Editing Maple Leaf, Seattle (section)

==Boundaries and geography==
Although Seattle neighborhood boundaries are unofficial, Maple Leaf lies between [[Interstate 5]] in the west and [[Washington State Route 522|State Route 522]] (also known as Lake City Way) in the east. The neighborhood goes as far north as Northgate Way and as far south as NE 75th Street.<ref>{{cite web|title=Neighborhood Map|url=http://www.mapleleafcommunity.org/w-w-w_map01_pg.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120803230546/http://www.mapleleafcommunity.org/w-w-w_map01_pg.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 August 2012|publisher=Maple Leaf Community Council|accessdate=11 November 2015}}</ref>

Bordering neighborhoods include [[Roosevelt, Seattle|Roosevelt]] neighborhood to the south; [[Pinehurst, Seattle|Pinehurst]] and [[Victory Heights, Seattle|Victory Heights]] neighborhoods of the [[Northgate, Seattle|Northgate]] district to the north; [[Lake City, Seattle|Lake City]] and [[Wedgwood, Seattle|Wedgwood]] neighborhoods to the east; [[Licton Springs, Seattle|North College Park or Licton Springs]] neighborhood to the west.<ref>{{cite web|title=Seattle City Clerk's Geographic Indexing Atlas|url=http://clerk.seattle.gov/~public/nmaps/fullcit2.htm|publisher=City of Seattle|accessdate=11 November 2015}}</ref>

The highest point in Maple Leaf, located on 92nd Street and Roosevelt Way, is 466 feet above sea level, making it the third highest point of elevation in Seattle.<ref>{{cite web|title=We're No. 2! Actually Maple Leaf is a proud No. 3|url=http://www.mapleleaflife.com/2010/05/06/were-no-2-actually-maple-leaf-is-a-proud-no-3/|website=Maple Leaf Life|accessdate=11 November 2015}}</ref>

Distinctive features of the neighborhood include the [[water tower]] and [[Reservoir (water)|reservoir]] located at 85th and Roosevelt, plus historic [[Waldo Hospital]] at 85th NE and NE 15th, which has since been replaced by an Aegis Living senior housing complex.  The water tower is painted with a distinctive coupling of [[maple]] leaves viewable from Interstate 5.

===Park and reservoir===
The Maple Leaf reservoir was completed in 1910 with the purpose of creating a reservoir for residential and commercial water use.<ref>{{cite web|title=Periodic Dam Safety Inspection Report|url=https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/publications/publications/0611040.pdf|publisher=Washington State Dept. of Ecology|accessdate=11 November 2015}}</ref> In 2009 the Seattle city government began plans to move the reservoir underground. This was part of a citywide plan to replace all open reservoirs with underground structures in order to improve the quality and security of the water supply and provide new public open spaces on reservoir lids throughout Seattle.<ref>{{cite web|title=Maple Leaf Play Area Renovation & Reservoir Park Development Parks and Green Spaces Levy Project Information|url=http://www.seattle.gov/parks/projects/maple_leaf_reservoir/|website=Seattle City Government|publisher=Seattle Parks and Recreation|accessdate=11 November 2015}}</ref> In 2013 the 16-acre park was completed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Maple Leaf Reservoir Park|url=http://www.seattle.gov/parks/park_detail.asp?ID=3881|website=Seattle City Government|publisher=Seattle Parks and Recreation|accessdate=11 November 2015}}</ref>
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 |image = File:Maple Leaf Playground from near the butterfly garden .jpg
 |height = 300
 |caption = Maple Leaf Playground, near the water tower and the covered [[Maple Leaf Reservoir]] that serve as the main recreation area in the neighborhood
 |alt = A busy park with children riding bikes, using playground equipment, and digging in a sandbox, with a blue water tower in the background.}}