Alvin Larkins Park

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Alvin Larkins Park
Alvin Larkins Park, Seattle, March 2013.jpg
Alvin Larkins Park in 2013
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TypeUrban Park
LocationSeattle, Washington
Coordinates47°36′51″N 122°17′19″W / 47.61417°N 122.28861°W / 47.61417; -122.28861Coordinates: 47°36′51″N 122°17′19″W / 47.61417°N 122.28861°W / 47.61417; -122.28861
Created1975; 49 years ago (1975)
Operated bySeattle Parks and Recreation

Alvin Larkins Park is a park in the Madrona neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, 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.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Alvin Larkins Park". seattle.gov. Retrieved 4 August 2015.