If you have read a seattle or northwest history book in the past half. Senator warren magnuson, a former naval officer from seattle. Seattle public library book sale continues at magnuson park. Trace the citys history, from an indigenous dwelling to its gold rush days and up through its. Magnuson park s offleash area is by far the largest, most popular and most widely used offleash area in seattle. On september 20, 2004, seattle mayor greg nickels presided over a ceremony to rededicate magnuson park as expanded to include the entire sand point historic district. In order to schedule successfully, please read the picnic brochure on this page for instructions.
Magnuson park fin art seattle, washington atlas obscura. Maps of each reservable picnic park can be found below by clicking next to the park name. Much of seattle park history was documented by donald n. Historic district history and architecture buffs will be interested in the historic, former navy buildings in warren g. Magnuson park is located on a beautiful milelong stretch of lake. Magnuson park is a 350acre 140 ha park on sand point, lake washington, in the sand point neighborhood of seattle, washington. Magnuson park project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Magnuson park s community garden amphitheater is one of our favorite locations to perform. Lake union parkseattle south lake union stcar97 min. More than 250,000 books and other items are for sale at the friends of the seattle public library book sale this weekend at magnuson park. We have dozens of beautiful parks located in the seattle area available for picnic reservations.
The grounds also feature native plants and a rock amphitheater for practicing scrambling and rugged hiking. Magnuson park is the second largest park in seattle when it. Moving the northwests historical records would make them. Magnuson park cleanup seattle washington state department of.
Historians may argue about what made seattle great the klondike gold rush. The magnuson park advisory committee mpac meeting scheduled for wednesday, april 8th will be hosted via skype teleconference. In 1977, it was renamed magnuson park in honor of longtime u. When he left the senate he was the most senior member of the body. The citys land was largely developed as a park and named sand point park. This is a slideshow photo essay on the history of sand point, located on lake washington in northeast seattle, from settlement in 1855 to the rededication of an expanded magnuson park in 2004. The ceremony recognized the expansion and the naming of the entire enlarged park after the late senator warren g.
Sand point is a lowlying peninsula jutting eastward into lake washington approximately at ne 70th street in seattle. History warren grant maggie magnuson april 12, 1905may 20, 1989 represented the state of washington in the united states senate from 1944 until 1981. Need to book a room or climbing wall at our program center. The new facility features indoor and outdoor climbing walls, including an indoor ice climbing wall. Space facilitates cultural uses, activities and programming in warren g. Its tucked along abandoned rail track, now the burkegilman trail, west of sand point way, north of seattle childrens and south of the exnaval air station that is magnuson park. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you selected. The parks historic district features over 20 brick and metal structures built in the 1930s and 1940s. The park is the second largest in seattle, after 534acre 2.
For more information about the 2019 novel coronavirus situation, please visit our. A locals guide is a book about seattle parks by author linnea westerlind. The magnuson ppatch is located within the magnuson community garden, a four acre site at magnuson park. The new ppatch officially opened in march 2003 for. The eventwhich has been dubbed a treasure hunt for book loversis free and open to all ages, and all proceeds go to seattle public library. Home to the mountaineers headquarters, this seattle urban park includes. The park also has a history of unofficial clothingoptional use since the. Discovery park or sand point naval air station now magnuson park. Magnuson park as expanded to include the entire sand point historic district. Our sites are perfect for birthday parties and social gatherings of all types and sizes. Magnuson park sits on a splendid milelong stretch of lake washingtons shoreline in northeast seattle. Follow our yellow signboards from the entrance to the park.
The seattle parks and recreations sherwood history files are the incredible legacy of sherwood, who worked as an engineer for parks for 22 years from 1955 to 1977. His connections to the city of seattle included, secretary of the seattle municipal league from 193031. In 2008, the mountaineers moved from lower queen anne to an old naval building in magnuson park, now leased from the city of seattle. Seattle is often listed as one of the most walkable cities in the united states. Williams weaves together the history, natural history, and. The simply named fin art in seattle s magnuson park is a largerthanlife work of recycled art that turns a grassy field into teeming ocean located just off the shore of lake washington, the. The coronavirus crisis in seattle is a major threat to the stranger s ability to keep the city informed.
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