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On Jan. 1, 2025, Seattle Parks and Recreation services will jump in costs for users. Notable increases include pool admissions increasing $1 for youth, seniors and adult users, with the latter set ...
The Seattle Board of Park Commissioners was established in 1887 to oversee the city's first park, then known simply as Seattle Park. [7] Originally the Seattle Cemetery, the site was donated in 1884 by Seattle pioneer David Denny. (The park is today named Denny Park in his honor.) In 1892 the position of Park Supervisor was created, with E.O ...
The park is owned by the City of Seattle and operated by Seattle Parks and Recreation. The park property was gradually acquired by the City, and the final 5 acres (2.0 ha) were transferred from the United States Navy to the City of Seattle on July 1, 2000. After renovation, the current park space officially opened on September 25, 2010. [1]
Woodland Park is a 90.9-acre (36.8 ha) public park in Seattle's Phinney Ridge and Green Lake neighborhoods that originated as the estate of Guy C. Phinney, lumber mill owner and real estate developer. Phinney died in 1893, and in 1902, the Olmsted Brothers firm of Boston was hired to design the city's parks, including Woodland Park.
The park was named for Werner H. "Bhy" Kracke, who deeded the property to the city shortly after his death in 1971, along with $20,000 to develop it. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It was designed by landscape architect Roy Lehner to center around a winding trail between two levels—the viewpoint at the top and other amenities at the bottom. [ 5 ]
The view from the park is often used as the backdrop for television news segments on Seattle, as well as other media depictions of the city. [8] Kerry Park was also featured in the opening credits of the 1999 film 10 Things I Hate About You, [9] and in Frasier as the view from the titular character's apartment. [10]
Lincoln Park is a 135 acres (0.55 km 2) park in West Seattle alongside Puget Sound. The park's attractions include forest trails, a paved walkway along the beach , athletic fields, picnic shelters, and a heated saltwater swimming pool which is open during the summer.
Unico Properties LLC (formerly University Properties Inc) is an American private equity real estate investment and development company based in Seattle, Washington, focused on the north-west and west of the US. [1] It was founded in 1953. [2] As of September 2018, it "manages a $4.3 billion real-estate portfolio", [3] amounting to 18 million ...