Monthly Archives: March 2013

Street-grade: ups and downs in Wedgwood

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

Wedgwood’s main commercial corridor is along 35th Ave NE which was first declared an arterial in 1934.  Some improvements were made at that time, including some widening and some road-grading to level out the surface and make it more passable … Continue reading →

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The House in the Road

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

The years 1945 to 1955, from the end of World War Two until the Wedgwood neighborhood came completely into the city limits of Seattle, were years of rapid change.  The population of Seattle had swelled with war workers in the … Continue reading →

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Avian Friday: Watchable Wildlife

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

It’s Spring, and the Great Blue Herons are in their communal nesting sites called rookeries, large nests often built out over waterways.  Through the Watchable Wildlife resources, you can observe birds in real time on the WildWatchCams.  HeronWatch is just … Continue reading →

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Hamburgers in Wedgwood

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

Wedgwood of the 1950s was a still-developing neighborhood with a lot of house construction in progress.  Although Albert Balch’s original group of Wedgwood houses was finished (from NE 80th to 85th Streets on the west side of 35th Ave NE) … Continue reading →

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Names in the Neighborhood: from Pontiac to Wedgwood

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

In 1887 the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad was up and running, a line now followed by the Burke-Gilman Trail.  The railroad paralleled streetcar lines from downtown Seattle as far as Fremont which was a major transportation hub for … Continue reading →

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Names in the Neighborhood: from Decatur to Thornton Creek

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

Author’s note: This article is about the name of a school in the Wedgwood neighborhood.  If you are looking for an outline of the history of the Thornton Creek watershed and The Confluence at Meadowbrook, go here. The US Navy … Continue reading →

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