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Rainier Vista Story Tree (Tree Spire)

SeattleForged black steel tree with curling branch tips rising from an octagonal wooden bench, with townhouses and people standing on the lawn behind
Rainier Vista Story Tree at its dedication in Rainier Vista Park, Seattle. Courtesy Seattle Housing Authority
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One of the Iron Monkeys’ forged-steel Tree Spires, made for Burning Man in 2007, was installed in Rainier Vista in 2008, its bench panels adapted to carry a story written with local students. Its present condition and public approach are unclear.

The work

The story relates to a separate nearby whirligig.

Before you go

The tree stands in a residential park; keep the space available to residents.

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Research baseline: November 6, 2026. Physical access and exhibition schedules may change.