Jimi Hendrix Park, Urban park in Central District, Seattle, United States
Jimi Hendrix Park is a 2.3-acre park in Seattle, Washington, named for the Seattle-born musician. Its entrance is marked by a brown-framed sign between two thick posts reading "Jimi Hendrix Park", with red, orange, green and blue bands below and park hours printed in the blue band. The sign stands at the edge of a paved lot beside a large gray rock.
The park was named in 2006, and its opening was announced in December 2011 at the Northwest African American Museum next door, planned for 2012 to mark the 70th anniversary of Hendrix's birth. By summer 2013 the city had approved the design, but the grassy lot had not yet been rebuilt with guitar-shaped paths. It opened on June 17, 2017, introduced by the Bellevue School of Rock playing "Purple Haze."
The park is named for Seattle-born guitarist Jimi Hendrix, and its opening on June 17, 2017 was introduced by the Bellevue School of Rock playing "Purple Haze." It is the fourth public memorial to Hendrix in Seattle, after a plaque at Woodland Park Zoo, a bust in his high school library and a privately funded sidewalk statue.
The park sits adjacent to the Northwest African American Museum and features multiple entrances with accessible pathways throughout. Open areas accommodate various activities, from quiet sitting to community gatherings.
The park is the fourth public memorial to Hendrix in Seattle; the others are a plaque at Woodland Park Zoo, a bust in his high school's library, and a privately funded sidewalk statue. Its opening on June 17, 2017 was introduced by the Bellevue School of Rock playing "Purple Haze."
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