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South Park is a neighborhood in the city of Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located just south of Georgetown across the Duwamish River, and just north of the city of Tukwila. Its main thoroughfares are West Marginal Way S. (northwest- and southeast-bound), S. Cloverdale Street (east- and westbound) and 14th Ave. S (north-and-south). South Park connects to Georgetown by two bridges at 1st Ave S. at the northmost end of the neighborhood, and the South Park Bridge at the north end of 14th Ave. South. The South Park Bridge was closed on June 30, 2010 and reconstructed due to safety concerns. The newly constructed bridge reopened to traffic on June 30, 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=South Park Bridge )〕 Surrounded by Seattle's industrial area, South Park's soil and air have been polluted; heavy metals have contaminated the top soil and the nearby Duwamish River has been known for unhealthy levels of toxic chemicals.〔Eric Pryne, (South Park – `We're Seattle's Dumping Ground' ), ''Seattle Times'', February 24, 1994. Accessed online 3 December 2007.〕 The property values are lower than elsewhere in Seattle, though some see growth potential in the area.〔(A neighborhood on the upswing ), ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'' "Webtowns" series (online neighborhood profiles). Accessed online 3 December 2007.〕 The neighborhood is also the center of the city's Hispanic community with a population that of 4,154 that is roughly 47% Latino thus giving it the highest concentration of Hispanic residents in the city. 〔''Partial citation, please replace when there is something more solid.'' (Lower Duwamish Waterway Site, Seattle, Washington: Hispanic Community Involvement Supplement ), Environmental Protection Agency, September 2002, p.2. Lumps South Park with the neighboring, much less Hispanic, Georgetown and gives a combined South Park/Georgetown population of 4900, which it characterizes as 32% Hispanic. Accessed online 2015-09-22〕 ==Former town== The Town of South Park was incorporated December 9, 1902 and the Town Council held its first meeting on December 23. South Park was served by three mayors in its four-and-one-half years of existence as an independent town: S.J. Bevan (1902–1903), G.C. Lingenfelter (1903–1905), and A.G. Breidenstein (1906–1907). South Park was plagued by problems in securing adequate city services. Particularly vexing was the inability to obtain a decent water supply. Although the city of Georgetown owned water mains that ran through South Park, it refused to supply water to the latter, starting a bitter court battle over legal rights to the water. In 1905–1906, the town contracted with an independent water company, but in April 1906 the water was found to be contaminated because South Park did not have a sewer system. The Town Council petitioned Seattle to run Cedar River mains to the edge of the town and has had clean water since. The City of Seattle provides sewage services in modern South Park. In October 1906, the electorate voted 131–59 for annexation to Seattle, but apparently no action was taken beyond the vote. On March 23, 1907, a second vote for annexation was 181–36 in favor and on May 3, 1907, South Park became part of the City of Seattle.〔( Guide to the Town of South Park Records 1902–1907 ), Northwest Digital Archives, Washington State University. Accessed online 3 December 2007.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「South Park, Seattle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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