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Westlake Square
South Lake Union Streetcar approaches Stewart Street.jpg
Pedestrian in Westlake Square watching South Lake Union Streetcar in 2010
Location Seattle, Washington
Bounded by Westlake, 6th and Stewart
Area 0.01-acre (40 m2)
Created 1917 (as streetcar stop)
Operated by Seattle Parks and Recreation
Comfort station at Westlake and Stewart, 1917
Ground-level view of Westlake Square streetcar stop as it appeared when built in 1917
Westlake comfort station, 1917
Underground comfort station interior in 1917

Westlake Square is a 0.01-acre (0.0040 ha) park in Seattle, Washington, adjacent to Westin Seattle. It was formerly a combination streetcar stop and underground comfort station. The former comfort station was demolished and filled in 1964.

In 2010, Seattle Department of Transportation redeveloped Westlake Square and adjacent McGraw Square into a new plaza for the South Lake Union Streetcar.

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