Monthly Archives: November 2021

Hunter Tree Farm in Wedgwood in 2021

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

The Hunter family of the Olympic Peninsula farm, dating back to the 1880s, began growing Christmas trees in 1948. In the 1950s the Hunters began selling cut trees in Seattle.  After the site in the present Northgate area closed, the … Continue reading →

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Names in the Neighborhood: Rogers School

Posted on November 13, 2021 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

In the summer of 2023 the John Rogers School building at 4030 NE 109th Street was demolished.  Over the next two years a new building was constructed on the same site.  This blog article is a history of the school’s … Continue reading →

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Names in the Neighborhood: Bryant

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

In northeast Seattle most of the neighborhood names are those of real estate developments such as Wedgwood, which originally was only a plat name. The builder of the Wedgwood group of houses, Albert Balch, did not deliberately set out to … Continue reading →

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