West Seattle Parkway

West Seattle Parkway, Job #02723, Seattle, WA

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Quick Facts

Location:

Seattle, WA

Significance:

Olmsted Designed Landscape

Recommended in Olmsted Brothers 1908 report on Seattle’s parks, West Seattle Parkway was one of several thought-up by John Charles Olmsted never to be built. By 1911, it seemed work at West Seattle Parkway would pick up, with John Charles recommending a refined alignment to address topographical challenges by utilizing sharp turns that would lead to an elevated bridge. The topographical challenges at West Seattle Parkway rivaled those along Lake Washington Boulevard.

Source: "West Seattle Parkway," Olmsted Online

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