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Relocated Houses: Ballard Ave NW
Around Seattle’s neighborhoods there are old houses which embody the history of the city’s development and growth. In Seattle’s early years it seemed that carpenters were everywhere and today we can still see examples of carpenter-built wood-frame houses. The Pioneer … Continue reading
The Little Free Library
Walking along a sidewalk in the Wedgwood neighborhood one day, I saw what appeared to be a fancy front-yard mailbox… or was it a birdhouse? Upon closer examination I saw that the structure had a door with books visible inside. … Continue reading
Posted in Neighborhood features
Tagged books, community engagement, love of reading, Seattle
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History of the Fremont Neighborhood in Seattle
Fremont in Seattle was one of the city’s early neighborhoods with its own identity. It was founded as a land development, like a suburb, with the name of Fremont given because its investors came from Fremont, Nebraska. In 1888 Edward and … Continue reading
Pacific Northwest Regional Architecture
In the Pacific Northwest, modern architecture has been described as Northwest Regionalism. From the 1930s to the 1970s the University of Washington in Seattle was the incubator of architects and a modernist movement. In their work these architects expressed the … Continue reading
The Mock Family and Maple Leaf School
During the hot-weather week of August 12, 1910, The Seattle Daily Times newspaper carried reports of fires across the State of Washington, and one fire which struck closer to home, to the northeast just outside of the Seattle City limits. … Continue reading
Wilson’s Exposition Heights
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, a world’s-fair event, attracted people to Seattle even before the fair’s opening date of June 1, 1909. When news of the Exposition plans became known in 1906, people from all over the USA began coming to Seattle … Continue reading
The AYPE and the Growth of Northeast Seattle
The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition (AYPE) was a world’s fair held in 1909 on the campus of the University of Washington in northeast Seattle. After the move of the university to its present site in 1895, the AYPE of 1909 was the … Continue reading
Wedgwood’s NE 85th Street Dividing Line
On September 2, 1858, a team of surveyors stood at what is now the center point of Seattle’s Wedgwood business district on 35th Ave NE at NE 85th Street. The survey team of the year 1858 consisted of two chain … Continue reading
Posted in boundaries, Land records and surveys, streets
Tagged city limits, Neighborhood History, Seattle, WPLongform
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In Love with the Trees of Seattle
Are you a Tree Lover? Do you admire trees and tell others about your favorite trees? The City of Seattle has a program just for you: you can become a Tree Ambassador. The Tree Ambassador program is for those who … Continue reading
Seattle History in Landscape and Story
One aspect of Seattle history is its built environment and landscape. How have the forces of nature, people and historic events interacted to create Seattle? On Saturday, March 7, the conference program of the Pacific Northwest Historians Guild will be held at the … Continue reading
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