Location: North Seattle
Address: 9536 Ashworth Ave. N.
Acreage: 7.6
Before any development, Licton Springs Park in the Greenwood neighborhood was an area abundant with natural mineral springs. Native Americans living nearby treasured the springs and gave them the name “Licton.”
White settlers caught on and opened […]
Location: Queen Anne
Address: 5th Ave. N. and Blaine St.
Acreage: 0.87
The other of my two favorite new discoveries, Trolley Hill Park sits on the eastern edge of Queen Anne Hill and feels like a secret hideaway.
It doesn’t look like much from the busy […]
Location: Queen Anne
Address: Taylor Ave. N. and Newton St.
Acreage: 1.02
I made a great discovery on Queen Anne recently and found two of my favorite new parks.
Maclean Park, on the eastern side of the Hill not only offers fabulous views of Lake Union and […]
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 […]
