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Hitt’s Hill Park
Pro Parks Project Information

5234 37th Ave S.

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PROJECT STATUS

EVENTS:

2005 WORK PARTIES!
Friends of Hitt's Hill Park work parties the second and third Saturday of every month March through June, and August through November. 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., tools, gloves and lunch provided (by Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria).

Contact Michael Keller at mrkeller@drizzle.com for details.

The Hitt's Hill Park Vegetation Management Plan will guide future park development.

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Cathy Tuttle

Seattle Parks and Recreation
800 Maynard Avenue South, 3rd Floor
Seattle, WA 98134

206-684-7033

cathy.tuttle@seattle.gov

The park is open and ready for use. Come take a walk in Hitt's Hill Park soon!

Thank you Seattle. Your support for the 2000 Pro Parks Levy resulted in a new Columbia City park!

LOCATION	5234 37th Ave S.
BUDGET	$100,000 from the Pro Parks Opportunity Fund
SCHEDULE	Planning: 2002 Design: 2003 Construction: 2003 Completion: 2003

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The 2000 Pro Parks Levy Opportunity Fund awarded $100,000 to develop Hitt’s Hill open space. Hitt’s Hill Park is a 3.2-acre wooded hilltop on the southwest end of Columbia City that was once home to the Hitt’s Fireworks factory.

Thomas Gabriel Hitt founded the Hitt Brothers Firework Company on the hill in about 1905. From the top of the hill, it is possible to view Lake Washington, downtown Seattle and the Rainier Valley. The family-run fireworks company is credited with creating pyrotechnics for the movie “Gone With the Wind,” as well as providing fireworks for shows at Green Lake and Ivar’s Fourth of July celebrations through the 1970s.

The areas that contained materials left over from the old Hitt’s Fireworks factory site were remediated in 2001-2002, shortly after the property was acquired by the Parks Department.

Hitt’s Hill Park has a strong community support group. Community members who nominated the property for the Opportunity Fund have made and expect to make an ongoing commitment to the maintenance of site. No play structures or facilities other than trails are planned for Hitt's Hill Park.

Funds for Hitt's Hill Park were provided by the 2000 Pro Parks Levy Opportunity Fund, the Seattle Neighborhood Matching Fund, the King County Natural Resources Stewardship Network, many other private and public funds, and the hard work of the Friends of Hitt's Hill.

Hitt's Hill
concept site plan for park development
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COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

The Friends of Hitt's Hill: Contact Mike Keller at mrkeller@drizzle.com for more information about Friends of Hitt's Hill work parties and other events.

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