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The ravine in Colman Park provides a natural route for Lake Washington Boulevard to wind from the lakeshore up the hillside as it heads north to Frink Park. Four bridges allow pedestrians to move separately from the vehicles.

The ravine in Colman Park provides a natural route for Lake Washington Boulevard to wind from the lakeshore up the hillside as it heads north to Frink Park. Four bridges allow pedestrians to move separately from the vehicles. Acquired in 1907 from Seattle’s first municipal water company, Colman Park still includes the original pump intake pipe from the lake. Located at the north edge of Seattle’s Mount Baker neighborhood, this forested hillside park features paths, community gardens, forest and lawns. VIews from this park epitomize the Olmsted goal "to secure and preserve for the use of the people as much as possible of these advantages of water and mountain views and of woodlands.”

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