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Always a 12
The Mayor of Seattle has issued a proclamation with a petition which can be signed electronically, to thank the Seattle Seahawks football team for their heart and determination. We commend the teamwork, discipline, dedication, practice and never-give-up spirit of the … Continue reading
Posted in Events and holidays
Tagged community support, Seahawks, Seattle, Seattle Spirit
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Requiem for the Big Green House
Some neighborhoods of Seattle have any number of houses which are one hundred years old or older, but in Wedgwood the number of hundred-year-old houses is very small. One was the Big Green House at 7321 35th Ave NE … Continue reading
Wedgwood Memories: If a House Could Talk
If houses could talk! We can just imagine all the memories of Wedgwood neighborhood life from our childhood days, which a house could tell. In this guest post from Carleen Ormbrek Zimmerman who is one of the Seattle Urban Sketchers, … Continue reading
Posted in Houses
Tagged 1950's in Wedgwood, life transitions, memories, Seattle, Seattle Urban Sketchers
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The Road is OPEN!!!!!
Thornton Creek Confluence Project Construction Update: January 16, 2015 With the advantage of this week’s dry weather, the contractor was able to complete the remaining pieces of work in order to open 35th Ave NE. The road had been closed … Continue reading
Meadowbrook Update: January 2015
On Tuesday evening, January 13, 2015 a roomful of people at the Meadowbrook Community Center, 10517 35th Ave NE, listened intently as Seattle Public Utilities Project Engineer Jason Sharpley reviewed the work done at The Confluence from May to December … Continue reading
Posted in Meadowbrook neighborhood, Thornton Creek
Tagged road work on 35th Ave NE, Seattle, The Confluence
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The Sea Hawk
Originally posted on Sirfishalot's Blog:
Well here we are at another years end and I hope you all had a great Christmas. I didn’t get out for bird photography nearly enough this year, but I still have a bunch…
Posted in Nature and wildlife
Tagged birds, fans are called the 12s, Seahawks football team, Seattle
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December in Wedgwood: Happy Holidays
Snow for a white Christmas is not likely in Wedgwood this year but the village atmosphere of the neighborhood lends itself to a festive and cheerful holiday season. Now the frantic activity around the Wedgwood Post Office and the Hunter … Continue reading
Posted in Events and holidays
Tagged Christian faith, Christmas in Wedgwood, Seattle
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December in Wedgwood: Hunter Tree Farm
Each year, the Hunter Tree Farm sells Christmas trees at 7744 35th Ave NE in Wedgwood. This article is the story of the Hunter family and how they came to establish their Christmas tree lot in the Wedgwood neighborhood of … Continue reading
Posted in businesses, Events and holidays, Hunter's Tree Farm
Tagged Christmas trees, Neighborhood History, Seattle
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Meadowbrook Update: December 2014
Along the arterial 35th Ave NE there is a low point in the road between NE 105th and 115th Streets. In past times before the building of roads and houses, the area was a natural flood plain for The Confluence … Continue reading
From Morningside to Wedgwood Presbyterian Church
In the 1920s and 1930s before Wedgwood acquired its name, its sense of identity and defined boundaries, the name Morningside was often used for the neighborhood. Beginning in 1913 the Morningside Heights plat on the west side of 35th Ave … Continue reading
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