Plaza in Seattle, Washington, USA Location: 401 Pine St, Seattle, WA 98101, United States From Tobias Coughlin-Bogue of "Curbed Seattle": "Westlake Park has a long history in Seattle skateboarding. With its abundance of long, low granite ledges, the wide manual pad next to the fountain, and an expanse of smooth flatground, it is the ideal urban skate plaza. So it’s no surprise that people have been skating it since the early ’90s. In the glory days of Westlake, Pine Street was closed between Fourth and Fifth, making it even more conducive to skateboarding. The perfect marble ledge that juts out from the stage structure towards Pine was also exposed (now it’s covered by a hideous planter box), and the ledges surrounding the Starbucks weren’t skatestopped, as they are now. Suffice it to say, Westlake is a shadow of its former self. However, it’s still incredibly fun. The one remaining obstacle—the raised pad that houses the park’s fountain—is perfect for learning new tricks, be they manuals or grinds/slides on the waxed-up corner. Plus, it’s one of the few spots that’s well-lit at all hours."