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Location: Laurelhurst Playfield - Seattle WA

Laurelhurst Playfield Improvements – Seattle WA

The Seattle Park Department acquired the site for Laurelhurst Playfield along NE 41st Street between 45th Avenue NE and 48th Avenue NE in 1927. Although a few improvements to the site were completed between 1929 and 1932, a series of… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Playgrounds, Tennis Courts
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Civil Works Administration (CWA)

Laurelhurst Playfield Field House – Seattle WA

During the late 1930s, with funds from various New Deal programs, the Seattle Park Department made significant improvements to Laurelhurst Playfield. The largest of these improvement projects was the construction of a field house near the southern end of the… read more

Project type: Parks and Recreation, Comfort Stations (Restrooms), Lodges, Ranger Stations and Visitor Centers
Agency: Civil Works Administration (CWA)

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