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Seward Park (other)
Seward Park may refer to: * Seward Park (Manhattan), a park on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, named after William H. Seward * Seward Park (Seattle) Seward Park is a municipal park in Seattle, Washington, United States. Located in the city neighborhood of the same name, it covers . The park occupies all of Bailey Peninsula, a forested peninsula that juts into Lake Washington. It contains ..., a park in Seattle, Washington * Seward Park, Seattle, the surrounding neighborhood {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seward Park (Manhattan)
Seward Park is a public park and playground in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Located north of East Broadway and east of Essex Street, it is in size and is the first municipally built playground in the United States. History The park is named for William Henry Seward, a U.S. Senator from New York who served from 1849 to 1861 and later went on to be Secretary of State in the Lincoln administration. The park was built on a condemned piece of property purchased in 1897. New York City lacked the funds to do anything with it, so the Outdoor Recreation League (ORL), a playground and recreation advocacy group that built playgrounds in the undeveloped parks using temporary facilities and equipment, built it as the first permanent, municipally built playground in the country. Opened on October 17, 1903, it was built with cinder surfacing, fences, a recreation pavilion, and children's play and gymnastic equipment. A large running track encircled the pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seward Park (Seattle)
Seward Park is a municipal park in Seattle, Washington, United States. Located in the city neighborhood of the same name, it covers . The park occupies all of Bailey Peninsula, a forested peninsula that juts into Lake Washington. It contains one of the last surviving tracts of old-growth forest within the city of Seattle. The park is named after U.S. Secretary of State William Seward. Geography The park is accessible from the north by Lake Washington Boulevard S, from the south by Seward Park Avenue S., and from the west by S Orcas Street. The main parking lot and a tennis court are located in the southwest corner. The most commonly used trail is a car-free loop around the park. It is flat and in length. The perimeter trail was repaved in 2007. Other trails run through the interior, including a few car-accessible roads that lead to amenities including an amphitheater and picnic area. Seward Park features numerous small beaches, the largest one on its southwest side, as w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
