. It was named after West Commodore Way, which forms its southern boundary. External links http www.seattle.gov parks park detail.asp?ID 308 Parks Department page on Commodore Park coord missing Washington Category Parks in Seattle, Washington ... more details
McCurdy Park is a convert 1.5 acre m2 sing on park in the Montlake, Seattle, Washington Montlake neighborhood of the USA U.S. city of Seattle, Washington . Currently home to the Museum of History and Industry , it is effectively bounded on the west by the museum and East Montlake Park , on the south by Washington State Route 520 State Route 520 , on the east by the Washington Park Arboretum , and on the north by Union Bay Seattle Union Bay marshland . However, there is no obvious demarcation between McCurdy Park, East Montlake Park, and the Arboretum. External links http www.ci.seattle.wa.us parks parkspaces McCurdyPark.htm Parks Department page on McCurdy Park coord 47 41 31.9 N 122 17 44.4 W display title Category Parks in Seattle, Washington kingWA geo stub named after our lovely jennette mccurdy ... more details
Marshall Park is a 0.78 acre park in Seattle , Washington U.S. state Washington . ref name SPR Cite web url http www.seattle.gov parks park detail.asp?id 320 title Marshall Park publisher Seattle Parks and Recreation accessdate April 25, 2011 ref Once known as Phelps Place , the small park across from Parsons Garden provided a viewpoint for sightseers until the expansion and improvement of Queen Anne Boulevard . In 1960, the park was named after the Marshalls. Betty Bowen Viewpoint was added to the park in 1977 1978. Today, the concrete walkway contains unsigned artwork by artists Guy Anderson , Kenneth Callahan , Morris Graves , Victor Steinbrueck , Charles Stokes , and Margaret Tompkins. ref name SPR See also List of parks in Seattle References reflist coord missing Category Parks in Seattle, Washington ... more details
Fairview Park is a convert 0.8 acre m2 sing on park located in Seattle, Washington , on the eastern shoreline of Lake Union along Fairview Avenue E. between E. Hamlin and Allison Streets. It includes a P Patch and a boat launch. External links http www.seattle.gov parks parkspaces fairviewpark.htm Seattle Parks and Recreation coord missing Washington Category Parks in Seattle, Washington KingWA geo stub ... more details
Image First Thursday in Occidental Park 02.jpg thumb Children playing on the Firefighters Memorial in the park on the first Thursday in July 2007. First Thursday is the traditional evening for Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington Pioneer Square art gallery openings. Many artists and craftspeople set up for the evening in the park. Occidental Park , also referred to as Occidental Square north of S. Main Street and Occidental Mall south of S. Main Street , is a 0.6 acre 2,400 m public park located in the Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington Pioneer Square district of Seattle, Washington . Created in 1971, it essentially consists of the Occidental Avenue S. right of way between S. Washington and S. Jackson Streets, plus half a city block between S. Main and S. Jackson Streets. The Seattle Waterfront Streetcar bisects it, running along S. Main Street. The park is in the heart of Seattle s largest art gallery district, and several galleries face onto Occidental Mall. External links commonscat Occidental Park http www.cityofseattle.net parks parkspaces occident.htm Occidental Park coord 47 36 0.1 N 122 19 58.45 W display title Category Parks in Seattle, Washington ... more details
Image Leschi parkseattle 1905.jpg right thumb Leschi Park, 1905 Image Leschi park 1908.gif right thumb Leschi Park, 1908 Image Leschi Park 1.jpg right thumb Leschi Park, 2004 coord 47.6011 122.2874 display title Leschi Park is an 18.5 acre 75,000 m park in the Leschi, Seattle, Washington Leschi neighborhood of Seattle, Washington , named after Chief Leschi of the Nisqually tribe Nisqually tribe. The majority of the park is a grassy hillside that lies west of Lakeside Avenue S. and features tennis courts, picnic tables, and a playground. Across Lakeside Avenue to the east is the western shore of Lake Washington and a small lawn with benches. To its south is the southern portion of Leschi Moorage, separated from the northern portion by a parking lot in the E. Yesler Way right of way, private docks, and an office restaurant complex. The cable car run from Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington Pioneer Square that operated from September 27, 1888, to August 10, 1940, terminated here. As with Madison ParkSeattle Madison Park to the north, there was a cross lake ferry run from Leschi Park to the Eastside King County, Washington Eastside before the construction of the Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge . Seattle s first zoo was located here, but moved to Woodland ParkSeattle Woodland Park in 1903. Leschi Park borders Frink ParkSeattle Frink Park in its southwest corner. The Duwamish ... links commons category Leschi Park http www.cityofseattle.net parks parkspaces leschi.htm Parks Department page on Leschi Park Lake Washington Steamboats Category Parks in Seattle, Washington ... title Native Seattle Histories from the Crossing Over Place year 2007 publisher University of Washington Press isbn 0 295 98700 6 page 248 ref Steamboat operations Image Leschi park 01 front.jpg left thumb Leschi Park, 1911, showing steamboat at dock and relationship between the steamboat dock and other marine structures at the park. From about 1890 to about 1910, Leschi Park was an important stop ... more details
Kerry Park is a convert 1.26 acre ha park on the south slope of Queen Anne, Seattle Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, Washington , located at the corner of 2nd Avenue W. and W. Highland Drive. According to a plaque on a wall in the park, Kerry Park was given to the City in 1927 by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sperry Kerry, Sr., so that all who stop here may enjoy this view. That view encompasses Downtown, Seattle, Washington downtown Seattle , Elliott Bay , the West Seattle, Seattle, Washington West Seattle peninsula, Bainbridge Island , and Mount Rainier . ref http www.seattle.gov parks park detail.asp?ID 342 Kerry Park Franklin Place . Seattle Parks and Recreation . Retrieved 5 March 2011. ref Changing Form , a steel sculpture by artist Doris Totten Chase , stands convert 4.6 m ft sp us high in the middle of the park. Since installation in 1971, the sculpture has been popular among photographers using it to frame the Seattle skyline or Mt Rainier, and children crawling around its smooth, black curves. ref Rahner, Mark. http seattletimes.nwsource.com html localnews 2008563472 chaseobit27m.html Doris Chase, celebrated artist, divided career between Seattle and New York . The Seattle Times . 27 December 2008. ref The park was one of the many stops on the finale episode of the third season of Amazing Race . The park was also featured as the opening scene in the 1999 film 10 Things I Hate About You In addition, Kerry Park is featured on the album cover of the Seattle hardcore band Brotherhood entitled Words Run As Thick As Blood. It is not uncommon for people in the hardcore scene to recreate ... As Blood.html?task view ref wide image Panorama Kerry Park Seattle.jpg 2200px center Panoramic view from Kerry Park. center Image KerryDaylightPano.jpg center Kerry Park with Mt. Ranier in the background ... shot of downtown taken from Kerry Park coord 47 37 46.6 N 122 21 33.9 W display title KingWA geo stub Category Parks in Seattle, Washington ... more details
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