The Landmarks Preservation Board in Seattle unanimously approved the park’s nomination as there was aThe five-acre park, built in 1976, spans the freeway and is supported by concrete piers and bridges, including a multistory parking garage. It provides a pathway for people to cross over the interstate.
“It bridges the freeway, it’s constructed on a lid that knits First Hill to downtown. It provides a pedestrian path between the two areas of the city, effectively kind of suturing together the canyon that was opened up by the construction of I-5. It’s this feature that makes Freeway Park really unusual,” said Chrisanne Beckner with Seattle Parks and Recreation.
The park has an irregular footprint and is 1,300 feet long with differing widths. It integrates lawns, plantings, pathways, large planting boxes and has dramatic water features.The park was designed so that it would shield people from the traffic sounds and smells of the city. Plants found in the park include rhododendron, sweetgum, Lebanon cedar and viburnum, just to name a few.
The luscious foliage was chosen when the park was being designed, with an understanding that the location would subject them to unusual levels of stress: “dehydration of foliage from wind funneled by adjacent structures; general abuse by pedestrians, automobiles, and animals; glare from cement or glass; and soil and maintenance problems,” according to the cityWhile natural parks undergo continuous evolution and change, Freeway Park has undergone alterations.
Is it usable again? It would be intriguing for KIRO to do a feature story on it.
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