Northeast 130th Street Beach
Northeast 130th Street Beach | |
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  Northeast 130th Street Beach | |
| Coordinates: 47°43′22.8″N 122°16′52.3″W / 47.723000°N 122.281194°W | |
| Location | Seattle |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,653 square feet (339.4 m2) land; 13,736 square feet (1,276.1 m2) including water |
| Dimensions | |
| • Width | 60 feet |
Northeast 130th Street Beach is a 60-foot-wide (18 m) public beach in Seattle on Lake Washington located immediately off the Burke-Gilman Trail[1] at the eastern end of NE 130th Street in Lake City. The beach was a source of controversy when, in 2013,[1] after 82 years of public access, a fence was put by the owners of the two adjoining properties after they discovered a legal technicality that gave them ownership of the segment.[2][3]
The City of Seattle threatened in 2015 to force purchase of the land under eminent domain.[1][2] Condemnation proceedings resulted in a settlement,[1] and in 2019, the beach was made an official city park and officially named NE 130th Street End.[4] The case had attracted enough attention over the years that The Seattle Times treated its designation as a park as front-page news.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "NE 130th Street End". City of Seattle. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ a b Lacitis, Erik (August 13, 2015). "Sell or we'll use eminent domain, Seattle mayor tells owners of beach lot". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- ^ Lacitis, Erik (June 28, 2015). "Lake City residents fight to regain use of now-private beach". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ Lacitis, Erik (June 24, 2019). "After 7-year battle, Lake City neighbors rejoice as Lake Washington dead end becomes a public beach". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
- ^ Lacitis, Erik (June 25, 2019). "Lake Washington dead end becomes a tiny public beach". The Seattle Times. p. A1. Retrieved December 22, 2022.