Monthly Archives: May 2016

Seattle’s Old Street Signs

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

The Seattle Department of Transportation is using a new digital method to print all kinds of traffic signs.  SDOT’s street sign replacement program was made possible by Bridging the Gap, the nine-year transportation maintenance levy. By 2016, every neighborhood had … Continue reading →

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Wedgwood’s Wild Western Edge

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

The western boundary of the Wedgwood neighborhood is Lake City Way NE, a highway whose official name is Washington State Route 522.  The road was first called Victory Way, then Bothell Way.  In 1970 the name of the portion of … Continue reading →

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Fremont’s Early Houses and Immigrants

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

One way to outline the history of a neighborhood is by studying its houses:  the land areas which were platted, the pattern of population growth and the design of the houses. Fremont in Seattle was officially founded as a separate … Continue reading →

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Charles Baker, Land Investor in Fremont and Wedgwood Neighborhoods in Seattle

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

The Fremont neighborhood has a lively history which parallels the story of the City of Seattle’s growth and development.  Just as in the beginnings of Seattle in what is now downtown, the earliest white settlers of Fremont were attracted by … Continue reading →

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