the general exodus to the suburbs, and Asian immigrants took their place. Today the neighborhood is majority Asian, as can be seen by the many Chinese, Vietnamese, and Filipino businesses along Beacon Avenue South. However, the area remains racially diverse, as shown by the 2000 United States census: 51% Asian, 20% white, 13% black, 9% Hispanic/Latino and 7% other. The census also showed the total Beacon Hill population to be 22,300. Neighboring Rainier Valley also shows a similar diversity. Landmarks and institutions Pacific Medical Center (PacMed) located at the northern tip of Beacon Hill. Formerly a marine hospital, the building served as headquarters to Amazon for ten years. Jefferson Park: Golf, lawn bowling, skate park, Beacon Mountain Playground, tennis courts, open space and more. Golf professional Fred Couples was raised in the neighborhood and Jefferson Park was his home course as a teen. Beacon Food Forest is one of the nation's largest food forest projects and is located on the west side of Jefferson Park. Comet Lodge Cemetery (1895) Dr. Jose Rizal Park: views to the west overlooking downtown, Elliott Bay and Olympic Mountains; start of bike path to I-90 bridge, Lake Washington, Mercer Island, Eastgate El Centro de la Raza, a civil rights and community service organization, in the former Beacon Hill School built in 1904 Beacon Hill First Baptist Church a historic landmark Tudor Revival building built in 1910, designed by notable architect Ellsworth Storey The Frank D. Black property a designated landmark with river rock structures built in 1914 Cheasty Greenbelt/Cheasty Boulevard Trail Beacon Hill Station of Sound Transit Light Rail, located at Beacon Avenue South and South Lander Street Beacon Hill branch of the Seattle Public Library, reopened in a new building and location in 2005 Beacon Hill International Elementary School, a K-5 school that offers bilingual and diverse programs Daejeon Park Awards and honors In 2012, the American Planning Association named Beacon Hill as one of the 30 Great Places in America. Culture The Beacon Hill neighborhood prides itself on many fine foods and restaurants, a highly rated hair salon, the best live music venue, and a place for kids activities, all voted for as some of the "Best of 2012" by Seattle Magazine (online version not currently available). The City of Seattle, in partnership with Beacon BIKES, created the Beacon Hill Family Bicycle and Pedestrian Circulation Plan, a ten-year plan to increase pedestrian bicycle