Monthly Archives: September 2013

Meadowbrook Pond Autumn 2013 Re-opening

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

Meadowbrook Pond is located east of 35th Ave NE at about NE 107th Street, its entrance framed by the flame ash street trees which line the arterial.  The pond is part of a low-lying flat area called the Confluence because … Continue reading →

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Names in the Neighborhood: Inverness

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

The Inverness neighborhood is located in northeast Seattle between NE 85th to 90th Streets, 45th Ave NE to Sand Point Way NE. Inverness is on a very steep hillside which had no houses or any kind of development until 1954. … Continue reading →

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Names in the Neighborhood: Sand Point Country Club

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

The Sand Point Country Club and Golf Course in northeast Seattle sits on a high northeast-facing bluff with a view out over Lake Washington and to the mountains beyond.  The golf course opened on July 4, 1927, and took its … Continue reading →

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Names in the Neighborhood: from Keith to Hawthorne Hills

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

Some of the neighborhood names in northeast Seattle started out as plat names, then gradually became the identifiers for whole areas.  Wedgwood started as a plat name filed by developer Albert Balch in July 1941, from NE 80th to 85th … Continue reading →

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