university district

UW’s Center for Urban Horticulture

Location: University District
Address: 3501 N.E. 41st St.
Acreage: 90

The Washington Park Arboretum gets a lot of attention for its fantastic gardens, pleasant trails and wetlands viewing. Much less visited, but also excellent, is the University of Washington’s Center for Urban Horticulture directly across Union […]

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Finale: Ravenna Woods

December 13, 2013
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Location: North Seattle/Ravenna/University District
Address: 4633 Ravenna Ave. N.E.
Acreage: 1.15

On a very cold morning a couple of weeks ago, I set out to visit the last Seattle Parks Department park on my list. Crunching along this path alone in the crisp, sunny […]

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Northlake Park

Location: North Seattle/Wallingford/U-District
Address: 7th Ave. N.E. and N.E. Northlake Way
Acreage: approx. 0.03 acres

A slightly widened concrete sidewalk at the street end of 7th Ave. N.E. makes up Northlake Park. There is no access to the waterfront, unfortunately, but […]

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Peace Park

Location: North Seattle
Address: N.E. 40th St. and 9th Ave. N.E.
Acreage: ~0.3

Peace Park is that small greenspace with an interesting sculpture that catches your eye right before you drive onto the southbound lanes of the University Bridge. The best way to reach this […]

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