Location: Downtown/SODO
Address: 1700 East Marginal Way S.
Acreage: 1.1
Follow all the truck traffic along East Marginal Way on the edge of SODO and take a turn toward the water when you spot the Shoreline Public Access sign. At the end of this driveway, surrounded by maritime activity, you’ll find Jack Perry Memorial Park.
This Port of Seattle Park doesn’t have as much to offer as several of the other great port parks, including Jack Block Park, Terminal 105 Park and Smith Cove Park. The park has waterfront public access in an area of the city that lacks shoreline parks, so it has a lot of potential. But, right now you’ll find mostly concrete and a few small shrubs and trees.
Kids and adults interested in what goes on along Seattle’s industrial waterfront may still want to check out this park. It provides a good close-up view of activities along the eastern side of Harbor Island. To get a different view of port activities, check out Terminal 18 Park.
Sadly, Jack Perry was a Port of Seattle employee who died tragically on the job in 1988.
#405 (Visited 2/27/2014)
Thank You for this Jack Perry was my father and a wonderful well respected man the Port of Seattle shut down the day of my Dads funeral Because so many Port of Seattle workers all different areas Longshoremen Electricians Mechanics and Security plus others were there.
Thanks for sharing, Tori!
Jack was a friend of my family. He and my father were very close friends. Jack had the heart of a giant. I was the teenager that was hard to live with, but Jack was always there to talk to, confide in and help me when I needed it. His love for his family and friends was insurmountable. I have missed his wisdom, his shoulder to cry on and his wit. Sure miss you Jack.
Jack was a great guy. He was an electrician foreman for the container cranes. When I was a new electrical engineer at the Port, Jack welcomed me as if we were old friends the first time I met him and thereafter. I was no longer working on the waterfront when Jack met with his untimely end but it was still a great blow. It deeply saddened me and also many, many people at the Port.