▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Occ ident al ▁Square ▁( n orth ▁of ▁S . ▁Main ▁Street ) ▁and ▁Occ ident al ▁Mall ▁( s outh ▁of ▁S . ▁Main ▁Street ), ▁is ▁a ▁ 0 . 6 ▁a cre ▁( 2 , 4 0 0 ▁m ² ) ▁public ▁park ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁P ione er ▁Square ▁district ▁of ▁Seattle , ▁Washington . ▁Cre ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁it ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁Occ ident al ▁Avenue ▁S . ▁right - of - way ▁between ▁S . ▁Washington ▁and ▁S . ▁Jackson ▁Stre ets , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁half ▁a ▁city ▁block ▁between ▁S . ▁Main ▁and ▁S . ▁Jackson ▁Stre ets . ▁The ▁former ▁Water front ▁Street car ▁bis ected ▁the ▁park , ▁running ▁along ▁S . ▁Main ▁Street . ▁ ▁The ▁park ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁Seattle ' s ▁largest ▁art ▁gallery ▁district , ▁and ▁several ▁gall eries ▁face ▁onto ▁Occ ident al ▁Mall . ▁The ▁Dow nt own ▁Seattle ▁Association ▁began ▁" activ ating " ▁the ▁park ▁with ▁summ ert ime ▁se ating ▁and ▁activities ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁under ▁a ▁public – private ▁partners hip , ▁also ▁bringing ▁events ▁to ▁be ▁hosted ▁in ▁the ▁park . ▁ ▁Occ ident al ▁Park ▁is ▁the ▁starting ▁point ▁for ▁the ▁" M arch ▁to ▁the ▁Match ", ▁a ▁para de ▁of ▁Seattle ▁Sound ers ▁FC ▁supp or ters ▁to ▁Century ▁Link ▁Field ▁prior ▁to ▁each ▁home ▁game . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Occ ident al ▁Hotel ▁