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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Park in Seattle, Washington, United States}}<br />
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{{Infobox park<br />
| name = Westlake Square<br />
| image = South Lake Union Streetcar approaches Stewart Street.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Pedestrian in Westlake Square watching [[South Lake Union Streetcar]] in 2010<br />
| location = [[Seattle]], [[Washington state|Washington]]<br>Bounded by Westlake, 6th and Stewart<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|47.6136|-122.3373|type:landmark_region:US|display=inline,title}}<br />
| area = {{convert|0.01|acre|m2|adj=on}}<br />
| created = 1917 (as streetcar stop)<br />
| operator = [[Seattle Parks and Recreation]]<br />
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[[File:Comfort station at Westlake and Stewart, 1917.gif|thumb|Ground-level view of Westlake Square streetcar stop as it appeared when built in 1917]]<br />
[[File:Westlake comfort station, 1917.gif|thumb|Underground comfort station interior in 1917]]<br />
'''Westlake Square''' is a {{convert|0.01|acre|adj=on}} [[park]] in [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]],<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.seattle.gov/parks/park_detail.asp?id=334|title=Westlake Square|publisher=Seattle Parks and Recreation|access-date=2013-12-29}}</ref> adjacent to [[Westin Seattle]]. It was formerly a combination [[streetcar]] stop and underground [[Public toilet|comfort station]].<ref name=archives>{{citation|publisher=Seattle Office of the City Clerk|work=Municipal archives photo collection—Don Sherwood Parks History Collection|title=Item 30694: Westlake Square, underground men's restroom demolished and filled in 1964|url=http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~scripts/nph-brs.exe?s1=30694&S2=&S3=&l=100&Sect7=THUMBON&Sect6=HITOFF&Sect5=PHOT1&Sect4=AND&Sect3=PLURON&d=PHO2&p=1&u=%2F%7Epublic%2Fphot1.htm&r=1&f=G|access-date=2017-10-04}}. Annotated photo from September 18, 1917.</ref> The former comfort station was demolished and filled in 1964.<ref name=archives/><ref>{{citation|publisher=Seattle Office of the City Clerk|title=Item 1447: Comfort Station Westlake and Stewart|work=Municipal archives photo collection—Engineering Department Photographic Negatives|date=Sep 18, 1917}}</ref><br />
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In 2010, Seattle Department of Transportation redeveloped Westlake Square and adjacent [[McGraw Square]] into a new plaza for the [[South Lake Union Streetcar]].<ref>{{citation|title=Westlake Transportation Hub Strategy draft recommendations|publisher=Seattle Department of Transportation|url=http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/docs/WestlakeHubStrategyDraftRecommendations.pdf|access-date=2013-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=Westlake Streetcar Plaza/McGraw Square: City Opens New McGraw Square |publisher=Seattle Department of Transportation|date=February 9, 2011|url=http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/westlakehub_streetcarplaza.htm|access-date=2013-12-30}}</ref> A bronze statue of [[Swami Vivekananda]] by Indian artist [[Naresh Kumar Kumawat]] was installed at Westlake Square in April 2026. Mayor [[Katie Wilson]] and representatives of the Indian Consulate attended the dedication ceremony.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pfeffinger |first=Ramsey |date=2026-04-11 |title=Mayor Wilson, Indian Consulate unveil Seattle statue of Swami Vivekananda downtown |url=https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/seattle-mayor-swami-vivekananda-statue |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=FOX 13 Seattle |language=en-US}}</ref> It is the first life-size statue of Vivekananda in the U.S.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=2026-04-12 |title=First-ever life-size Swami Vivekananda statue in U.S. unveiled in Seattle |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/first-ever-life-size-vivekananda-statue-in-us-unveiled-in-seattle/article70853444.ece |access-date=2026-04-13 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Westlake Park (Seattle)|Westlake Park]], a larger park nearby<br />
*[[Westlake (Link station)|Westlake Station]], in the nearby underground transit tunnel<br />
*[[McGraw Square]], a plaza located one block south on Westlake Avenue<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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*[http://www.seattle.gov/parks/park_detail.asp?id=334 Westlake Square] at Seattle Parks and Recreation<br />
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