Blakeley Crescent Park Photos

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Looking east across the intersection of NE Blakeley Street and 25th Avenue NE. The Burke-Gilman trail parallels Blakeley here, passing between the bollards at the right edge of the picture. This was taken in October, 2000, when SeaTran was building the curb, which was completed in November. The just-completed sidewalk and curb on the north side of Blakeley are visible at the left edge. Looking east on the Burke-Gilman where it crosses 25th NE. 25th is a major north-south arterial. This is one of the Burke-Gilman's busier intersections, measured in both car and pedestrian/bicycle traffic. Looking east on the Burke-Gilman trail at 25th Ave. There is a rest area with a bench installed by a local Boy Scout troop. The Silver Cloud Inn is in the background on the right. The new park will add landscaping, a short, paved walkway, and more benches.

Looking west on the Burke-Gilman at about 26th Ave. The trees along the south side of the trail are overgrown with blackberries. These will be cleared out when the park is developed. The Silver Cloud Inn is in the background on the left. Looking east on the Burke-Gilman at about 26th Ave. There is a drop of up to ten feet between Blakeley Street (not visible) and the trail, most of which occurs in a steep bank next to the trail. The flat area at the top of this bank will be developed into a grassy area with benches and a walkway overlooking the trail.

Looking south on 26th Ave. across Blakeley, where there is a dirt path to the Burke-Gilman (just behind the Audi). This was taken in 1999, before the sidewalks and curbs were installed on Blakeley. The Silver Cloud Inn dominates the background. Looking down the dirt path to the Burke-Gilman from the south side of Blakeley. The drop is about 6 feet. The gravel in the foreground is now a short east-west sidewalk, and there is no parking. Looking up the dirt path to Blakeley from the Burke-Gilman. The new park will add a formal stairway here, with a ramp on which to walk bicycles.

Looking west on the Burke-Gilman at the 27th Ave. street end. The sloping pavement on the right is the end of 27th. In the center of the picture will be the east end of the new park, with blackberries removed, new landscaping, walkway, benches and trail overlook. Looking north from the Burke-Gilman at the 27th Ave. Street end. The camper truck is heading east on Blakeley. 27th slopes down to the right and under the Omni building, where there is parking. Omni's retaining wall makes 27th look narrow, but the right-of-way actually extends all the way to the right edge of the picture. Looking south to the 27th Ave. street end from the north side of Blakeley. Omni is on the left. Some curb construction equipment is visible at the right edge of the picture. The poplar tree is on the grounds of the UW's married student housing. Beyond that is the University Village shopping center. Looking down the west edge of the 27th Ave. street end (the east edge of the park) from the south side of Blakeley. The drop in elevation from Blakeley to the Burke-Gilman is about ten feet here, and the horizontal distance is about 60 feet. The park design includes a more formal walkway along the edge of the park, connecting Blakeley and the trail.

Looking southwest across the intersection of 27th and Blakeley at the east end of the park. The curb SeaTran is constructing in this picture is now complete. The tree in the foreground is in bad shape, and will be removed as part of park development. In its place will be the formal east entry to the park, lined with new trees. Looking down on the east end of the park from the top of a parked bulldozer. Blakeley is on the left, Omni is in the background, and a sliver of the Burke-Gilman is visible on the right. In the foreground, besides the construction debris, is some of the garbage this site tends to collect. This area will see the most improvement when the park is developed.

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Looking east across the intersection of NE Blakeley Street and 25th Avenue NE. The Burke-Gilman trail parallels Blakeley here, passing between the bollards at the right edge of the picture. This was taken in October, 2000, when SeaTran was building the curb, which was completed in November. The just-completed sidewalk and curb on the north side of Blakeley are visible at the left edge.	Looking east on the Burke-Gilman where it crosses 25th NE. 25th is a major north-south arterial. This is one of the Burke-Gilman's busier intersections, measured in both car and pedestrian/bicycle traffic.	Looking east on the Burke-Gilman trail at 25th Ave. There is a rest area with a bench installed by a local Boy Scout troop. The Silver Cloud Inn is in the background on the right. The new park will add landscaping, a short, paved walkway, and more benches.


Looking west on the Burke-Gilman at about 26th Ave. The trees along the south side of the trail are overgrown with blackberries. These will be cleared out when the park is developed. The Silver Cloud Inn is in the background on the left.	Looking east on the Burke-Gilman at about 26th Ave. There is a drop of up to ten feet between Blakeley Street (not visible) and the trail, most of which occurs in a steep bank next to the trail. The flat area at the top of this bank will be developed into a grassy area with benches and a walkway overlooking the trail.


Looking south on 26th Ave. across Blakeley, where there is a dirt path to the Burke-Gilman (just behind the Audi). This was taken in 1999, before the sidewalks and curbs were installed on Blakeley. The Silver Cloud Inn dominates the background.	Looking down the dirt path to the Burke-Gilman from the south side of Blakeley. The drop is about 6 feet. The gravel in the foreground is now a short east-west sidewalk, and there is no parking.	Looking up the dirt path to Blakeley from the Burke-Gilman. The new park will add a formal stairway here, with a ramp on which to walk bicycles.


Looking west on the Burke-Gilman at the 27th Ave. street end. The sloping pavement on the right is the end of 27th. In the center of the picture will be the east end of the new park, with blackberries removed, new landscaping, walkway, benches and trail overlook.	Looking north from the Burke-Gilman at the 27th Ave. Street end. The camper truck is heading east on Blakeley. 27th slopes down to the right and under the Omni building, where there is parking. Omni's retaining wall makes 27th look narrow, but the right-of-way actually extends all the way to the right edge of the picture.	Looking south to the 27th Ave. street end from the north side of Blakeley. Omni is on the left. Some curb construction equipment is visible at the right edge of the picture. The poplar tree is on the grounds of the UW's married student housing. Beyond that is the University Village shopping center.	Looking down the west edge of the 27th Ave. street end (the east edge of the park) from the south side of Blakeley. The drop in elevation from Blakeley to the Burke-Gilman is about ten feet here, and the horizontal distance is about 60 feet. The park design includes a more formal walkway along the edge of the park, connecting Blakeley and the trail.


Looking southwest across the intersection of 27th and Blakeley at the east end of the park. The curb SeaTran is constructing in this picture is now complete. The tree in the foreground is in bad shape, and will be removed as part of park development. In its place will be the formal east entry to the park, lined with new trees.	Looking down on the east end of the park from the top of a parked bulldozer. Blakeley is on the left, Omni is in the background, and a sliver of the Burke-Gilman is visible on the right. In the foreground, besides the construction debris, is some of the garbage this site tends to collect. This area will see the most improvement when the park is developed.