I was reading the post over at Queen Anne View about brown street signs and one of the designated Olmsted Boulevards in our neighborhood is called "Ballard Parkway".
I wasn't able to find where this is on any modern-day maps, so with the help of Google I found the original recommendation for the routing of Ballard Parkway:
This parkway would vary in width from 150 to 360 feet. It should be planned with due regard for economy in land takings and grading with the aid of a detailed topographical map. It is projected to go westerly from the northwest corner of Woodland Park to the brow of the hill. It would then turn and slant northwesterly down the hillside to the valley, where it would gradually curve westerly and continue, with such curves as might be desirable to accommodate irregularities of the ground, about one block south of the boundary, to Ballard Bluff Park. Its maximum grade should, if possible, be limited to 4 per cent. It is hoped that a parkway can eventually be laid out by the county or by a metropolitan park commission from Ballard Bluff Park northerly, by a very winding course, because of ravines, to the new golf grounds and perhaps further.
So my question to you is: Where would this route run on today's streets?
