Alvin Larkins Park is a
park
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in the
Madrona neighborhood
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of
Seattle
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,
Washington
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, located on the north side of E. Pike Street between 34th and 35th Avenues.
The land was purchased by the city in 1973 and made into a park in 1975. In 1979, it was named after
Alvin Larkins, a resident of the neighborhood from 1949 until he died in 1977.
References
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Parks in Seattle
1975 establishments in Washington (state)