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Acting Parks Chief Christopher Williams sided with the neighbors in blocking any attempt to have any memorial to Kurt Cobain in the park, despite recent work at [[Jimi Hendrix Park]] in Seattle and a memorial sculpture in [[Aberdeen, Washington]] which was supported by Aberdeen's Mayor. |
Acting Parks Chief Christopher Williams sided with the neighbors in blocking any attempt to have any memorial to Kurt Cobain in the park, despite recent work at [[Jimi Hendrix Park]] in Seattle and a memorial sculpture in [[Aberdeen, Washington]] which was supported by Aberdeen's Mayor. |
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Since then the Viretta park Repair has been given the green light to hold additional work parties. A 2nd work party was held on June 4th, 2011 where volunteers removed invasive holly and blackberry bushes, laid burlap and covered the area with bark mulch. |
Since then the Viretta park Repair has been given the green light to hold additional work parties. A 2nd work party was held on June 4th, 2011 where volunteers removed invasive holly and blackberry bushes, laid burlap and covered the area with bark mulch. |
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A future work party will be held July 16th from 11am to 3pm at Viretta Park. The Viretta park Repair is looking for volunteers to help with the removal of the remaining invasives and help with laying burlap & bark mulch. For more information and contact info please visit the Viretta Park Repairs [http://permaculture.wikia.com/wiki/Viretta_Park_Repair wiki page] |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
Revision as of 17:17, 28 February 2012
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Viretta Park is a 1.8-acre (7,300 m2) park in the Denny-Blaine neighborhood of Seattle, Washington at the foot of E. John Street at 39th Avenue E., stretching down to Lake Washington Boulevard E. It was named by Charles L. Denny after his wife, Viretta Jackson Denny. It is located to the South of the former home of Kurt Cobain, where he died. Nirvana fans gather at the park on the anniversary of Cobain's death (April 5), and to a lesser extent on his birthday (Feb 20), to pay tribute to the musician.
The park's wooden benches, serving as the de facto memorial to Kurt Cobain, are covered with graffiti messages to the rock icon. There has been much speculation over the years on whether the name of the park should be changed to "Kurt's Park", due to the late rock icons large fan base.[citation needed]
Howard Schultz controversy
The first version of Friends of Viretta Park group was formed by area neighbors during a controversy with former neighbor and Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, who formerly lived to the South. Schultz later moved to a new residence.
Viretta Park Repair
In 2010 a group known as Viretta Park Repair was formed, according to its website: "to repair and restore Seattle's Viretta Park and looks to create a memorial for Nirvana's singer/songwriter Kurt Cobain who died next door to the park". Its first work party was scheduled on Kurt Cobain's 44th birthday on Saturday, February 20, 2011. Volunteers came from all over the Western portion of the United States and SW Canada. The next series of scheduled work parties schedule for March 13, 2011 and April 5, 2011 were shut down by Seattle Parks and Recreation Superintendent Christopher Williams after a neighbor complained about memorial events and sculpture that do not exist, but which were actually scheduled for Aberdeen, Washington.
Acting Parks Chief Christopher Williams sided with the neighbors in blocking any attempt to have any memorial to Kurt Cobain in the park, despite recent work at Jimi Hendrix Park in Seattle and a memorial sculpture in Aberdeen, Washington which was supported by Aberdeen's Mayor.
Since then the Viretta park Repair has been given the green light to hold additional work parties. A 2nd work party was held on June 4th, 2011 where volunteers removed invasive holly and blackberry bushes, laid burlap and covered the area with bark mulch.
External links
- Viretta Park Repair is the volunteer group associated with the park.
- Viretta Park Repair Facebook group
- Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation
- http://www.seattle.gov/parks/history/VirettaPk.pdf
- Seattle PI article with pictures of bench at Viretta Park and house to the North
Further reading
Howard Schultz Controversy
- The Neighbors and Friends of Viretta Park, an unincorporated voluntary association
- The Seattle Times Letters: Viretta Park -- Parks Staff Deserves Praise April 4, 1994
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer VIRETTA PARK NEIGHBORS CITE MORE ENCROACHMENT PUBLIC BACK YARD, By Mark Higgins, March 14, 1996.
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Letters To The Editor, Viretta Pak -- Site Was Used As A Play Area April 10, 1996
- The Seattle Times: Viretta Driveway OK But Decoration Must Go By Daryl Strickland May 21, 1994
Viretta Park Repair
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Nirvana fans plan to do Seattle park work Sunday Posted by Casey McNerthney on February 15, 2011 at 7:06 am
- KING-TV Nirvana fans plan to restore park close to Cobain's former home Posted on February 18, 2011 at 8:33 AM
- The Oregonian Kurt Cobain fans restoring park near Seattle home Published: Friday, February 18, 2011, 2:44 PM
- Nirvana fans plan to restore park close to Cobain's former home updated 2/18/2011 11:45:41 AM ET
- MYNorthwest.com Kurt Cobain fans restoring park near Seattle home Updated Feb 18, 2011 - 2:39 pm
- Kurt Cobain fans restoring park near Seattle home
- The Seattle Times Memorial for Kurt Cobain sought; park neighbors opposed By Nicole Brodeur, Seattle Times staff columnist, Originally published Monday, February 21, 2011 at 10:00 PM
- Seattle Weekly Nirvana Fans Hosting a Reunion/Workparty at Viretta Park on Sunday, What Would Have Been Kurt Cobain's 44th Birthday By Chris Kornelis, Fri., Feb. 18 2011 @ 3:04PM