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{{Short description|Park in Seattle, Washington, U.S.}}
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'''Montlake Playfield''' is a 27-acre (100,000 m²) [[park]] and [[playfield]] on [[Portage Bay]] in the [[Montlake, Seattle, Washington|Montlake]] [[neighborhood]] of [[Seattle, Washington]], USA.

Originally a 20-foot-deep [[peat bog]], the playfield site was first developed as part of a [[dahlia]] farm. The farm extended considerably further south than the present playfield: its southernmost part was south of Lynn Street, the land used to build [[St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church (Seattle)|St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church]].<ref name=Gould>Jim Gould, [https://web.archive.org/web/20070128112140/http://www.montlake.net/mcc/mcc_history_Jim_Gould.htm The Montlake Neighborhood], originally on Montlake.net, archived on the [[Internet Archive]] 28 January 2007, accessed 26 September 2007.</ref><ref>Dorothea Mootafes, Theodora Dracopoulos Argue, Paul Plumis, Perry Scarlatos, Peggy Falangus Tramountanas, eds., ''A History of Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church and Her People'', Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 2007 (1996). p. 119–120.</ref> In the late 1920s, the principal of [[Seattle Public Schools|Garfield High School]] declared the need of a playfield and community center, and the farm was chosen. After some controversy and condemnation proceedings, the playfield was dedicated in 1935.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

In 1960, to remedy flooding, the playfield began to be raised with fill, including dirt from the excavation of [[Washington State Route 520|State Route 520]] through Montlake. The ground remains uneven and boggy to this day.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

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*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20020911234438/http://cityofseattle.net/parks/parkspaces/montlakeplayfield.htm Montlake Playfield]}}

{{Montlake, Seattle}}
{{Protected areas of Seattle}}
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[[Category:Parks in Seattle]]
[[Category:Montlake, Seattle]]
[[Category:1935 establishments in Washington (state)]]


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