Sometimes the smallest footprints make the deepest impacts. And such is the case for the .6-acre Plymouth Pillars Park, located in downtown Seattle on the corner of Boren Avenue and Pike Street. To the untrained eye, it might seem like just another corner community spot, but to those in the know, it is a nod to several important pieces of the Emerald City’s history.
The park, which gets its name from the four tall and elegant pillars that mark its presence, is like a time capsule for some of the most notable moments in Seattle history. Those same four pillars used to mark the entrance for the historic Plymouth Congregational Church, an important institution that espoused diversity and progressive thinking.
In 1965, after the Puget Sound earthquake, the church was damaged and later demolished. And while there is currently a new version of the church standing in Seattle, the original four pillars of the historic structure now mark the entrance to Pillars Park.
