After a few delays, Seattle officially broke ground last month for the

Published 6:51 pm Friday, August 8, 2014

After a few delays, Seattle officially broke ground last month for the planned 2.5 acre “Jimi Hendrix Park.” The park in the Central District next to the Northwest African American Museum, is located in the area Hendrix grew up in. Most of the park’s construction will take place over the course of 2015.

As you can see above, the park is designed to look like a psychedelic, melting guitar. The neck of the guitar acts as a “timeline pathway” that will serve as a history of Hendrix’s life. A curving “sound wave wall,” featuring Hendrix’s likeness will be constructed, along with a butterfly and rain garden. This first phase of the park is being dubbed the “Little Wing,” a reference to the Hendrix song of the same name. The second phase, which will require more money from continued fundraising, will feature a stage, as well as a wall that will cast shadows of Hendrix onto it.