Favorite Small Public Spaces

Troll’s Knoll

October 31, 2016
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Location: Fremont/North Seattle
Address: 860 N. 36th St.
Acreage: 0.56

Fremont’s beloved troll has a new park to play in next door to his hiding spot under the Aurora Bridge.

What was once an overgrown, weed-filled hillside is now a beautiful green space with […]

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Broadway Hill Park

September 19, 2016
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Location: Capitol Hill/Central Seattle
Address: 500 Federal Ave. E.
Acreage: 0.27

Opened in June 2016, this neighborhood park close to bustling Broadway street is a great use of public space. The corner lot is fabulously accessible with a paved path reachable from both streets that makes […]

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Tilikum Place

December 20, 2012
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Location: Downtown/Belltown
Address: 5th Ave. and Denny Way
Acreage: 0.1

On the edge of Belltown across the street from Seattle Center and almost underneath the Monorail is where you’ll find the very pleasant Tilikum Place. The statue by James A. Wehn of Chief Sealth draws […]

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Counterbalance Park: An Urban Oasis

July 15, 2011
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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 […]

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