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Madrona Briar Patch

September 20, 2012
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Location: Madrona
Address: 1600 Madrona Dr.
Acreage: 0.17

It took me two visits to this neighborhood to finally find Madrona Briar Patch. Take a narrow path up from Madrona Dr. and you’ll see an entrance through the bushes to a small grass area with a picnic […]

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Howell Park

Location: Madrona/Madison Park
Address: 1740 E. Howell Pl.
Acreage: 0.9

Roughly halfway between Madrona and Madison Park, take a turn off of Lake Washington Boulevard onto what looks like a short dead-end street and you’re in for a great surprise.

This hidden waterfront park […]

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McGilvra Boulevard

July 25, 2012
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Location: Madison Park/Madrona
Address: McGilvra Blvd. E. and 39th Ave E.
Acreage: 0.5

This beautiful boulevard gives drivers, but also walkers and bikers, a lovely view en route from Lakeview Park to Madison Park. The park makes up the grassy median between two one-way streets […]

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William Grose Park

February 27, 2012
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Location: Madison Park/Madrona
Address: 1814 30th Ave.
Acreage: 0.41

A couple of benches, a picnic table and a handful of very tall evergreens make up William Grose Park near Madison Park. A paved trail winds through this park, which is the size of a residential lot […]

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