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The forested area is Discovery Park, with the brown area being the Fort Lawton Military Reserve. Discovery Park was created in the early 1970s from land surplus to the U.S. Army's Fort Lawton. The site for the 1,100-acre (4.5 km 2) fort had been given to the Army by the city in 1898, and the fort opened in 1900. The Army offered to sell it back ...
Denny-Blaine Park (One of the "improved parks" mentioned in the Seattle Park Board's annual report for 1909) The City of Seattle Parks and Recreation department lists a number of other parks, playgrounds, and playfields "influenced or recommended" by the Olmsteds, including the city's largest park: 534-acre (2.16 km 2) Discovery Park. [1]
In November 1971, the parties agreed that the city would grant UIATF with a 99-year lease on 20 acres (81,000 m²) in what would become Seattle's Discovery Park, with options for renewal without renegotiation. [11] [15] [18] [19] In addition, the City granted $600,000 to the American Indian Women's Service League for a social services center. [11]
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Several bike and pedestrian trails are maintained by the Seattle Department of Transportation or administered jointly by both departments. A number of waterfront parks are administered by the Port of Seattle, a municipal corporation. Seattle's oldest park is Denny Park and its largest is Discovery Park. This list has only the notable parks.
Discovery Park, in the northwest, encompasses 534 acres (2.16 km 2) and is Seattle's largest park. Seven miles of trails provide visitors with views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains. Parts of Fort Lawton, such as the officers' homes and other historic buildings, remain in the park, though many are now private residences. Discovery Park ...
The Capehart Housing in the center of the park was vacated by December 2009 and demolished during the summer of 2010; the land has become part of Discovery Park. Fort Lawton officially closed on September 14, 2011, and the 364th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, the last U.S. Army Reserve tenant on the post, moved to its new facility in ...