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500 Park Avenue North, Renton, Wa, before recent neglect. The 1970’s building received a major update in the 1990s, when glass block that was wrapping the stairwells was replaced by sheets of glass matching the rest of the exterior. This building was pleasant to work in, with large bright office spaces, a great layout, and excellent parking.
When writing my previous blog entry about the pending demolition of 500 Park Avenue North in Renton, I ran a google image search for the property and noticed that the photos that came up were mostly the building in its current sad state of decay. After demolition, this building and the nearby 535 Garden Avenue North building will ideally be remembered the impressive way they looked for the first 30-50 years during Boeing use, not the dystopian way they looked during the last three years under ION Renton ownership. To help us remember them in a positive way, I captured some views from Google Maps in the years before the recent neglect set in, and I’m posting them here for posterity.
500 Park Avenue North with 535 Garden Avenue North in the background, Renton, Washington. When under Boeing ownership.
The Park Avenue North entrance to Renton’s Garden Plaza office park. 535 Garden Avenue North is on the left, 500 Park Avenue North is on the right, and the 4 story parking garage (with connecting skybridges) is at the back. Photo from 2018, when Boeing had ownership.
535 Garden Avenue North, Renton, Wa. This entrance is actually on North 6th Street. Photo from time when Boeing had ownership.
The North 5th Street entrance to Renton’s Garden Plaza Office Park. This entrance off of a quiet side street provided an easy side access to the parking garage and both buildings. Photo from during Boeing ownership.
The Garden Avenue North entrance into the Garden Plaza Office Complex, Renton, Washington, under Boeing ownership
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