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Seattle’s Old Street Signs
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
Fremont’s Early Houses and Immigrants
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
Charles Baker, Land Investor in Fremont and Wedgwood Neighborhoods in Seattle
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
A Picardo Perspective
In the Spring of the year our thoughts turn to gardening.
Posted in farms, Immigrant heritage, Neighborhood features, Picardo Farm
Tagged gardening, Neighborhood History, P-Patch program, Seattle
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There’s a Bird in My Yard, What Kind of Bird Is It?
There’s a bird in my yard! How can I find out what kind of bird it is?
Posted in Nature and wildlife
Tagged Bird identification, neighborhood bird walks, Seattle
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Wedgwood’s Commercial Intersections
In early years before the Wedgwood neighborhood in northeast Seattle acquired its identity, it did not have a commercial center on 35th Ave NE at NE 85th Street as it does today. In the 1920s there was much more residential … Continue reading
Completing the Trail at the Yesler Swamp
The name of Henry Yesler is associated with Seattle’s earliest years. Yesler set up a sawmill in 1853 at the site of today’s Pioneer Square and the mill became the economic engine which gave the small community a reason to … Continue reading
Posted in Nature and wildlife, Neighborhood features
Tagged birds, Neighborhood History, Seattle, urban nature trail
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The Great Backyard Bird Count 2016
Are you in love with birds? February 12 to 15, 2016, including Valentines Day, is a weekend for those in love — with birds, that is. You can share your love of birds by spending just fifteen minutes per day … Continue reading
Seattle’s Pioneers of Fremont: John Ross
Fremont, a neighborhood in north Seattle, was named by property investors from Fremont, Nebraska. Prior to the development’s receiving its official name in 1888, there were other nearby neighborhood reference points, such as the community of Ross. Today the former … Continue reading
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