Oct. 24, 2016 from noon to 1 p.m. The event will feature music, light refreshments and a program to begin at 12:30 p.m. This celebration honors the Knudsen family gift of Julia Lee’s Park, located at E Harrison St. & Martin Luther King Jr. Way S, to the City of Seattle and Seattle Parks and Recreation.
C. Calvert Knudsen established Julia Lee’s Park in 1993 as a statement of his love for his wife and life partner Julia Lee Roderick Knudsen who passed away in 1990. “Our father created this park as a physical representation of the depth and power of love between him and our mother,” said their daughter, Page Knudsen Cowles. “He believed that a small neighborhood park in Madison Valley would uniquely serve as a memorial to her, while further enhancing the greater Madison Park community with a natural, quiet place for reflection and enjoyment.”
The park holds a piazza style garden handsome wooden benches and has become a green and peaceful meeting place for Madison Valley residents of all ages.
The Knudsen Family is pleased to donate this special park to the City of Seattle and encourages the community to attend and learn more about the park.
For more information on the park please visit http://www.seattle.gov/parks/julialeespark. Or contact Karen O’Connor at karen.o’connor@seattle.gov or 206-233-7929.
