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South Park Playground

Location: South Seattle
Address: 738 S. Sullivan St.
Acreage: 5.6

The South Park Playground is part of the South Park Community Center complex, which offers the South Park neighborhood virtually every kind of fun activity you can imagine.

The community center has daily, year-round activities for […]

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Volunteer Park

Location: Central Seattle/Capitol Hill
Address: 1247 15th Ave. E.
Acreage: 48.3

Looking for someplace to take out-of-towners that’s free and has views almost as good as the Space Needle? Volunteer Park’s water tower on Capitol Hill provides great vistas of Seattle and […]

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Cal Anderson Park

November 4, 2009
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Location: Central Seattle/Capitol Hill
Address: 1635 11th Ave.
Acreage: 7.37

I often talk about certain parks serving as hubs for their communities. I can’t help thinking it’s true about Cal Anderson park, too. Like its Capitol Hill neighborhood, this park buzzes with activity year […]

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Soundview Playfield

September 26, 2009
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Location: Northwest Seattle
Address: 1590 N.W. 90th St.
Acreage: 10.5

Soundview Playfield is Crown Hill’s action center for all ages on a sunny September Saturday.

Six-year-olds are tearing around the castle-like play structure. A four-year-old is riding his scooter up […]

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