Gillian Graham and collaborators Isabell Blue Vera Petukhova heard about Park(ing) Day through CHS and set out to create an interior space familiar to many residents near their pocket park’s location on E Pine near Boylston. “We wanted to create a space recognizable to this neighborhood,” Petukhova said as development continues and waves of new residents join the mix of people living on Capitol Hill. (Image: CHS)

Park(ing) Day 2011 at Melrose and Pine… or was it 2010? 2012? (Image: CHS)

Live map, below

CHS has been hyping Park(ing) Day since 2009 — it’s worthy. The concept fits well within themes you’ll find playing out on Capitol Hill: ownership and creative use of the public space, density-friendly transportation, grassroots. 2013’s day of laying claim to the streets is especially great — earlier this week, Capitol Hill was part of Seattle’s experiment to continue the themes of Park(ing) Day into the day to day. The E Olive Way parklet sponsored by Montana is the first of what is hoped to be many such experiments in the city. It got off to a great start. Friday, make some time to stop by E Olive Way and the temporary pocket parks listed below. You’ll find a few treats…

• 12th and Pine — “Plants, seating and art” — “Eltana and Schemata Workshop will also be partnering with Hello Robin tomorrow at the 12th and Pine location. The few and the lucky will be able to taste Robin’s highly anticipated cookies while supplies last. Participants will also receive a gift from Eltana (a gift card anywhere from $1-$10) tomorrow when they show us a completed Park(ing) Day passport. Otherwise, gift cards will be discounted tomorrow to customers 9am-3pm.”
  

  

  
• 11th at E Pike — Atelier Drome Architecture, llp: “Creative seating elements” and Capitol Hill EcoDistrict: “Seating and a cider press” — “Cupcake Royale: PARK(ing) Day installation on our #CapitolHill cafe block, coming up Friday 9/20 from 9am to 3pm.”
  

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• E Pine at Boylston — Gillian Graham — “A park designed to feel like an interior space”
• E Pine at Melrose — Sustainable Capitol Hill: “A ‘dream workshop’ complete with a bed and a bicycle spin-art station” and Freiheit & Ho Architects, Inc.: “Life-sized Jenga and letter seating”
  

  

  

  

• 12th at E James — Seattle Academy: “A Seattle Academy student designed park”

And you’ll also find some inspiration for new ways to put our city space to the best possible use. You might also find a surprise or two. Happy Park(ing) Day. Here’s the E Olive Way parklet getting good use:

CENTRAL SEATTLE PARK(ING) DAY 2013