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The park design is optimized to provide access to water and green space, connect the surrounding neighborhoods, and celebrate the cultural, industrial, and maritime heritage of the city and region. Lake Union Park includes restored shoreline, a pedestrian bridge, a model boat pond, a history trail,
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While the property was acquired by the City for the purpose of providing public park space, it was underutilized for a prolonged period due to a lack of attractive park features. Seattle Parks Foundation attempted to address that issue by conducting a campaign to raise the funds needed to
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substantially improve the park's facilities. The capital campaign goal was $ 20 million. In addition, the Seattle City Council appropriated $ 4.228 million in funds to repair the property's bulkhead and $ 5 million went to the project from the voter-approved 2000 Pro Parks Levy.
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Seattle voters rejected a 1995 levy that would have funded development and construction of the Seattle Commons, a greenspace from Lake Union to downtown Seattle. Supporters included Mayor Norm Rice and Paul Allen who later developed real estate in the area instead.
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Unsinkable (2010-09-24). Lake Union Park Grand Opening Celebration! Saturday the 25th, Sunrise to Sunset. South Lake Union blog, 24 September 2010. Retrieved from
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Higgins, Mark (1995-09-20). Commons Levy Defeated. Seattle Post Intelligencer, 20 September 1995. Retrieved on 2013-09-30 from
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to the City of Seattle on July 1, 2000. After renovation, the current park space officially opened on September 25, 2010.
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Office space in the Armory was occupied by Seattle Parks and Recreation and several nonprofit groups, including the
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building, colloquially called the Armory. In 2012, the Armory was fully restored and reopened as the new home of
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The park includes a Historic Ships Wharf housing several historic vessels, including the tug
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http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=8252
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a fountain of water jets, a beach for launching boats, a footprint for The
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The property has several buildings, the largest of which is the former
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neighborhood. The park is owned by the City of Seattle and operated by
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is a 12-acre (4.9 ha) park located at the south end of
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South Lake Union
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47°37′37.8″N 122°20′13.6″W / 47.627167°N 122.337111°W / 47.627167; -122.337111
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South Lake Union
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