Favorite Playgrounds

Dr. Blanche Lavizzo Park

May 11, 2010
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Location: Central Seattle
Address: 2100 S. Jackson St.
Acreage: 2.0

Parks are critically important to the health of a community, especially kids’ well-being. So, it was heartening to see some great play spaces for kids in Seattle’s Central District today.

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Ella Bailey Park

April 11, 2010
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Location: Magnolia
Address: 2601 W. Smith St.
Acreage: 0.12

I’ve come across, undoubtedly, Seattle’s best playground with a view. I almost let go of the stroller as I came down Smith St. in Magnolia and caught sight of the Seattle skyline and Elliott Bay.

Ella […]

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Dahl Playfield

Location: North Seattle
Address: 7700 25th Ave. N.E.
Acreage: 14.5

Originally a peat bog affectionately called “Ravenna Swamp,” the now-named Dahl Playfield is a big park with lots of great amenities. Waldo Dahl was a member of the Parks Board for 29 years, according to […]

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Ravenna-Eckstein Park

March 16, 2010
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Location: North Seattle/Ravenna
Address: 6535 Ravenna Ave. N.E.
Acreage: 3.1

Challenge your young rock climbers to an ascent on the cool, metal climbing wall at Ravenna-Eckstein Park. It looks like a piece of art from a distance, but up close you’ll see the […]

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