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Dorothy’s Thornton Creek Adventure
The Thornton Creek watershed extends eighteen miles through Shoreline and northeast Seattle, with its outlet into Lake Washington at about NE 93rd Street. The creek has two main branches, North and South, with many tributaries. Although he never lived there, … Continue reading
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The Roy Land Family of Meadowbrook
In 1930 twenty-four-year-old Henry Land and his wife were living near NE 97th Street in northeast Seattle, where Thornton Creek flowed past on its way to what is now Matthews Beach. Henry worked as a mechanic at one of the … Continue reading
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Meadowbrook in Early Years
Where is “Meadowbrook” in Seattle? The Meadowbrook neighborhood in northeast Seattle derived its name from a golf course which was at the present site of Nathan Hale High School. This lowlands acreage with a creek running through it had once … Continue reading
The Swansons of Ravenna Valley
The little community of Ravenna in northeast Seattle began to expand in the early 1900s. Population growth naturally moved in that direction as more people clustered near to the University of Washington. The growth of northeast Seattle was further stimulated … Continue reading
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Ravenna in Seattle
Where is “Ravenna” in Seattle? When asked to define a neighborhood we might think of natural boundaries such as ravines or rivers. There are also man-made dividing lines such as streets and business districts. The Ravenna business districts are along … Continue reading
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Counting the Civil War Veterans in 1890
In the years following the Civil War of 1861-1865, veterans migrated westward to find land and new lives. By 1890 there were at least 1,000 Civil War veterans in the Seattle area and more in many other parts of Washington … Continue reading
The New Thornton Creek School
Decatur School was built in 1961 at 7711 43rd Ave NE on the former site of a Navy housing complex called Shearwater. In 1967 Decatur became a “program school” with a specific educational approach. Over the years it had another … Continue reading
Meadowbrook Pond in Winter
While technically not a park, Meadowbrook Pond is a user-friendly Seattle Public Utilities accessible area with walking paths. The Pond is on the east side of 35th Ave NE with an entrance marked by signage and boulders, directly across the … Continue reading
Candy Cane Lane 2021
A fun family holiday event in northeast Seattle is the annual Candy Cane Lane lights and decorations. Located on NE Ravenna Blvd at 21st Ave NE, Candy Cane Lane is a cluster of 1920s houses all decked out for the … Continue reading
Hunter Tree Farm in Wedgwood in 2021
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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