Originally unveiled to the public during a ceremony on June 28, 2006, JIMI HENDRIX Park, located at 2300 S. Massachusetts Street in Seattle, Washington received its latest addition recently with the placement of the official City of Seattle Park sign at the park's entrance.

Jimi Hendrix Park is also located adjacent to the Northwest African American Museum (previously home to Colman School) in Seattle's Central District; the area played home to a young Jimmy Hendrix while he grew up. Together, these new installations make up part of the Urban League Village, which was unveiled in 2005. Visitors to Jimi Hendrix Park are also encouraged to experience the Northwest African American Museum which present exhibits and programs that feature historic and contemporary narratives that include the visual arts, crafts, music, literary and culinary culture of African Americans in the Northwest as it has developed from the 1840s to the present. Several exhibit pieces commemorating Jimi Hendrix's legacy and lasting influence in the Pacific Northwest are on display in the museum.

Future plans for Jimi Hendrix Park include the addition of a life sized bronzed statue; which is the result of the gracious donation of Michael Malone of AEI Music (now part of DMX). Mr. Malone has agreed to relocate the landmark statue from where it has been admired by fans for more than a decade, outside of his business at 900 East Pine Street.

It may have taken nearly 36 years to come to fruition, but the addition of Jimi Hendrix Park to Seattle's landscape marks the first time that the city has commemorated Jimi Hendrix's music, artistry and legacy with a permanent marker. "There's a saying that prophets are not recognized in their time. It's long overdue," says Janie Hendrix, President & CEO of Experience Hendrix, L.L.C.

Apart from a few privately funded memorials and a Proclamation by then-Mayor Norman B. Rice that November 27, 1992 be declared Jimi Hendrix Day in the city of Seattle, nothing official has ever been done to recognize Jimi Hendrix's immense accomplishments. "This recognition is long overdue," explains Council Member Jean Godden (sponsor of the council resolution to kick-started the Jimi Hendrix Park project. Project history.). "The city of Seattle has yet to establish a fitting tribute to honor the significant historical and cultural contributions of Jimi Hendrix, one of our most famous native sons."

The Jimi Hendrix Park joins previous privately funded installations dedicated to Jimi Hendrix throughout Seattle including:

Woodland Park Zoo - A golden sun plaque mounted on a viewpoint within the African Savannah exhibit at the Woodland Park Zoo (5500 Phinney Avenue NE). This plaque was funded by Seattle radio station KZOK with funding support from fans, Warner Bros. and members of the rock group HEART.

Garfield High School - Sculptor Jeff Day donated a bronzed bust of Jimi Hendrix to Garfield High School (400 23rd Street) in the early 1980s, where it has been placed on display in the school's library. The school also includes a mural featuring different images of Jimi Hendrix.

Centralia College Clocktower - Located 85 miles south of Seattle, Washington; the Centralia College Clocktown was unveiled on May 22, 1997 and features dedication plaques to Jimi Hendrix and several local area honorees.

Greenwood Memorial Park Cemetery - Located at 350 Monroe Avenue NE in Renton, Washington; Greenwood is home to Jimi Hendrix's final resting place. In 1999, Jimi's father, Al Hendrix, commenced work on an expanded Memorial features a large granite dome and plots for up to 54 members of the Hendrix family.