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7 Madison Park
Bounded by E Madison St, Lake
Washington Blvd & Lake Washington.
@ 11. ∑ seattle.gov/parks
Seattle’s lakeside community of
Madison Park is one of the city’s
most affluent. Its tree-shaded
streets, lined with charming
older homes, most built
between 1910 and 1930,
are ideal for leisurely strolling.
The area was established in
the early 1860s, when Judge
John J. McGilvra purchased
The University of Washington campus, with its mix of architectural styles a section of land, cutting a
road through the forest from
6 University pubs, inexpensive restaurants, downtown Seattle to his
District and shops. At the opposite end property, which was later named
of the spectrum, Univer sity Madison Street after former
Bounded by NE 55th St, Portage Bay, Village, located east of the US president James Madison
Montlake Blvd NE & I-5. @ 7, 25, 43, campus, offers an upscale (1751–1836). In the
70, 71, 72, 73. n UW Visitors shopping and dining 1880s, McGilvra
Center: Ground floor, Odegaard experience. divided his land into
Undergraduate Library, near 15th Ave A must-see, lots, decreeing that
NE and NE 41St, (206) 543-9198. especially spring only “cottages” could
through autumn, be built on them.
Eclectic and energetic thanks is the Washington He also set aside
to the vibrant youth culture Park Arboretum, an area for public
surrounding a major university a garden and living use. This parcel of
campus, the University District plant museum, land is now known
makes for an interesting half- with 4,600 species, as Madison Park. By
or full-day excursion. The hub including 139 on the end of the 19th
of the district is the University the endangered century, this park had
of Washington (UW). The list. The arboretum Neo-Gothic building, become the most
premier institution of higher also features a university campus popular beach in the
learning in the Northwest US, Japanese garden city, complete with
this university is internationally with sculptures and wildlife, an ornate boathouse, piers, a
known for its excellent research carp-filled ponds, and an bath house, a wooden promen-
and graduate programs. authentic teahouse open ade, a greenhouse, a play-
Located on the site of the for ceremonies once a month. ground, floating bandstands,
1909 World’s Fair, the beautiful and tennis courts. Reminiscent
parklike campus is home to E Burke Museum of Natural of a friendly village, the neighbor-
more than 43,000 students History and Culture hood’s commercial area today
and 500 buildings in a mix of NE 45th St & 17th Ave NE. Tel (206) offers a number of popular
architectural styles. Just inside 543-5590. Open 10am–5pm daily, restaurants, upscale boutiques,
10am–8pm 1st Thu of month.
the main campus entrance is Closed Jan 1, Jul 4, Thanksgiving, and home accessories shops.
the Burke Museum of Natural Dec 25. & (free 1st Thu of month;
History and Culture, featuring separate adm to some exhibits). 7
dinosaur fossils and a notable - = h ∑ burkemuseum.org
collection of Northwest Native
American art. On the western E Henry Art Gallery
NE 41st St & 15th Ave NE. Tel (206)
edge of the campus sits the 543-2280. Open 11am–4pm Wed,
Henry Art Gallery, the first Sat & Sun, 11am–9pm Thu & Fri.
public art museum in the Closed Jan 1, Jul 4, Thanksgiving,
state of Washington. The Dec 25. & (by donation on Thu).
museum has a special focus 7 8 for groups in advance. -
on photography and digital = h ∑ henryart.org
and projected media. Y Washington Park Arboretum
The university’s main avenue 2300 Arboretum Dr E. Tel (206) 543-
is University Way Northeast, 8800. @ 11, 43, 48. Visitors’ center
known to locals as “The Ave.” Open 9am–5pm. Grounds: Open
Located just west of campus, dawn–dusk. & to Japanese Garden. Children playing on Madison Park’s sandy
it is lined with bookstores, 7 = ∑ washington.edu lakeside beach
For hotels and restaurants see p288 and pp298–300

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