Madison Park is a neighborhood in east central
Seattle, Washington
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region ...
, USA, named after the
city park
An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a municipal park (North America) or a public park, public open space, or municipal gardens ( UK), is a park in cities and other incorporated places that offer recreation and green space to resi ...
at the foot of E. Madison Street on the Lake Washington shore. It is bounded on the east by
Lake Washington; on the south by the intersection of Lake Washington Boulevard E. and 39th Avenue E., beyond which is
Denny-Blaine; on the west by Lake Washington Boulevard E.; and on the north by
Union Bay.
Washington Park and the private
Broadmoor community and golf course are subunits within Madison Park. The neighborhood's main thoroughfares are E. Madison Street (northeast- and southwest-bound) and McGilvra Boulevard E. (north- and southbound).
Madison Park in the early 1900s was a popular destination for people who lived in
Downtown Seattle and continues to draw from
Capitol Hill and beyond, especially on warmer days. Though very close to the city center, it was seen as a summer getaway, with a
cable car leading over the hills to the lake, park, swimming beach and ferries to destinations across Lake Washington.
Today, Madison Park is an upscale residential community with a number of restaurants and eateries.
Madison Park's Pioneer Hall (also known as Washington Pioneer Hall) is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
, ID #70000645.
External links
Seattle City Clerk: Madison Park neighborhood
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