Author Archives: Wedgwood in Seattle History
Car Show and Cancer Fundraiser at the Wedgwood Broiler
Sunday, August 26, 2018 will be a full day of fun in the sun at the Wedgwood Broiler, 8230 35th Ave NE, for the Eleventh Annual Wedgwood Car Show and Cancer Fundraiser.
Remembering Shearwater
When I started this blog in January 2012 I did not anticipate that, as time went on, I would have to do so many updates to my articles as changes have taken place in the Wedgwood neighborhood. I wrote about … Continue reading
A Market on Sand Point Way NE
During the Civil War, northern industrialists went to Scandinavian countries to recruit workers for mining, logging and factory operations, in place of American men who had gone to fight for the Union. Frank Harold Rovainen (pronounced Rov-EYE-nen), born in Minnesota … Continue reading
Saving Wedgwood: Historic Preservation and Best-Use Planning in the Commercial Zones
In the 1940s during World War Two the population of Seattle swelled with war workers, and in the 1950s the population continued to increase with people who wanted to make their homes here in the beautiful Seattle area. In the … Continue reading
Dooley’s Tavern on Sand Point Way NE
A few minutes after midnight on April 7, 1920, the lights began to blink and go out at the Lincoln Hotel on Fourth & Madison Streets in downtown Seattle. The desk clerk and the night watchmen smelled smoke, and they … Continue reading
Wilson’s Food Store in Wedgwood
From 2012 to 2018 the building at 2415 NE 80th Street was the home of the NE Seattle Tool Library, an initiative of the NE Seattle Sustainable movement. The Tool Library is a lending library for items which can be … Continue reading
A New Cafe Coming to Wedgwood
Good new businesses are always welcome in Wedgwood’s commercial district along 35th Avenue NE. A Seattle company, the Grand Central Bakery, has announced that they will open a Wedgwood cafe at 7501 35th Avenue NE, in the former View Ridge Pharmacy … Continue reading
