Followup: Walker Rock Garden’s fate remains a mystery

(Photos by Ellen Cedergreen for WSB)
Since our report of two “open” dates for West Seattle’s celebrated Walker Rock Garden revived questions about its status and fate since it went up for sale earlier this year, we asked WSB contributor Ellen Cedergreen to check out Friday’s two-hour “open” window. She talked there with its listing agent Brad Cooper, but he would not comment on its status, whether it’s been sold, is still for sale, etc. The sale listing for the 12,700-square-foot site still has the notation “pending feasibility.”

Cooper did say that the current overgrowth visible in some areas of the rock garden is about to be cleaned up for a magazine shoot.

The next listed public “open” date is 9:30 am-10:30 am on July 16th (5407 37th SW); watch walkerrockgarden.net for other dates (and we will too – whenever we find them in advance, we’ll add them to the WSB West Seattle Events calendar.).

4 Replies to "Followup: Walker Rock Garden's fate remains a mystery"

  • Dunno July 2, 2011 (8:47 pm)

    This is a West Seattle hidden gem. Mr. Walker spent a great portion of his life looking and then putting together this Rock Garden. Take the kids!!

  • Vanessa July 3, 2011 (8:42 am)

    Am reading this correctly? Next opportunity to take someone to see the rock garden is for ONE hour? Sat. 7/16 between 9:30am-10:30am

  • ellenater July 3, 2011 (2:40 pm)

    Yes.

  • WSB July 3, 2011 (2:52 pm)

    As published here:
    http://www.walkerrockgarden.net
    .
    …which also mentions “more dates TBA” … TR

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