Montlake Playfield
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Montlake Playfield is a 27 acre (100,000 m²) park and playfield on Portage Bay in the Montlake neighborhood of Seattle, Washington.
Originally a 20-foot-deep peat bog, the playfield site was first developed as a dahlia farm. In the late 1920s, the principal of 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.
In 1960, to remedy flooding, the playfield began to be raised with fill, including dirt from the excavation of Washington State Route 520 through Montlake. The ground remains uneven and boggy to this day.
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