Madison Park, Seattle, Washington
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Madison Park is a wealthy neighborhood in east central Seattle, Washington, USA, named after the city park at the foot of E. Madison Street on the Lake Washington shore. It is bounded on the east by Lake Washington; on the south by E. Prospect Street, beyond which is Denny-Blaine; on the west by 38th and 37th Avenues E., beyond which are Washington Park and the private Broadmoor community and golf course; and on the north by Union Bay.
The neighborhood's main thoroughfares are E. Madison Street (northeast- and southwest-bound) and McGilvra Boulevard E. (north- and southbound).
Madison Park used to be a popular destination for people who lived in Downtown Seattle. Though very close to the city center, it was seen as a summer getaway, with a cable car leading over the hills to the lake, park, and swimming beach.
Today Madison Park remains an affluent neighboorhood and still has a lively atmosphere consistent with its past. It has a number of restaurants, including Sostanza (expensive, high-end Italian food), Mad Pizza (A Fun Pizza Parlor), Madison Park Bakery (Fresh Baked Goods), Cactus (Mexican and Southwestern food), and Bing's (American fare, very family-friendly).
It also has a number of shops: Madison Hardware, Tina's on Masison, Red Apple: Berts, and it used to be home to the beloved Madison Books bookstore, which was bought out a few years back by a cloth store.
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