Jimi Hendrix Park

Jimi Hendrix Park is a 2.3-acre (0.93 ha) park in Seattle, Washington named in honor of musician Jimi Hendrix, who was from Seattle.

Jimi Hendrix Park
Sign at park entrance with NWAAM in the background
TypeUrban park
Location2400 S Massachusetts Street Seattle, Washington 98144
Coordinates47.5891355°N 122.3034117°W / 47.5891355; -122.3034117
Websitewww.seattle.gov/parks/find/parks/jimi-hendrix-park

The park was named in 2006,[1] and the opening of the park was announced in December, 2011 at the Northwest African American Museum, adjacent to the park, with an opening planned for 2012 to mark the 70th anniversary of the musician's birth.[2] As of summer 2013, the park design had been approved by the city, and development from a large grassy area into the planned guitar-shaped system of pathways and vegetation had not yet begun.[3] The park opened on June 17, 2017. The park's opening was introduced by the Bellevue School of Rock playing the classic Jimi Hendrix tune "Purple Haze."[4] The park was funded by various city funds and donations from the Nisqually Tribe[1] and Janie Hendrix, stepsister of Jimi Hendrix.[2] The Jimi Hendrix park is the fourth public memorial to Hendrix in Seattle, the others being a plaque in Woodland Park Zoo, a bust in his high school's library, and a privately funded sidewalk statue.[5]

References
  1. Jimi Hendrix Park Archived 2010-06-05 at the Wayback Machine at Seattle Parks and Recreation
  2. Perpetua, Matthew (December 5, 2011), "Jimi Hendrix Park to Open Next Year: Destination will be located in the guitarist's hometown of Seattle", Rolling Stone, archived from the original on September 1, 2017, retrieved September 1, 2017
  3. Jimi Hendrix Park Development Project Information -- Project Status, Seattle Parks and Recreation, Summer 2013, archived from the original on 2013-12-21, retrieved 2013-12-29
  4. Scruggs, Gregory (2017-04-14). "Jimi Hendrix Park Opens at Last, With a Purple Flourish". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  5. Erik Lacitis (August 14, 2011), "Seattle area's many Jimi Hendrix memorials", The Seattle Times, archived from the original on March 4, 2018, retrieved March 4, 2018
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